The sun., 1919-02-25
Governments Plan to Estab-
lish Veterans on Farms
Applauded.
90 YEARS TO PAY DEBTS
Men May Borrow 81, 500 at 5
Per Cent. to Buy
Land.
Epectnl DeapnfcA 10 TIE Guy.

OTTAWA. FED 24.-The plan OF tne
Government Of the Dominion Of Canada
| for extending a loan to returned SOL
diers In order that they may be properly
housed and put to work in remunerative
farming enterprises is meeting favorable
comment all through the Dominion.
The Dominion is anxious that the
provinces take advantage OF the offer
| lnasmuch as one OF the reasons for It's
institution was the stimulation which II
will give building operations during the
transitional period, as we'll as providing
employment and housing accommoda-
lions for returned veterans. Not only is
the Government anxious that the provin-
cial authorities accept the offer, but that
such acceptance be made as early In the
spring as possible.
The Governments object.
| In a general statement given out by
| the Hon. ". w. Rowell. chairman OF the
Cabinet committee on housing and in a
memorandum accompanying the Gov
ernment's offer to the provinces, the OBJ
1ect of the Government was set forth as
| follows:
| To promote the erection Of dwelling
|
gestion of population in the cities and
towns to put within the reach of all
workingmen, particularly returned SOL
| diers, the opportunity of acquiring
| their own homes at actual cost OF
, building and land acquired at a fair
value, thus eliminating the profit OF
the Spectator. to contribute to the
general health OF the community by
| encouraging suitable town planning
and housing schemes
| Only four conditions are made by
the Government in its offer to lend
money to soldiers and workmen for
the purposes of establishing them on
| small farms. These conditions are:
| l. Each province must prepare and
submit to the Federal Government for
approval a general housing scheme.
Among other things this must include
schedule Of minimum standards In
regard to grouping OF houses. &c.
2 The cost of the dwellings Is set
according to type. size and construc-
ton. and each province will fix it's own
maximum, not to exceed the maximum
fixed by the Federal Government
3. The money may be advanced for
building houses on sites owned by the
provincial governments or municipal-
ties, housing societies or cooperative
companies
L. The Federal loan will be payable
by the province over a period OF
twenty years at 8 per cent. interest
but under certain conditions, such as
encouragement in the erection OF more
durable buildings and to bring the
financial terms within the reach of
large number OF workers, the period
may be extended TO thirty years.
Help for Returned Soldiers.
Other than these four regulations tn,
Government makes no stipulation re
garding the type of the buildings, &c
Il recommends, however, that the pro
vincial governments give consideration
In preparing their scheme to a number o
general principles and standards dis
cussed in the memorandum.
Five certain principles OF policy will
guide the Soldiers Settlement Board II
placing returned soldiers on the land. &C
Icording to w. ]. Black, chairman of tn,
board. All possible assistance will b,
given the men in establishing themselve.
and their families in their new homes, h,
declared.
In the first place" said Mr.. Black II
statement given out here. the Soldiers
settlement Board intends to assist II
settling on the land every man who de
sreS to establish a home in the country
|
engaging in farming.
Secondly. II is the policy OF the boart
TO see that no settler is permitted to set
tie on land anywhere not suitable 10 b.
made into a first class home, a plac
where money can be made and a goo,
home established that is. where the sol
Is sufficiently fertile and the location 4
right.
"In the next place It Is the policy o
the board to see that none of the mel
are settled far from existing railways o
from organized civilization at the pres
ent time. I have heard and seen in tn
press that some think differently of tn
Soldiers Settlement Board; that they de
sired to conduct men away back In tn
hinterland of some of the prairie prov
inces and leave them there to take car
of themselves. Now this is not a matte
! of getting the men merely settled tn
main feature of it is that they be =
settled as to make some money and es
tablish good homes for themselves
! II may say further that far from III
. boards being anxious to locate men dis
tant from railway one OF the most EN-
barrassing matters that have had be
,, fore me since / became connected wit
! the board was TO keep n number of me
from going to settle in the west on
tract situated far from a railway.
Collective Purchases.
Now another vital feature OF our polio
, Is TO see~that in ing sta-ted III
, men snafr have tho benefit OF collectiy
: purchases. In no far as that Is possible
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