Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-21
"HEY, THERE!" DO YOU WANT A HOME ON
A FARM?
A FARM?

7 canneries, warehouses, schools,
etc; after you have, in fact, actu-
ally reclaimed the land, the gov
eminent will allow you to pick out
one of these farms planted in crops.
Q. Does the government give
me this farm for nothing?
A. No And you wouldn't want
the government to do it. The plan
is to arrange for you to pay for
your farm home in small payments
over a long term of years, with in
terest charges at the rate of per
cent per annum.
Q. How about stock and farm
implements?
A. It is planned that the gov
eminent will also furnish you with
the necessary stock and farm i'm
plements, to be paid for by you in
small payments spread over sew
eral years.
@. Where will I get the money
to make even these small pay
ments?
A. You should be able to save
the amount of the first payment
out of your wages while working
for the government helping to build
these settlements The balance you
should be able to pay from the pro-
ceeds from the sale of your crops
Q. I think I should like farm
life, but | don't like the idea Of be-
ing too far away from other peo-
pie.
A It is the plan if congress
passes the bill now pending before
1t, 10 build what are known as com
munity settlements. each contain
ing not less than 100 farm homes
surrounding a town, so that you
will have near neighbors, good
roads over which to bring your
produce to town. and a market for
the sale of your produce within a
short distance of your farm home.
@ How many acres will my
farm contain?
a. This viii depend upon the 10
cation and kind of farming you en-
gage in. For general farming from
40 10 50 acres each, live stock from
so to 100 acres, fruit farms 15 to
20 acres, and truck from TO 20
acres.
Q. 1 don't know anything about
farming, but would like to get
farm home. How will l learn 10
farm?
\. Competent instructors in farm
practice Will be stationed on each
project to teach men like you just
how to make q success of farming.
Q. You say that this plan de-
ponds upon congress passing this
bill Then, why are you asking me
these questions now, before the bill
is passed?
A. Because congress has asked
the interior department to make a
preliminary investigation of posi-
bic settlements throughout the
country, and also wishes to know
whether, if construction of these
settlements is authorized, the sol
dters, sailors and marines would be
interested in securing work and
homes on these settlements.
Q. Can | get any further infor-
nation about the plan?
a Yes Fill out the postcard
on the last page OF this booklet and
mail it. It doesn't require any
postage. Your name will then be
on file in the interior department,
so that you can be notified later if
the plan is started. II is not posi-
BILE now to say when this infOrma-
ton can be sent you, and you
should, of course, in the meantime
not sit idly by, but instead accept
the best employment that now pre-
sents itself. You are urged on
your return home to get in touch
with the United States employment
service in your locality and with
your local council Of defense, both
of which organizations will gladly
give you advice and assistance in
securing employment now.
Now fill out the postcard on the
back page and mail it. You don't
have to put a stamp on it. Be sure
and sign your name and write
plainly. But remember that this
means work. This is not a bounty
scheme. 1t will give a chance TO
own a farm only to those who want
to work a farm.