The Holly chieftain., 1919-02-27

plan, what kind OF farming ne
would like to follow, whether gen
eral, live stock, truck. or fruit, and
whether he would be willing to,
take job in his own state or any
where in the United States if Job
on one of these proposed projects
is offered to him.
A tabulatiOn of the replies will be
presented to congress in connection
with Secretary Lanes request for an
initial appropriation of 00,OOO
to begin construction on meritOri-
GUS projects throughout the Unit
ell States.
The questions and answers in
the booklet are as follows:
Q. What do you mean, work and
homes?
A. Just this. There is bill now
before congress asking for an ap-
prOpriatiOn of $l00,O0.OO0. which. If
passed, will enable the interior de-
partment to begin work at once de
velOping cooperative farm settle.
ments for soldiers and sailors in all
or nearly all Of the states.
@. Who will get the farms?
A. Those who create them by
working on draining. clearing, irri-
eating, and improving the lands.
Q. Will all get farms,
A. That depends on the amount
of land reclaimed.
@. Is this plan only for men who
have been across?
A. No. 1t is for all of the men
who have worn Uncle Sans uni
form in the great war.
@. Where is this land located?
A. In practically every state in
the Union there are large areas of
this land. There Is dry land in the
West that needs water, which can
be provided by building dams and
canals. In the east there are large
areas of cut-over or logged-off tim
ber land, from which it win be ne.
cessary to blow the stumps and
clear off the underbrush. In the
south is q large amount of cut-Over.
land and swamp land which must
be drained.
Q. Could l get job near my old
home?
A. Probably you could. These
proposed settlements are scattered
all over the country, and it is plan.
ned to have one in each state, II
congress provides the money for
construction.
@. How about wages?
A. You would be paid fair wages
by the government while doing this
work just as good wages as you
would be able to get in outside
work of like character.
@. Would be enlisted?
A. No. This work is only for men
who have been honorably dis
charged from the service.
@. What kind of work is it?
A. The government will have
work of all kinds in connection with
these settlements, from the high.
est technical and clerical positions
to that of labOrer. 7s7.
@. Now, how about getting q
home out of this?
A. After you have helped build
the dams and canals, or cleared the
cut-Over land of stumps, or built
the bitches to drain the swamp
land; after you have helped to erect
houses and barns, built fences, con-
structed roads, and laid out town
sites, built creameries, canneries,
warehouses, schools, ETC.; after you
have, in fact, actually reclaimed the
land, the government 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
nyynr, q 1np, n fnrrn nf uoo rc with in.
terest charges at the rate Of A per
cent per annum.
Q. How about stock and farm
implements?
4. It is planned that the gov
eII1ment will also furnish you with
the necessary stock and farm i'm.
plements, to be paid for by you in
small payments spread over several
years.
@. Where will get the money to
make even these small payments?
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 bal.
ance you should be able to pay
from the proceeds from the sale of
your crops.
@. think should like farm life,
but | don't like the idea of being
too far away from other people.
A. 1t is the plan, If congress
passes the bill now pending before
it, to build what are known as com
munity settlements, each contain.
ing not less than 100 farm homes
q town SO that Won