The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1933-11-16
f e d eral Administration
Starts Another Drive to
End Unemployment.
WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT WINTER

That the unemployment problem in
Lincoln county seems in fair way Of
being solved is the good news given out
by Supervisor c. S. Webb of the Koot-
enai forest upon his return from Spo-
kane the first of the week. Mr. Webb
was in Spokane Friday and Saturday
at conference attended by all forest
supervisors of the west At that time
plans were worked out and approved
whereby large amount of work will
be done throughout the local forest
during the coming winter. Similar plans
were perfected at the Spokane confer
enee for other districts These plans
have now been forwarded to Washing
ton and as soon as they are approved
there, the money to put them under
way will be forthcoming.
Work to Start Soon.
This program is in response to a
new drive started by the federal adj
ministration to end unemployment.
Papers recently carried announce
ment that the President had decided
to expend $400,0OO,O00 in additional
standard wages and cash would be paid.
The administration is evidently in a
hurry to get the work under way so as
to provide means for taking care of the
needy during this winter. Because of
these reasons, it is believed there is no
question but that the plans submitted
to Washington will be approved and
money released to cover them immedi-
ately.
Need $50 Local Men.
We have series Of projects outlined
here that will call for $50 men, said
Mr. Webb I'VE have all our plans
perfected so that we can start them to
work just as soon as we receive word
from Washington that the money is re-
leased. Standard wages will be paid and
payment will be in cash. Present plans
contemplate keeping these men at work
all winter, up to about April l."
Eleven Different Projects.
MT. Webb explained that men will be
worked on IL separate projects They
are as follows:
Clearing right Of way on new high
way survey south of Libby, from Ell
lott creek to Elk Park.
General Improvement on highway
between Libby and Jennings on north
side of river.
General improvement on road be-
tween Libby and Jennings on south
side of river.
Improvement of road from ReMord
to Sutton creek on south side of Koot~-
enai. &
Rock work on Quartz cr9ek road.
Improvement on lower Pipe creek
road
| Improvement on Yak road.
Timing and sanitation work on
O'Brien creek.
Timing and sanitation work on Rab-
bit creek.
Timing and sanitation work on LYNX
creek.
Clearing on Stanley creek road.
1t is expected that 100 men will be
employed on clearing right of way on
the Elliott creek-Elk Hill survey south
of Libby.
VIII End Unemployment.
Providing work for $50 additional
men ought to end all unemployment
in Lincoln county for this winter. q.
0. Mount, head of the unemployment
committee for Lincoln county, with of
fees in the court house, reports that
there have been listed with his commit
tee 537 unemployed persons in the
county. There are still few in one or
two outlying districts who have not yet
been enrolled but who will be listed as
soon as possible There are about $50
unemployed in the Libby district, he
says, with the remainder of the SGT di-
vided between the Troy and Eureka
sections. Forthcoming work on the
Yak hill highway project ought to en-
ploy number of local men, thus help
ing that much in the drive against I'M
employment in Lincoln county