Evening star., 1934-10-08
WEST TAKESLEAD
IN REHABILITATION
Sponsors Various Types of
Social and Economic
Programs.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 8.-Victims of
both the depression and the drought,
the Vests agricultural States have
taken the lead in social and economic
rehabilitation programs, a survey
showed yesterday.
State government plans for long
range economic programs were dra-
matized by Upton Sinclair's sensa-
tional lend poverty in California"
system, to which he pledged his ad-
ministration if elected Governor.
The Kansas Emergency Relief Com
mittee has put into effect a home
stead rehabilitation program under
which persons on relief rolls are given
financial assistance for working to i'm
prove their farms.
Wyoming Active.
A Wyoming corporation has been
formed, which has as directors Fed
eral and State relief officials, to move
needy families from Worn-out lands to
fertile lands where they earn their
way. For this work, the sum of
$96, 900 has been set aside from Fed
eral funds.
Missouri has begun to segregate
5000 milk cows from the Federal cat
tie purchases for redistribution to FAM
lilies eligible for the rehabilitation pro-
gram. At Hollister, 100 children from
relief families are being trained for
vocationS. Preliminary work has
been begun on a farm to give 100 men
over so years old a chance to build
their own homes and produce their
own food.
If F. E. r. A. funds continue avail
able and State funds are forthcoming
from the Legislature that meets in
January, the State of Washington
plans to put unemployed families on
productive land in rehabilitation COM
munities where cooperative projects
may be undertaken.
Texas Builds Homesteads.
In Texas. $50 homesteads are now
under construction, for which 10000
to $1,000 applications have been re-
ceived. Completion is expected about
December l.
Projects in Montana, all under the
F. E. R. A, include operation of fac
tories making mattresses, clothing
furniture. meat processing and can
ming. fish and fruit canning. toys. all
stated with 10000 relief workers and
all operating to furnish relief supplies.
Plans include the moving Of farmers
from submarginal to productive lands.
About 100 farmers already are ready
to participate in Utah's rehabilitation
program.
A planning commission in Wiscon-
son recently suggested tentative pro-
grams for the spending Of $500 900 600
in public works over the next 10 years,
and the possibility Of decentralizing
industry.
Iowa Raises Turkeys.
Iowa is strongly considering the
establishment of new industries and
the revival of old ones In relief areas
as long-term rehabilitation program.
Examples are growing MUSHROOMS in
abandoned mines, pottery making and
turkey raising.
Indiana is centering its plans
around a public works building pro-
gram. Ohio, mostly under F. z. r. A.,
is running factories with relief labor
to produce goods for relief families.
A committee recently was appointed
in Minnesota to lay out a long-range
including water conservation,
building recreational area, game ref
ugeS and other public works. South
Dakota is planning TO move drought
afflicted farmers to better land and
already has an option on 10000 acres.
Loans to Needy.
West Virginia is carrying out home
stead projects and is making loans to
needy rural families, while Virginia is
with rural areas, setting
up families on lands for which they
may pay on long terms.
New York States new Planning
Board will attempt to improve the
transportation system, and remove
farmers from unproductive lands by
their consent.
New Hampshire plans to give long
range loans to communities at low in
terest rates. In Massachusetts,, the
F. E. R. A. has just taken over Hub
bardston and will operate it on a CO.
operative basis as an experiment in
social planning.