The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-04
|RRC ORGANIZED AS
| FERA REPLACEMENT
| FOR north DAKOTA
Three.FoId Plan Of Rural Reha.
bilitation Advanced IN.
der New Setup
ORGANIZATION Permanent
Program Intended to Aid Farm
ers, laborers and State
IN General

Out of . gathering of directing
heads Of federal forces Thursday
emerged preliminary plans for for
nation Of the first great step Of re-
construction In North Dakota-the
rural rehabilitation corporation.
Pointed toward the eventual wind
up Of the emergency machinery
FERA-the new corporation, to be
definitely formed In the near future.
will assume the task Of re-establish-
Ing morale and confidence among
farmers and others who have been
disorganized by the twins Of drouth
and depression.
A three-fold plan has been advance
ed to be carried out by the RRC. E.
F. Graft, regional adviser Of rural
rehabilitation said, embracing farm
ers, industrial workers on relief, and
work Of benefit to the state ct large.
Organization Permanent.
Although not designed to succeed
the FERA in the latter's direct relief
work, the RRC will follow the origin
al federal setup in the state as q per-
manent organization.
To be organized under articles Of
incorporation which are now await
ing approval in Washington, it will
be 4 profit business structure, )"
Graft said.
Investigations are to be undertake
en-, out Of which groups Of farmers
who have shown themselves in the
past to be good credit risks will be
selected. These selected groups will
be enabled to borrow from the cor
poration funds with which to repair
farm buildings, purchase livestock
and poultry, seed, or to make repairs
on necessary farm machinery, he said.
The second step in the plan is es-
Enlistment in the state Of organized
centers similar to subsistence home
steads, on which families partially on
relief may become self-supporting
through loaned" aid.
The third step will be purchase Of
sub-marginal lands for grazing pur-
poses, other lands for Indian develop
ment. the construction Of dams and
similar work which will benefit the
state generally, Graft said.
Loans to individuals
Funds will be allocated month by
month to the corporation, which will
make the loans to individuals.
1T is the intent Of the plan to take
the people from relief rolls, and to
establish them once more as inde-
pendent spirits" Graft said. mo
one is going to receive relief in the
sense that it is now being given.
Loans given will be repaid, over .
period Of time sufficient to create no
hardship in the repayment. It IS :
reconstruction measure"
E. A. Wilson, federal relief admin
istrator, predicted the end Of FERA
In the state year hence III weather
conditions are such Is to permit pay
ing crops again"
Although articles Of incorporation
have not yet been approved, Graft
said he expected the plan to begin
functioning probably within the next
two months.
The program outlined by Graft IS
to operate over . period Of six months,
he said, with repayments from loans
to form revolving fund from which
other loans will be made.
Every department head Of the
FERA took part In the conference,
together with water conservation,
home demonstration and boys and
girls club leaders, and directors Of
other emergency relief projects.