The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-29
W|LLSONDESCRIBES
FIRST STEPS TAKEN
IN REHABILITATION
New, Permanent Corporation to
Reach Far Into Future,
Social Workers Told
BIGGER THAN Relief JOB
Organization to Make Loans,
Establish Homestead Colon.
les and Work Conters

Grand Forks. N. D., Oct. 29.-(Re
First steps In rehabilitation Of North
Dakotans who have lost everything
are being taken through formation Of
a new corporation whose activities
will reach far into the future, Z. A.
Wilson. state federal relief admins
traitor told the conference Of social
workers here Monday.
Wilson outlined the organization Of
the new rural rehabilitation corpor-
alton. and drew picture Of the divis-
ion Of its future activities.
He forecast the possibility the new
corporation may become the state
agency through which all relief &C.
tivities Of statewide character are
handled.
1.-THE rural rehabilitation corpora.
ton Is . perpetual organization. he
explained, and will continue to func-
ton many years after the federal en-
Urgency relief administration Is for
gotten"
Reveals Working Plan
How the new corporation will work
what it will bring to those seeking
funds with which to recover from the
effects q the depression and drouth
were revealed by Wilson.
He termed the task Of rehabilitation
bigger than providing relief at the
present time"
"A big Job is confronting the feder-
81 emergency relief administration In
North Dakota" h. said .:bie0sf than
providing relief ct the present time
That job Is rehabilitation of persons
and families who have lost everything
because Of depression and drouth."
A new organization. the rural re-
Mobilization corporation for North Da-
kota which Is just now being organ.
lied. and set up IS the agency through
which this rehabilitation Job will be
handled.
THE rehabilitation corporation car
60 further than the relief admins.
tration," he pointed out. 1T will be
in position to make capital loans tc
farmers and others which will enable
them to re-establish themselves and
give them an opportunity to come
back.
Loans may be made to farmers who
because Of their past history, are found
to be good moral, II not good credit
risks. Funds may be loaned to these
farmers to buy equipment and live.
stock 50 that they may make another
start.
Establish Homestead Colonies
"A second type Of rehabilitation will
be the establishment Of subsistence
homestead colonies to provide place
for farmers who, because OF the pur.
chase Of land by the AAA or some
other agency. find themselves with.
out farms. An attempt will be made
to provide sufficient land and equip.
ment to enable these families to make
q comfortable living.
"A third type Of rural rehabilitation
which will be undertaken by the cor.
poration viii be the establishment o.
work centers in the towns and VII
lagos where unemployed persons WHIT
are on relief, may have an opportun.
ity to exchange labor and improve
their homes and their living condt'
tions through exchange Of work"
Wilson outlined the activities o.
the FERA in the state at the present
time. He described first relief In thu
state late in 1882 in the forms o
loans from the RIG.
At the same time, he predicted tina
North Dakota's legislature would b.
asked to appropriate funds for re-
lief purposes, "since many Of the coun'
ties have exhausted their resources
and cannot carry their share Of TIL
relief burden"
| State Must Tackle Problem
Methods by which fluids are raiset
by the state to meet relief needs arr
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