The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-24
ASSIGNS
DUTIES TO ALL IN
SPENDING PROCR Am
TuQWelI to Head One Of Three
New Units, That for Rural
Re.settIement
WALKER IS CLEARING AGENT
New Yorker Charged With Task
OF co-ordinatin1 All Phases
OF Big Set-up

Washington. April 24.-R-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Wednesday ASSIGNED q
vast scope Of work relief projects 70
more than so existing government
agencies and organized three new
government units In addition.
He named Rexford q. Tugwell, un-
dersecretary Of agriculture. to head
one Of the three new agencfes-au or.
ganization for rural re-settlemeut.
He set up also q new unit for
grade crossing eliminations under the
bureau of roads and the department
Of agriculture and created Q third
new division to take charge Of rural
electrification.
The president. In discussing the
start of the $4,000, ,00O,O 900 program,
made it clear all applications for
projects would clear through Frank
G. Walker, of New York, who was
named Tuesday night to handle that
job rs director Of the National En-
ergency council.
Plans Allotment Beard
Roosevelt probably win announce
Thursday the allotment board which
will pass on distribution Of the huge
fund. The president himself prob
ably will head this board.
The new rural re.settlement agency
is to undertake tho sweeping task Of
moving families and possibly even
whole communities to new places Of
better opportunity. This agency also
will take over subsistence homestead
ing and other related agencies III
various departments Of the govern
ment.
Tugwell will retain his post a
undersecretary Of agriculture and will
be solely responsible for this new
unit.
The president has not decided who
viii be In charge Of rural electrtE>
cation. :
Has 100 ClassificationS
Outlining some Of his plans as Ms
regular press conference, Roosevelt
showed q list Of more than 200 class
ifications Of work contemplated undac
the job-making undertaking. Tho
projects fell into eight general classes
as follows:
I. Highways, including grade
crossing elimination.
2. Assistance to clerical and pro.
fessional workers.
3. Loans or grants to political
subdivisions.
4. Rural rehabilitation and relis0
In stricken agriculture areas.
S. Rural electrifIcation.
8. Housing, Including low cost
construction In urban and rural
areas. reconditioning and remodelinDt
Z. Civilian conservation corps.
8. Sanitation, soil erosion pgoyens
ton and reforestatiou.
These tasks were allocated % moro
than so existing government agencies,
involving eight Of the 10 regular gov
ernment departmentS-treasury, war,
justice, navy, interior, agriculture,
commerce and labor.
In addition number Of independ-
ent agencies were called in to parti-
cipate in the program. including the
federal power commission. the veter-
ans administration, the Tennessee
Valley authority and the Emergency
Relief administration.
The latter agency, headed by Harry
L. Hopkins, will continue to function
only rs is necessary to provide eirect
relief where . work program Il not
fully underway.
The president indicated, however,
that Hopkins would be . member Of
the all-important general allotment
board Of the work program.
It will be necessary to add q mum.
Der Of employees to the regular gov
ernment rolls 70 aid In administer
ton Of the program, but the presiden:
emphasized pay jobs on the regular
federal payrolls would not b parma
nent and would end when the under
taking is completed.
Secretary Ickes, who administered
the recent $500 0.000.0 900 public works
program, win continue as supervisor
Of strictly public works undertakings
In the new setup.
The president said he was sericuly
considering the advisability OF
straight 100 per cent loans TO politt-
cal subdivisions rather than erants
and loans under the program. This
plan would reduce the interest rates
and extend the time for repayment.
The rural re-settlement program
involves, first, individual 1amiliae
which find It impossible % make :
living and desire to 60 to other sot.
Elements. Secondly, there = q peob.