The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1935-09-06

industrious"
Technical Experts
But Administrator Hopkins was
determined that the construction
program should not fail. Late in
June he requested S. R. Fuller, Jr.,
president of the North American
Rayon Corp of New York City, to
inspect the project. Fuller, who was
commander in the Supply Corps of
the Navy in the World War, organ
lied a small staff of technical ex-
perts and sailed with them from Sc
attic early in July. In two weeks at
Matanuska he set up the organiza-
tion which is now charged with
carrying the project to completion.
Directing the organization is
Lieut.. Col. L. P. Hunt, U. S. M. c.
Don l.. Irwin is in charge of the
farming division and has as his as
sistant A. NJ. Goodman of Cornell
University College of Agriculture.
Lieut.. H. Y. Martin, U. S. n. is in
charge of engineering and trans
portation. Alan Perkins, former as
sistant to Frank u Bliss, head of
the construction division, succeeds
Bliss in that capacity. Ross Shelly
has been placed in charge of the CO.
ordination division. Eugene J. Carr
heads the division of procurement,
accounting and disbursements. He
will direct the purchase of winter
supplies and also head the business
administration of the project. Leo
B. Jacobs is in charge of the archi-
tectural division. DR.. c. E. Albrecht
heads the medical and DR.. C. A.
Pollard the dental divisions. Faith
er F. Merrill Sulzman has been
made fire warden and A. R. Har-
veil heads the new colonial police
force.
Spirit Excellent
Announcing the personnel of this
organization, Mr.. Fuller, who has
returned to Washington, says: For
the most part, the spirit of the col
onists is excellent"
The first contingent of colonists
left San Francisco May 1 on the L.
S. A. Transport st. Mihiel. They
locked at Seward, Alaska, May 6,
and were transported to Matanuska
on May 10. This contingent was
composed solely of Minnesotans.
They numbered Sc families and ag-
gregated 294 persons of whom more
than 100 were under Il years of
age.
The second group of colonists,
numbering $40 persons, sailed on
the st. Mihiel from Seattle May IS
and reached Matanuska, via Sew
ard, on May "a. There were PIP
children under years of age in
this group. These colonist families
were from Wisconsin and Michigan
in equal numbers.
Full knowledge
Former residents of Michigan
Minnesota and Wisconsin, the co..
Onists were selected because thel
farming experience and avocations
which are essential to the establish
ment of well founded community.
More than 80 per cent of heads
of families are under As years of
age. Each colonist volunteered for
the resettlement with a full know
ledge of the conditions he faced,
such as temporary living conditions
for the summer and the necessity
for cooperative action for the sue
cess of the program.
In the contract each colonist
signed before leaving home was this
clause: "2. Temporary Camp. Up
on arrival of the colonist and his
family at Palmer Station the cor
poration will make available tents
for their temporary shelter and
habitation pending construction of
their dwelling house and their NOV
ing on the land which they expect
to make their permanent home"
Tents is by 21 feet were proyid-
ed. Wooden floors raised a foot off
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