The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-05-31
BY WILLIAM c. uTLEY

A EOVING day is fast approach
MI ing for hundreds of thousands
v l. of Americas most destitute
farmers since President Roosevelt de-
clared his intention of rebuilding rural
America and moving poverty stricken
families into new homes where they
may |Sve a considerably better chance
to pike a living and find happiness.
Thu moving bills will be paid out of
Mr.. Roosevelt's $4,S00, 100000 work re-
lief allotment, and the boss foreman
of the movers will be Rexford Guy
T1gwell, under secretary of agricul-
tire and pride of Columbia university,
who thinks he can lift pianos easier
than the farmers can lift mortgages.
For the eight main types of relief
work to be done there are some 60
federal departments and divisions al
ready existing to administer the funds
and three entirely new divisions are
being created. The one which deals
with the retracing of the agricultural
map of the United States under Tug
well is the rural resettlement division.
The recent exodus of 200 farm families
of the north central states of Alaska.
there to begin life anew with the slate
wiped clean, was only curtainraiser
to the main bout against rural poverty
and privation which Mr.. Tugwell and
his forces will conduct.
Single farm families who have con-
Quoted something of an isolated battle
against overbearing odds Of depres-
sion, drOuth and poor land. will be
moved into new and better lands and
given a fresh start at Doctor Tug
wells discretion. By the same token,
whole area groups of farm fam
lilies who have collectively-and in
many cases literally-bitten the dust
will be gathered into Doctor Tugwell's
moving van and rolled away to new
homes where the land and the life will
give them something more closely re-
sembling an even break. Pale and
underweight communities, suffering
from economic pip in their industrial
sections, may be moved to where
change of climate and few honest
dollars will revive them; if they can't
be moved, new and healthy industrial
sections will be grated Ono double
meaning intended-perish the thought y
into them.
Break for Stun DwelIers.
Citizens who have found the going
little bit too tough in the slum Sec
tons Of the larger cities will be moved
20 or 80 miles out in the suburban,
semi-rural territories, given small plots
of land on which to raise three squares
a day and found factory jobs where
the hours are short and the remunera-
ton adequate.
Officially known as the Resettle-
ment administration, Doctor Tugwell's
division has been allotted $10,O00O00
by the President for administrative
expenses. What further funds are
: necessary for each authorized project
will be allotted at later date.
President Roosevelt himself out
lined the purposes of the resettlement
by dividing them into three brackets !:
First: To administer approved
projects involving resettlement of
destitute or low-income families from
rural and urban areas, including the
establishment, maintenance and opera
ton, in such connection, of communi-
ties in rural and suburban areas.
Second: To initiate and administer
a program of approved projects with
respect to soil erosion, stream pollution,
seacoast erosion, reforestation, foresta-
ton and flood control.
Third: To make loans as author
lied under the emergency relief appro-
priation act of 1885 to finance, in
whole or in part, the purchase of farm
lands and necessary equipment by
farmers, farm tenants, troopers or
farm laborers.
In carrying out these threefold pur-
poses, Mr.. Tugwell was authorized by
President Roosevelt to acquire in the
name of the United States govern
ment any ealproperty which he deems
necessary. In the Resettlement adj
ministration are incorporated the en-