Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-01-02
RELIEF GROUP
IS LARGE CITY
All Federal Agency En-
ployes Outnumber Popu-
latiOn of St. Paul.
Winters Monthly Payroll
Will Total More Than
$3,20O,0O0.

A city larger than ST. Paul would
spring up in Minnesota if work relief
employees of federal agencies operat-
ing in the state resided in one COM
munity.
This observation is based on figures
which show approximately $3.50 fam
lilies in st. Paul as compared with
the latest available data on work re-
lief employment from the office of
Victor Christgau. state WPA admin
iStrator.
Carrying the bulk of the load as
the federal agency to which was dele
gated the responsibility of setting up
a work program which would hasten
the transfer of persons from relief
rolls to jobs in the least possible time.
the Works Progress Administration
today has $500 employees.
Employment figures for the other
federal agencies included: 3,037 en-
ployed by the department of agricul-
ture. department of navy, department
of treasury, department of war and
veterans administration; II, 300 in the
81 civilian conservation camps-a fig
ure which includes 1920 juniors"
between the ages of II and %. 1,051
veterans and 1,130 local experience"
men; 1900 on Public Works Admin
istration projects: 1900 youths given
part-time jobs by the National Youth
administration to aid students in
financing their way through high
schools and colleges to supplement
earning in high budget families.
Nine Districts I'm State.
Beginning the work of setting up
his statewide organization late in
July, Mr.. Christgau as WPA admin
istrator and coordinator of activities
of all federal agencies operating in
the state, divided Minnesota into nine
districts. The first step in the pro-
gram was securing the applications
of communities throughout the state
for worthwhile and, insofar as posi-
BILE, permanent public improvements.
When the September IL deadline set
by Washington for submittal of work
proposals was reached, Mr.. Cbristgau
had approved and sent to Washington
more than 1000 work proposals to
cost more than s132,OOO.O0O.
WPA Work Starts in September.
Actual work on WPA projects in the
state began four days later, Septem-
Der 16, when 1900 st. Paul men re-
ceiveC jobs. At present WPA en-
ployes in St. Paul and Ramsey county
total 1920.
Current WPA employment figures
for other districts in the state are:
Duluth district. 10.447, Brainerd dis
;trict 1914, Rochester district 1914,
Minneapolis district 1884, ST. Cloud
district 1929, Detroit Lakes district
1910, Morris district 3.163 anc, New
Ulm district 2,878.
Washington's approval of projects
on January 1 found the Minnesota
WPA equipped with a substantial
reservoir" of work plans from which
to draw in keeping the needy unem-
ployed OF the state at work during
the winter months. More than $500
projects had approval and called for
expenditures of s81 $50, 900 in federal
funds plus sponsors contributions of
$10,S09,000.
OF these 1919 encumbering ST.
658.06S in federal funds had been au-
thorized for work on January 1 and
1,141 of the projects were in actual
operation.
The Works Progress administration
had expended approximately $3.50 900
of the S19,600,0O0 tentatively allotted
tn the state on the first Of the war
and monthly payrolls for the balance
of the winter. it is estimated. will ex-
coed $3,200,000.