The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1937-09-02

dredges now busy closing bitches
and Mud lake again lake our
adult children are being aided in
new start in q more sensible en-
vironment. In short time the
children Of nature will have their
erstwhile home grounds restored.
'Beltrami forest and biological
project: 100000 acres, 80 by 20
miles-now these are figures. A
drive through this region gives
you a graphic picture Of what sub
marginal land really Is. This Is
the area that was opened to home
steading. Why, decent muskrat
will consider twice before building
in some Of these spots where hui
mans had been located to strive for
living. What the government is
doing for these forgotten famil-
ies'' I have briefly described under
resettlement. Given time and ma
ture aided in the repair job by the
u. s. forest service and biological
survey these lands will again
achieve various values. There is
some thought even now for an OPP
en- season on the Whitehall deer.
''This Is very short sketch Of a
vast project.
Men On The Project
''They vertically live their pro-
jects. Impatiently, one group would
wait for another group to finish
their graphic description of what
has been done, what is being done
and what should be done. A high
class, extremely well-educated
force of men. Gentlemen in the
full sense of the word. 1t is no hap
hazard agglomeration of charact-
ers. It is no blind attempt that is
being undertaken. 1t is sociology,
nature-restoration, farsighted econ
omics well planned and well map
ped. For once in our history we'll
controlled energy is being expend-
ed to>repair the damages Of greed,
piratical vandalism of the past
and greedy promoters of the poor
ignorant whites and slaves of the
present day. These men in the field
are mostly young men. But, they
are inbued with such an energy
and love of their work that the
money is not only well spent, but
their attempt Is honest in trying to
get 101 cents for every dollar. Con-
versations have revealed to me
that altruism in its highest form
finds a home in their midst, their
ambition is in the project and not
IL self-enrichment. I trust them
fully. AS a priest I was struck by
their high plane Of thought and
morals. In fact I felt almost like a
reprobate in smoking my cigarette,
as the majority do not even smoke.
Courteous on contact, well-chosen
in their words, energetic in move
ment, we are developing new
class of which we can be proud
and who will aid our country more
than any army or navy.
Minnesota-What 1t Means To
Our State
Fright now more than 1000, 900
acres are being developed in our
state for ourselves. Acres, forests
and farms are being restored to
value and ultimately to value
productivity that exceeds a posi-
BILE estimate. The value Of the re-
Mobilization Of uncounted thous-
ands of human beings God alone
can estimate. 1t is distinctly gov
eminent job. The state could never
do it. Only the government can fin
ance such projects. Only the gov
eminent can scour the nation for
the man-power and intelligence re-
quired. The state is too small for
this. Too small in it's leaders, its
finances, in it's political permanent
cy, and as with the present-day re-
gime, too small in it's intelligence.
can apologize. There is sin and
opposed there is virtue. The new
deal has been lambasted right and
left. OF course the budget is not
balanced; Of course much money
has been wasted: of course some
selfish. INSCRIPTIONS mean souls
have tried to enrich themselves on
the poor and suffering; of course
we have chiselers; but, from now
on anyone who refers to these pro-
iects in a deprecatory manner will
have me to fight. Here a real deal
Is being created and established;
here things are being done that
should have been done long ago;
here values are being created that
will live forever.
There are many sins in the new
deal but there are also virtues. We
in Minnesota, particularly, can
only rejoice"
Leo Foster, 80. member of the
hoard ~ education of TJrav Mo