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The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
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Eugene Carr, FERA special agent, arrived in Palmer, Alaska, on June 28, 1935, assuring Matanuska Valley colonists of adequate shelter, labor, and preparation before winter, promising removal of dissatisfied settlers. Construction of log cabins accelerated, with discontent limited to 5% of families per Rev. O. A. Aasen.
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Special FERA Agent Assures Colonists of Shelter Before Winter
PALMER, Alaska, June 29. — The Matanuska Valley colonists had the assurance today of Eugene Carr, special representative of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, that they, their livestock and their supplies would be adequately sheltered before winter. He arrived here yesterday from the States.
He told colonists if there was not enough skilled and common labor on the job he would get it at once.
He said he would have the colonists properly prepared before the rainy season and promised the removal of all dissatisfied settlers and the elimination of misfits among the workers as rapidly as possible.
His arrival gave an impetus to the construction of log cabin homes. The building program is being pushed rapidly to get the colonists in permanent homes.
The Rev. O. A. Aasen, field organizer for the Lutheran Church at Anchorage, said that discontented settlers did not include more than 5 percent of the total number of families.
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Matanuska Valley, Alaska
Event Date
June 29
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assurance of shelter for colonists, livestock, and supplies before winter; provision of additional labor if needed; preparation before rainy season; removal of dissatisfied settlers and misfits; accelerated construction of log cabin homes; discontent limited to 5 percent of families.
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Eugene Carr, special representative of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, arrived in Palmer, Alaska, from the States and assured Matanuska Valley colonists of adequate shelter before winter, additional labor if necessary, preparation before the rainy season, and rapid removal of dissatisfied settlers and misfits among workers. His arrival boosted the construction of log cabin homes. Rev. O. A. Aasen stated discontented settlers comprised no more than 5 percent of families.