WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
BY L J. ECKLES
Secretary to the Delegate
WASHINGTON—Financial aid to
qualified persons in Alaska to enable
Ijbcm to acquire farms in the Terri
tory is likely to be a reality if a bill
to cnc'urage and promote the («vti
crth., of farm homes and to make
the possession of such homes more
secure, is enacted.
Under this measure the Secretary
of Agricu.urre is authorized to make
loan in the United States and in the
Te tories of Alaska and Hawaii to
farm enants. farm iafcorEiv. sfcaro
croy e: s or others who obtain or
have recently obtained the major
prriim of their income from farm
in opr-ations. Preference will be
giv.; to persons rn this class who
art married or have dependent fam
'15. s, and where practicable to those
able t maki the initial t payment
fr r their own resources in -getting
their farm into operation or who
have livestock or equipment neces
sa;y for farmir.fr. No loan shall be
made for the acquisition of any farm
unless it fe of sufficient size to pro
vide efficient management ar.d tc en
able a diligent farm family to carry
or successful farming of a type suit
able in the locality in which the
farm is located. Loans may also be
mate for the purchase 61 livestock
farm implements, and supplies, and
for refinancing farm indebtedness.
Provides Por Committee
To avoid the troubles and abuses
that are nearly always inherent in
long-rungs management of projects
such as the one proposed, the "bill.
provides for a so-called County Com
mittee, compose^ of "three farmers
residing in the county" in which the ’
loan activities are bo be carried on,
to examine and appraise farms in
that county for loan purposes, and
to determine the eligibility of appli
cants for loans. Consideration will
be given to the chaiacter, ability
and experience of applicants for j
loams to assure a reasonable likeli
hood that the granting 6f the loan
will serve its purpose and that it will
be repaid. Because Alaska is not or
ganized into county divisions that
would make the "operations bf the
“county committee'’ plan applicable
to the Territory, "Delegate " Dimotiu
secured the insertion of an amend
ment in the bill when it was under
consideration on the 'floor of the
House which provides hat in tae case
of Alaska, the term “county” as usdd
in the Act shall be deeindd synony
mous with the Territory or any stibf
divtaion'ShereoI as’ may be’designat
ed" by the 'Secretary of Agrrcuitwre.
The bill'has passed the House with
the amendment to facilitate its op
s eration "m tne’Territory.
’Security Behiiid ’ Loans
Loans granted under the authority
■ bf the proposed measure would be
secured by a first mortgage or deed
of trust on ’■he farm, and repayment
could be made ovei an> agreed per
iod not to exceed 30 years for land
loans, and not to exceed 5 years for
the livestock, equipment or supply
loans. The interest cn both classes
of loans would be in the amount of
3 pet cent pei annum. The bill au
thorize? appropriations np to Hi mil
lion dollars for the fiscal year end
ing- June 30, 1938, up to 39 million
dollar? for the 1939 fiscal year, and
up to 5li million dollars for the 1940
fiscal year, to carry out the purposes
of the Act,
IV’. gate Dimond said that the »p
erations authorized under the pro
posed legislation would, in a large
measure, fulfill the need of a num
tr of farmers in Alaska for a low
Interest loan with which to properly
establish themselves. Recognizing
need for loans to farmers in Al
ba. the Delegate indeavo.rc-d in
' 3 to have the loan activities of
Farm Credit Administrator ex
t. r.ded to the Territory. However,
after an extended investigation of
the suggested operations in Alaska
the FCA rejected the plan because
it held that the administrative costs
would be prohibitive in view of the
. • iparatively small number of loans
that, would be administered.
Had To Be Abandoned
In its operations in the States the
loans granted to farmers have been
sufficient to take care of overhead
costs from the interest on the loans,
and as this did not appeal- .. be pos
- ble in operating in Alaska the jdan
had to be abandoned. Two ’ ears la
• <-r Delegate Pimond tried to secure
fini to be administered through
the Division of Territories and is
land Possessions, which would avoid
the charge of a high administrative
overhead because the Division was
already functioning in fh - Territory
but the money could not be obtained.
The landing bill, which will be
known as the “Farm Security Act of
1937“ if enacted, has been evolved
from studies made during the past
two years and from other bills intro
duced during this period. Objections
found in previous bills introduced
for this purpose have been worked
out in this so that it is generally be
lieved that there is a fair chance of
passing the Senate. Because of the"
relatively small appropriation au
thorized in the bill for the vseal year
1938, it appears doubtful if little
more than a beginning can be made
at first in effecting the purpose ,i-f
the bill.
O'd Perkins, who-had been a sea
son tickef-holder on the railway 'for
many years, believed that he was sc
well-known ’that he did not need to
show his ticket.
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spector on the gate, who demanded
to see Perkins’ ticket.
“My face is my ticket.’- replied
that gentleman haughtily.
The inspector took off his coat aAd
and began to roll up his sleeves.
“Very good, sir," be said. "I have
strict instructions to punch all tick
ets."
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—After
six months of bitter controversy
over proposed court reform legisla
tion, the Senate today passed a
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for procedural change* in lower fed
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meat ion of the United States su
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