HUGE MIGRATION
UNITED STATES PLANS STRUGGLE WITH DROUGHT WHOLE FAMILIES TO GO MAY BE FIRST OF MANY COLONISATION OF ALASKA By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 9 p.m. Washington, April 16. What may be the first of large-scale migrationary movements was underwritten by the Government in its almost desperate struggle was rural destitution and drought. Destruction of farm lands was announced to-night, with the assignment of army transport from St. Mihiel to carry 200 Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota families, numbering about 1500 persons, to a new relief colony in Alaska. The movement will entail a journey of 3500 miles from their home to the wooded valley of Matanuska, where land will be cleared for truck gardening and dairying. An entirely new community will be built with the aid of 400 labourers, who will return during the coming autumn, and settlers. Livestock, farm and household equipment and materials of all kinds will accompany the settlers on transport, or will be shipped in additional commercial vessels. “This unique undertaking,” said Secretary George H. Dern, “is the first attempt by our Government at colonising Alaska on a large scale and it will be watched with interest by the people of the entire country.” a I
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 April 1935, Page 5
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