Yie following letter was received
by the"Settler" yesterday:
Valley Settler,
Mr. Carl Rasmussen
Palmer Alaska.
Dear Sir;
Your paper the Valley Settler
stsit ed that land could be purchase
in the Mat anus ka Valley. V.'ould it b
be possible to purchase SO acres,
being in the S'rvic^i I am interest
in property there, for I am plann
ing on making nly homo in the ilata
nuskn Vallc.y ••fter the -Vnr.
Y.ould you please send me the
required information that I would
n c e d.
Yours truly,
P.I'.C. Harlan 17. Parker
F.S. Enclosed is $ 5.00 for your
trouble.
V/e were quite excited when we got
letter, pertly on account of the
3 5.00 bill attached, ( five dollar
bills seldom show up in small news
paper offices, ns most small news
nper editors know); and then we too
are wondering how Service **en and
later Ex-Service Men can gat land
in the Katnnuska. Valley. Out ns we
rre not in the real estate business
on second thought, and dont know
what the answer is anyway,, 'Ale' sent
the following letter to the A.R.R.C
Mr nager:
Dr. Herbert C. Hanson
General Manager, A.R.R.C.
Palmer,Alaska.
Dear Sir;
I have just reedited a latter
from one of the subscribers of the
Valley Settler, who ia in the Armed
Forces of the United States,located
at one of the outposts i.n the Terri
tory, who wants to buy SC acres of
land in the lint anus ka Valley, 'he
wishes to make n borne for himself
in the Valley after the v.ar and des*
ires to purchase n tract of vacant
land, lv Idunder the jursidictioni
of the Genera 1 Land Office and the
A.F.R.C. in the Matenuska Valley
Reserve.
f
As I am not in the real (-state
■ business and have no knowledge of
; of t\he proceed' ure by which this
i youn0 man orn secure land, 1 am
refering it to your offic and wish
you would state just what this man
would have to do to be el,itible to
( purchase this land, so I :• n publish
; the answer in the Valley o ttl r. .
As the Valley Settler is on the
; exchange list of most of the papers
in Alaska and also farm papers in
the States, and Public Librrrys, it
would undoxibtafily bo copi ;d by them
and in this way information can he
be given to those who are interested
in purchasings land in the Valley,•
Thanking you for an immediate reply
I remain, very truly, yours.
Carl Rasmussen
Editor, V lley Settl *.
According to Jessorts Vvt kly from
| Fairbanks, several soldiers have
L filed on land in that vic*nity,
recently. And about the F‘re Dollars
v/e are coing to return it to the
Soldier, We are glad to bo of servic
to the men who are serving us, and
wo don<lt want any money for it.