In reply to our letter of inquiry
in regard to procecdture required,tc
secure vacant lands in the Matonuskt
Valley Reserve,prompted by request
of Service man for informotion,we
recicved the following letter from,
Dr. Kerb rt C. Hansen, General Mngr.
of the Alaska Rural Rehibilitation
Corp. who nppearently have charge
of the disposal of these lands.
Th- lett r rerfs as follows;
Dear Hr. Rasmussen;
Your letter of Wov. 18th was mc
iev'.d tod- y. In regard to your j *'.«
letter of inquiry which you recicvec
we shall be glad to answer any ques
tions dir ctly that your inquirer
may wish to make to us.
In reg rd to your question about
olgibili':y, Circular if 1563 of the
General L-nd Office of the United
St ft 0 55 E purtraont of the Interior
cov-rs tils subject under 75.4;
" Persons entitled to mcko Applicn*1
tion" This paragraph rends as fol
lows; "Colinists and settlers who
rrc approved and certified by the
Alr ska Rural Rehabilitation Corp.
may file 'n application for the
purchise or lease of such lands as
nr not sold by the Corporation.
And amount of l^nd sold or leased
to rny prrson shall not exceed the
ac‘rnec necessary for the purpose
of developing, a farm unit which will
support such p1, rson and his family,
ns d. termined by the Corporation.
This subject of elgibility is nls<
covered ; nrtly, in paragraph 75.2
"Policy1' which reads as follows ,11 It
will be ‘he policy of this Depart
mentto piomote the beneficial use
of the public lands in the area des
cribed, subject to the terms of the
Act, and at the same time sufegaurd
the public interest in the land. To
this end, the General ■‘■'and Office
will coop rate with the Alaska
Rural R hibilitation Corp. in its
development program of the Matrnus-<
Kn Vail y Colizinntion Project of /
Alaska, ----
According to the Year Book of the
Department of A0riculture, entitled
"Soils ahd Men" for the year of 1958
There are many thousands of e«res of
agrlcultrrl land in the Fairbanks
District,'in the Tannana River Valley
and adjoining districts.
Then n large strip of land running
^from the head of the Susitna River
Valley, join- d by the Matanuska Val
ley and on down past Anchorage adjoin
Jlng the Cook Inlet aera, and to Homer
is also classed as good agricultral
land, and Kodiak Island is also land
adapted to farming.
.There seems to be plenty of lnnd in
Alaska for many years to come.
trust thet this gives you %he
information which you desire.
Very Truly Yours
Herbert 8. Hanson
General Manager.