Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-06 | Page 6 | Colonists Nearing Shores of Alaska

COLONISTS NEARING SHORES OF ALASKA ABOARD THE U. U S. S ARMY TRANSPORT ST. ST MIHIEL May 6 UP UP Fugitives from drouth and dust colonists from the midwest midwest- lern era plains of the United States Slates today today to to- today day drew near a frozen promised land that holds out to them an av average average income income- annually for each family The area they will enter probably tomorrow imports annually annual annual- ly Iy from other countries in vegetables bles ales and dairy products The farm tract on which they will settle will willbe be distributed among pioneering families and more than others who already have made clearings on the outskirts of the valley