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At the present time we are employing approximately 1400 men and women residents of South Bend <br />on work projects. These people from the Relief Rolls are being paid wages weekly from Federal <br />funds, thus keeping them entirely off of your local direct relief load. If these people are <br />not kept working, and should.be of necessity returned to direct relief, the expense attacked <br />to the Increased direct relief load becomes a current tax expense to your local community. <br />To keep these people working it is necessity to bring your attention to the conditions-exist- <br />ing at the present time on work projects as follows: <br />a. Maferial Short?p7es <br />b. Small Took Shortages <br />These must be provided without delay, if the work is to successfully continue. <br />It is- the duty of everyone connected with governmental administration to reassure these people, <br />who have been reduced to dire want, by making every effort to keep them employed at useful work. <br />Respectfully yours, <br />F. E. R. A. WORK DIVISION <br />V. J. Cox, Director. <br />■ <br />