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819-5
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- 1934-10 (Creation)
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Proud members of the ranks of the unemployed posed in front of a transport truck in October of 1934, after completing a hard days work felling trees for the Pierce County wood gathering project. In 1933, A. B. Comfort, head of Pierce County relief, originated the program which used the labor of the unemployed to fell, cut and split the logs that provided the fuel needed for their homes in the winter. The men got the satisfaction of working to supply their own needs, and the county got the fuel wood at a fraction of the cost of other suppliers. The unemployed participants in the program came from all walks of life; some were former bankers, others skilled engineers and mechanics. The crew was working at a location 24 miles from Tacoma, on Mountain Highway near Silver Lake. (T. Times 10/1/1934, pg. 3)
Woodcutting; Fuel wood; Logs; Woodcutters; Unemployment--Pierce County--1930-1940; Unemployed--Pierce County--1930-1940; Depressions--1929; Assistance--Pierce County--1930-1940;