From the beginning of the Lundar settlement, Skúli Sigfússon was interested in the well-being of all residents, not only his fellow countrymen, who were actually in the majority, but also farmers and entrepreneurs of other nationalities. The small communities in the Lundar settlement grew rapidly in the last decade of the 19th century and in the first years of the 20th. Schools were built in the most populated villages, churches were built and post offices were built as well, but there was much that was lacking to meet the most urgent needs of the settlers. There were almost no means of transportation to and from the settlement, so all transportation was difficult and time-consuming. There was a lack of facilities for residents to take part in social activities and, although reading societies were founded, there was a dire need for a meeting house.
English version by Thor group.