The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-28
Sixth District Resents Capper's
Seed Wheat Idea.
Declares Farmers Amply Able
To Finance Sowing.
SUCH PUBLICITY DAMAGING
GOOdIand Club Wires Objections
to Governor Today.
May Make Big Fight on Pro-
gram as Outlined.

Western Kansas counties resent the
recent statements of Governor Capper
and DR.. Henry ]. Waters, president of
the state defense council, to the effect
that a subscription of five million dol
lars will be needed to plant the neces-
sary winter wheat acreage. The
Goodland Commercial club today
challenged the statement of the gov
ernor in a telegram asking names and
addresses of persons needing help.
Action by the Goodland organlza-
ton today may mean open opposition
and possible hostility in western coun-
ties concerning the program of the
governor for a ten million acre wheat
sowing. The Goodland club declares
the Sixth district-one of the big
wheat belts of the state-is amply
able to care for all local needs State
aid and public subscriptions are not
needed, it is declared.
Capper Is Silent.
No response was made by the gov
ernor today concerning the Goodland
telegram. No effort was made to
send names of needy wheat growers
The matter will be presented to mem
bers of the state council of defense
when that organization meets in the
governors office next week. Mem
bers of the council contend that the
only method of securing ten million
acre sowing is thru an organization
which will finance the purchase OF
seeds. While a largeacreage will be
sown in the state this year, 1t is
urged by men behind the campaign
that the acreage will not be SUFFICIENT
ly large if farmers are themselves
compelled to meet the enormous ex-
pense for the purchase of seeds.
The Goodland telegram is the first
open and direct opposition to the pro-
gram advanced by Governor Capper
and Doctor Waters, who is both mead
of the defense council and president
of the State Agricultural college Ii
other counties express resentment to
the plan for subscriptions, the opposi-
ton may affect the organization OF big
seed clubs now contemplated. Four
ye-rs ago when seed wheat was fur-
nished, demand came from the far-
mers who were suffering from the re-
suits of a series of lean years. Since
1913, tho, Kansas has produced prac-
tically 450,0OO,00O bushels of wheat
including the 1917 harvest. Most OF
the wheat has been sold at 81 and
better. AS a result farmers are de-
clared to be able to finance their own
crop raising projects and the Good
land telegram indicates resentment
and opposition to the proffered aid.
The Goodland Telegram.
In rather biting tones the Goodland
Commercial club today requested Gov
ernor Capper to furnish Information
concerning needy farmers in Sixth dis
trict counties. The telegram. signed
by the Commercial club, was as fol
lows:
IF you have any inquiries from the
Sixth district asking for aid for pur-
chase of seed wheat, kindly furnish
| US names and addresses by wire ant
we will investigate. The Sixth distric
| is amply able to finance itself an(
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state papers and elsewhere in need o.
help by public subscription in the seet
wheat situation. Such publicity is Diet
rimental and not founded on facts