Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-10
TOWNLEY'S AID
SCHEME POOR !.
ADVERTISING
Not ): Giving North Dakota.
Favorable Advertising"
Says Norton.

$50,0O0,00e out of the federal treas
ury for the purchase Of seed and feed
naturally not given North Da-
kota very favorable advertising in
eastern newspapers" writes Rep. p.
D. Norton Of the Third North Dakota
rotary Remission of the Bismarck Com
mercial club. urging that something be
done for the relief of North Dakota
farmers. Secretary kaniston, in his
letter, stated: II am speaking. from
W observation when I say that
the entire western portion of
the state has suffered seriously from
CROP shortage or failure, o~ccasioned
by drouth when fields yielding two or
cut had 1t not been for the price
OF approximately So" y :. ~.
Having canvassed the situation
quite thoroughly here in congress and
IN the treasury and agricultural de-
partments," writes Congressman Nor
ton, II am of the opinion there is very
little hope Of securing through con-
gress an appropriation Of a single dol
lar to buy seed or feed to sell to farm
ers in any part of. the country.
THE department Of agricultural has
already available an appropriation Of
100000 to cooperate with local All
sAS SAS al SSS AS&Ou .uASAAA NO lh kAAO
purchase Of seed and feed to be sold
farmers at cost for cash.. The only
substantial relief that / see that can be
obtained for farmers in our stateithis
is through county and local aid
and through the federal reserve bank.
at Minneapolis and the federal: res
serve bank at st. Paul. L am already,
advised that q number Of the counties
in western North Dakota will be able
IN iaaYvo hanAo 81 oo IN ko La M M ~ a
large part Of the needs Of farmers in
these counties FOR feed and seed. Of
ficials of the federal reserve bank Of
Minneapolis have promised me that
every possible accommodation will be
extended by the federal reserve bank
at Minneapolis to farmers and bank
ers in North Dakota during the COM
ing year SO as to help out the financial
condition In our state and enable
farmers to put in a maximum crop
acreage next spring. ~
= myself and a half-dozen other
of congress who were most
and active in bringing about
the passage of the federal rural cred
1T law have been busy at work the past
weeks in advocating and getting sup
port for d bill appropriating 5000, 000,-
900 to be used. to take up and pay for
farm loans that have already been ap-
piled for"
POverty-Stricken State.
Frankly" says Senator Porter j.
in reply to Secretary Ken
liston, Il do not believe that we should
lat this time try to advertise out state
as being poverty-stricken and DESTROYS
of securing aid. There are portions
bbpf the stats. which, Of course, the crop
WAS q failure last year. In the balance
eof the" state, the crops were fairly
fgood, and I am advised that practic-
ally every farmer. can secure seed
grain on crop liens."
No. q. S. Aid.
II had quite a lengthy conference
with Secretary Houston while in
Washington" said Commissioner Ha-
gan this morning. and I am conf1-
dent we need look for no aid from fed
eral sources The secretary of agri-
culture proposes to appropriate So
10000 for the purchase OF seed to
sell farmers at cost. Where the farm
or has no money, the cost price doesn't
Emakesa create deal of difference. Our
FARMERS " need money-loans. Our
county bonding act was based on tho
old }160-acre homestead, and it re-
|stricted the amount Of seed which
might be furnished any one farmer to
$50 bushels. The average farm is now
800 acres"