The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-09
FARM CONFERENCE
WILL Be FREE TO
DECIDE PROGRAM
Main Purpose to Aid Ag.
riculture, Says Secre-
.tary Wallace.

When the 200 representatives. OF
agriculture and allied industries
convene here for the National Agri-
cultural Conference. January %.
they will find themselves free Of all
agenda. Secretary Wallace has
made IL known that he would not
thrust a hxed program upon the
confcrees other thap to advIs, them
Of the purpose for which the con-
ference was called-to restore the
farmer to his proper economic
position
Must Take broad View.
"of course there are certain obvi-
Gus lines which the conference must
follow" Secretary wallace said.
but the result of the conference
must come from the conference it,
self. AT all times the conference
will think in terms of the nation.
The partial list OF those who have
answered the conference call re-
veals. according to Wallace. a
cross section of the nations agri-
cultural problem" In general the
membership Of the conference will
include a majority of farmers and
farm organization leaders. and a
considerable group representing
banking. transportation and related
lines. The public group is TO in
clude state officials, leading instruc-
tors in agriculture and kindred
subjects, editors Of farm journals
and economists.
Prominent Men Accept.
Among those who have already
accepted wallace's invitation are:
S. }. Lowell. FredonIa. New York.
master OF the National Grange: ,.
r. Howard. Chicago. president
American Farm Bureau Federation: !:
c. II. Gustafson, Chicago. president
United States Grain Growers. In
corporated: Raymond A. Pearson.
Ames. Iowa, president Iowa Agricul-
tural College and former Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture; Alva
A-ee. Trenton. y. j.. State Com
sioner OF Agriculture: G. W. So-
cum. Utica, n. Y. president Dairy
mems League; Julius II. Barnes.
New York City. chairman United
States Grain Corporation: clifford
Pinchot, state Forester OF Pennsyl-
vanla: J. NJ. Anderson, st. Paul.
MINI. president Equity Exchange:
6. Harold Powell. Los Angeles. Cal.
general manager California Fruit
Exchange; Charles s. Barrett, Union
city, Ga. president National Farm
ers' Union: J. S. wsnnamakcr. st.
Matthews. s. c. president American
Cotton Association; Carl Williams.
Oklahoma City, Okla. president
American Cotton Growers Ex-
change: W. X. James. ST. joseph.
Mo. president International Farm
Congress: G. I. Christie. La Fay
cite. Ind. director Indiana Expert
ment station, former Assistant Sec
retary Of Agriculture; Milo n.
Campbell, Coldwater, Mich. presi-
dent National Milk Producers' Fed
Grafton: Grant II. Slocum. Mount
Clemens. Mich. president The
Cleaners Fedora ton.
From various Sections.
Albert Manning. otisville. New
York; Q. f. Bradfute, Xenia, Ohio
president State Farm Bureau: Al.
fred III. Stone, Dunleith, Miss: II
w. Tinkham, Warren, r. l.: S. p
Houston. Malta Bend, Mo-. gen.
eral farmer: James w. Wilson
Brookings. S. Oak, dean of Col
lege of. Agriculture; Henry J. Wa.
member OF Second Industrial Con.
ference: E. r. Cornwall, Middle.
bury. Vt, president Farm Bureau
G. II. Bowles, Lynchburg. Va. pres
ident Farmers Union; W. NJ. Bur.
lingame. Great Falls. Mont. presI.
dent Equity Society OF Montana
Charles L. Hill. Rosendale. wis.
Richard T. Ely, Madison. Wis.
economist: c. V. Gregory. Chicago
III, editor Prairie Farmer; Gov
Warren T. McCray, Kentland, Ind.
Thomas Wilson, Chicago. Ill. presi.
Gent Institute American Meat Pack.
ers; a. Sykes. Ida Grove. Iowa
president Corn Belt Meat Producers
Association; Barton Needham. Lane
Kas-. master State grange; Charles
]. Brand. Pittsburgh, Pa. president
American Fruit Growers; Arthur b
Hancock. Harris, KY: l. II. God.
dard. Washington Court House, Ohio:
L. s. Bean. Presque Isle. Maine; o
H. E. Winberg. Silver Hfll, Ala.
president Gulf Coast Citrus Ex.
ohangs; d. G. Harry, Pylesville
Nd. president Farm Bureau: C. l.
| Sands, Charleston, Ark, presiden
| Farmers Union: Harry p. Strss
baugh, Aberdeen, Nd. president Ma.
.tional Gamers Association; w. II
Walker. Willows, Cal, presiden
California Farm Bureau: A. w. Gil.
bert, Boston. Mass. State Commits
sioner of Agriculture; Charles E
| Collins. Kit Carson, Colo: A. B
| Cook, Owasso, Mich. master Stat,
grange.