, 1922-01-23
800 Delegates Are
In Attendance at
Big Conference
WASHINGTON Ian 2a

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-
Attended by approximately
800 delegates representing
agriculture in all its phases
and the industries related to
farming, the national agricul-
tural conference wa convened here
today by Secretary Wallace and i'm.
mediately heard from President Hard.
ing u declaration OF interest and sym
patty by tho administration in the
present plight of the nations farmers
together with n series OF suggestions
for remedying existing conditions.
Tho president in an address touch
Ing upon the agricultural situation in
detail but without attempting 70 die
tate the cours of the conferences dis
cussions. outlined q half dozen broad
questions. These briefly included:
Practical development OF ths water
resources OF the country. both for
transportation and power, including
olans for Identification OF the ma
TONS railroads. Feasibility of the st.
Lawrence-Great Lakes waterway is
unquestioned. tho president said.
Development Of n thorough code Of
law and business procedure. with the
proper machinery of finance, through
some agency to insure that turnover
capital shall be as generally supplied
to the farmer and on ms reasonable
terms az to other Industries.
Formation OF cooperative loan
ing. buying and selling associations.
Creating of instrumentalities for col.
lection and distribution of useful ard
true Information SO as to prevent vio-
lent fluctuations Of markets.
Methods for bringing about further
reclamation. rehabilitation and extern
sion Of the agricultural area
Promotion OF a new conception of
the farmers place In the national So
cial and economic scheme.
The president. who walked the -four
blocks from the White House to the
New Willard hotel. where the confer
ence is meeting. received q heares
ovation when he appeared in tho con.
ference hall.
Tho delegates and others in atten-
dance including a number Of senators
and house members. listened attentive
ly and frequently applauded the ex-
ecutive's statements. Especially
strong applause greeted his declaration
for more adequate credit facilities and
applause also broke forth when the
president mad a slight depression to
assert that present conditions in the
agricultural industry lis truly OF nj
tiona1 interest and not entitled to DO
regarded as primarily the concern of
either a class or a section. or a bloc"
The president was followed by Sec
Rotary Wallace who declared the con.
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present agricultural depression and
remedies for It and also h laying
down of a permanent policy for the
upbuilding of a suitable agriculture.
At the close Of his address. he an
nounced that Representative Ander-
son OF Minnesota, chairman Of the
Joint congressional inquiry commission
would act az permanent chairman of
the conference and DR.. n. c.. Taylor.
chief Of tho bureau of markets and
crop estimates. as executive secretary.
Secretary Wallace told the delegates
that constructive efforts might prop
erly be made in three fields which he
outlined as follows.
"F1rst-What may be done properly
through legislative action.
"Second-What may be done
through administrative and education
al effort. national n state, by the
various agencies charged with tho duty
of fostering agriculture.
"Third-What may and should be
done by the farmers themselves indi-
viduaIly. and through their orsaniza-
tons"
The agriculture secretary went on to
SECOND ADD LEAD AGRICULTURE
say that he had assumed to set up
committees to deal with tho various
questions which automatically present
themselves n any gathering called to
consider agricultural problems."
THE agriculture of the nation" Mr..
Wallace declared. sis in a bad state
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