The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-09-28

Washington, Sept. 2S.-The wheat
growing interests of the central
northwest, suffering from low prices
for the grain, laid their case direct
ly before President Coolidge and
other administration officials yes
terday with request that congress
be called in special session to enact
legislation to revive the United
States Grain Corporation.
The president, together with Sc
cretaries Wallace and Hoover and
Managing Director Meyer of the war
finance corporation received. the
proposal as presented by delega-
ton of dozen bankers and farmers
from Minneapolis federal reserve
district but made no promises. Men,
bers of the delegation said, however,
that Mr.. Coolidge showed deep in
terest in their proposal with regard
to the grain corporation and also in
their request for reduction in
freight rates on wheat and flour, and
they left the White House after an
hours conference pleased with the
reception given their views.
The delegation conferred with Sc
cretary Wallace, who has been study.
ing the wheat price situation by d.
rection Of the president later in the
day for three hours, and today they
will meet with Secretary Hoover and
probably with Director Meyer. The
president, it was learned will call the
two secretaries and Mr.. Meyer into
conference after they have met with
the delegation and it is believed that
the general agricultural situation
and the wheat growers difficulties
in particular will be discus sed again
by the cabinet tomorrow.
Congressman in Party
Accompanied by Senator Frazier
and Representative Young, of North
Dakota, and Senator Norbeck and
Representative johnson Of South Da-
kota, the delegation composed Of
nine bankers and three farmers, ar
rived at the White House shortly
before noon for half hours confer
ence, but it was more than an hour
later before their discussion Of the
matter with the executive and his
advisers ended.
Statistics and detailed statements
showing the plight of the farmers
of the central northwest as the result
of the low wheat prices were pre-
sented by four or five spokesmen for
the delegation and then Mr.. Coolidge
began asking the farmer members
questions. Soon the president and
the three farmers were involved in
detailed discussion of the whole
problem. i,
The question Of the grain corpor-
atoms revival was thoroughly dis
cussed. The delegation explained
that it was not, their idea to have
the corporation fix prices a. it did
during the war and Immediately az
ter but that they desired to have a
government controlled corporation
with capital Of so million, dollars
to buy and sell wheat for export
and also on the domestic market. The
operation Of such corporation
would in itself stabilize the price Of
wheat and put the price at higher
level than that for which the grain
now is selling, the delegation men,
bers explained.
y Freight Rates Discussed
The reduction in freight rates was
not gone into IN detail 1t the White
House confsfsnes but was taken up
in the later meeting with Secretary
Wallace. Such . reduction, amount
ing to Is percent has bssn recon-
msnded BY Mr.. Wallace, who Also has
proposed, % = possible remedy the
scr6Atjon hY the government Of IN
agricultural export commission OF
cooperation with broad powers. The
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