The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-08-01
WHEAT C0NFAB
IN FARGO FOR
EXTRA SESSION
Unless Congress Is Called This
Summer There Is Held Lit
tie Chance for Action
NEsTOs FOR PLAN
Special Trains and Aut0mo.
biles Brings Large Number
q People to Fargo

Fargo, Aug. 1.-H President
Harding cannot be induced to call
a special session Of Congress soon
the chances Of obtaining any kind
of wheat stabilization at the reg.
ular session will be doubtful Con-
gresham George H. Young of Val.
ley City, declared in an address
before the statewide conference
called to pass resolutions favorine
q revival Of the U. S. Grain Cor
poration as the best means of saw
ing thousands of wheat farmers
from ruin.
Congressman Young declared ar
emergency exists and the time is
at hand when speedy and definite
action must be taken by Congress
to stabilize the price Of wheat.
Governor r. A. Nestos, Con-
gressman o. B. Burtness of Grand
Forks and others spoke favoring
speedy action by Congress for the
relief of wheat growing farmers Of
the Northwest.
Special trains, automobiles and
other methods Of conveyance
brought hundreds of wheat grow
ers, business men and others to
the conference today and packed
the city auditorium.
Resolutions were expected to be
adopted late today calling upon
President Harding to call an extrs
session of Congress to revive the
government grain corporation.
A committee was named to main
tain the integrity of the confer
ence for future activity. It also
was expected that plans for gen.
eral movement for meeting of
wheat growers of several states
would be made thus bringing them
in for the same general plan.
YOUNG EXPLAINS PLAN
Fargo. Aug. 1.--Congressmar
George N. Young, 1t the Wheat Con.
ference here today, explained the pro.
posed plan for reviving the United
States Grain Corporation. He said
in part:
"This IL time for clear thinking
We cannot afford to shut our eyes
to the legislative experience Of the
past two years.
"A persistent campaign was made
during the past two sessions of con-
gress for q definite guaranty, but
without success.
ut was opposed even by our bro
ther farmers of the East, and South
who outnumbered US two to one
and members of Congress from the
cities refused to establish a preced-
ent Of government guarantees claim
ing it to be, economically unsound.
"The plan which we propose is sim
pie:
81. That the Congress of the Unit
ed States be and is hereby urged to
pass Q law to revive the United States
Grain Corporation as an emergency
measure, for the purpose of bringing
about orderly marketing and for the
further purpose Of segregating and
selling separately the exportable
wheat surplus, marketing the remain
der in the United States in such a
way az to take full advantage Of tho
tariff duties, and to do such other
things a. may be done through the
voluntary cooperation Of farmers and
others, including a reasonable reduc-
tion in wheat acreage, as shall help
secure for farmers as far as possible,
the actual cost Of production plus =
reasonable profit.
"2. That $60,o00,0o0 Of working
capital be supplied to such corpor-
alton, and that it shall be granted
the same borrowing power as obtain
ed during the war. (This IL the
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