The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-17
MUST SUPPORT
COULTER PLAN
PORT CORPORATION, STATE
CONGRESSMAN ASSERT
Will Help to DO What Many Local
Organizations Have Been Trying
to Do in Montana for Years; Aid
Diversification.

to Dc in Montana for Years; Aid
Diversification.
That the Coulter plan of federal
farm relief is the exact complement
of the export corporation plan is the
opinion of Montana's representatives
in congress, according to a communi-
cation received from Washington by
w. A. Selvidge, president of the Mon
tana Development association. In
this letter, it is stated that in order
for one plan to succeed, it is neces-
sary that the other be advanced at
the same time. .
From the information contained in
statements of the best agricultural
authorities in Montana, Mr.. Selvidge
believes that this state can use from
$10,00O,OOO to $20,0OO,000 in the
way outlined by the provisions of the
Coulter plan and the resulting Burt
ness bill now before congress.
Cut Wheat Acreage
'The Coulter plan seeks to in
crease Investigation and to some ex-
tent reduce wheat acreage in Mon
tana," says Mr.. Selvidge. cit will help
to reduce the surplus of wheat and
will materially aid the export cor
poration system which seeks to care
for the surplus by placing it on the
world market through protective
measures"
The letter from Montana's repres-
entative was in part as follows:
There seems to be some fear that
it's consideration will interfere with
the agricultural export corporation
movement, but my own opinion is
that consideration of the Coulter plan
pointing the way to greater diyersifi-
cation, will greatly strengthen us in
securing favorable consideration for
the export plan. The Coulter plan
would seem to be pointing the way
toward some reduction of the wheat
areas through Investigation. I have
had two or three inquiries from those
especially interested in the export
corporation plan, and have replied to
all in the following way
1.-THE effect of introducing a bill
to forward the Coulter plan was dis
cussed very fully in special commit
tee of Minnesota, Montana, North and
South Dakota representatives before
it was decided to introduce the bill.
While Kvale of Minnesota, who was
in attendance at the first meeting be-
fore the smaller committee to draw
up the measure was appointed, was
of the opinion that it might interfere
with other emergency legislation, it
was otherwise the unanimous opin-
ion that it would help rather than s
handler. !
Its Advantages |
THE opinion of such old-timers in :
as Sidney Anderson of Min :
nesota and Young of North Dakota |
was that it would be of the greatest [
because we could show to t
those opposed to emergency legisla-
ton, as such, that constructive steps
we're being taken to increase diversi- '
One of the objections to '
emergency wheat legislation, for ex- 2
which / hear in Washington. :
S that it will tend to encourage a +
acreage and increase rather n
han decrease the problem. f
1.-THE Coulter plan, showing that n
Investigation will gradually be
brought about, is considered one of {
he best replies to that, in connec- s.
ion with the fact that losses on each n
ears export crop will be assessed
the next years crop under the
Export plan X
Might Do Harm :
"a great deal of harm can be done O.
Montana by attacking the Coulter "
Ian instead of advancing the export -
Ian with every possible degree of
orce. In my opinion the only way .
be Coulter plan could damage the II
xport plan is to become the object o.
f attack just at this time, thereby n
living those we must convince down
ere the wrong impression. On the c.
Their hand If we will let the Coulter h.
Ian go along, as was talked of by the D
ommittee with those of us who we're !,
lost intensely interested in the ag- :,
cultural problem of the northwest. ~
s presence in the field here in con- II.
ress will greatly assist is. tt is not ia
to take the place of the ex- ar
ort corporation measure or salve the ne
gricultural problem of Montana, ex- A
ept that it will help to do what many e,
zeal organizations have been trying 81
, do in Montana for a number of /.
ears, namely to help some to greater -
iv~ersification, who are otherwise not Il.
Die to go ahead" nl
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