The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-02-28
LAND SETTLEMENT
CONGRESS in MARCH
TO COORDINATE STATE FORCES
TO INDUCE SETTLEMENT
ON MONT. LAND

At a meeting of the executive
committee at Bozeman February IS,
the dates were set for the Land Set
Element Congress to be held at Hell
ena, Monday and Tuesday, March
10th and 18th, were the dates Sc
lected by the committee.
The dates for the meeting of this
congress were originally set for Jan
uary 18th and 18th, but due to the
fact that M. L. Wilson, chairman of
the executive committee, was call
ed to Washington with other north
western agricultural leaders on pend
ing farm relief legislation, the meet
ing was indefinitely postponed. Mr..
Wilson returned to Bozeman late
last week.
1t is now hoped that the progress
of this farm legislation will be suffi-
GENTLY definite to afford the con
gress additional matrial for discuss
ion and action. The following is
the general outline and under the
titles indicated discussion will be in
vlted on related matters.
THE economic position of ag-
riculture in general and specifically
as related to Montana types of farm
ing, dairy development, ETC., prefer
ence for Montana products.
2-Relation of the general stu
alton to land settlement.
3-Speciic land settlement and
land values in Montana; terms and
conditions of sale; methods Of secur-
ing settlers.
4-Coordination of forces interest
ed in land settlement, advertising,
railroad emigration, etc.
The basis of representation for
the meeting: For each institution
or organization invited to p%artici-
pate, one voting delegate and not
more than five consulting delegates.
The following organizations have
been invited to participate:
Participating Bodies
u. S. Reclamation Service, Mon
tana State Land Board, National
Farm Loan Associations, Montana
Farm Bureau, Montana Development
Association, Montana Press Associa-
ion, Montana Farmers Union, Fed
eral Farm Loan Board, Montana
Bankers Association, Montana Asso-
Secretaries Commercial Or
sanizations, Montana Farm Mort
rage Bankers Association, Montana
Association of County Commission
RS, Montana Stockgrowers Associa-
ion, Montana Retail Merchants AS
.ociation, Northern Pacific Railway
Company, Great Northern Railway
Company, Burlington Railway Co,
Montana College of Agriculture,
dontana Department OF Agricul
ure.
Executive Committee
The executive committee is COM
osed of the following men, who are
allied with state and national
examinations: M. L. Wilson, chair
ian, College of Agriculture, J. A.
[arader, secretary, Associated Com J
lercial Organizations H.. S. Buell., ]
.ankers' Association; j. l.. Humph- /
ey, Farm Mortgage Bankers Assn; \
!. H. Stafford, Farm Bureau; w. J.. \
Farmers Union; W. S. Nc I
ormick, Farm Loan Associations !
-. D. Greenfield, Railways; ". A. I
Development Association. !
The meeting will be held at the 1
chamber of the state capitol. I
esponses received from the differ n
it organizations indicate lively in 3
rest in the coming meeting and it s
hoped that out of it will evolve a
und economic program and the n
echanism that will effectively func- 4
IN when the reaction comes, as in Il
itably it will, from the present
end of population toward the in &
strial centers. VI