Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-29
By the Associated Press.

~ Tic ASSOCldtcu ETeSS.
With $4,000 900 of Government
funds tentatively hung up through the
farm relief bill for advance to business
enterprise connected with agriculture,
there Is natural but speedy manifesto
ton in Washington of the desire to
utilize the cash. Though the bill has
yet to go through the Senate and by
the President, and though board to
administer it must come into existence,
leaders Of cooperative farm organiza-
tions, which are the institutions most
keenly interested, count definitely on
getting the amount named into agri-
cultural employment in astonishingly
short order
There will be wheat and cotton sta
bilization corporations brought into ex-
istence within 80 days." predicted CheS-
ter r. Gray, Washington representative
OF the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, each made up by combinations
OF co-operatives seeking to borrow SUBJ
! stantial portions of the revolving fund.
look to see the same action almost as
soon as to potatoes, hay, peanuts, soy
beans and fruits and vegetables"
The outlook indicated is for a swift
series OF mergers on national scale of
existing co-operativeS to get a central
important crop. The central associa-
ton will then deal with the Farm
Board, which will have the power of
hiking terms and conditions governing
the advance of the $500 900 900 for
carrying crops and financing facilities.
How far procedure has advanced as
to the wheat Capitalization was ex-
planned by Charles Steward, secretary
OF the Nebraska Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, who is also watching the progress
Of the legislation.
The Midwest Wheat Growers Coop
erative in my State Is now organizing
pool on the Canadian plan, which will
become operative when SO per cent of
the Nebraska Colorado Wyoming crop
has been signed up" he said. "Other
units for a national wheat sterilization
group suggested are the Kansas-O Okla
homa pool and the Central States pool
created in Indiana. Operating plans cali
Tor partial payment to growers i'm
mediately as their crop is delivered, and
this is where Government aid in funds
can be Immediately given"
One amendment inserted in the meas
ure as 1t went through the House would
restrict Federal fund advances to apply
only in localities where the administer
ing board Is satisfied that local credit
is unobtainable for crop advances or
handling facilities. Cooperative organ
izations are organizing an attempt to
get this restriction taken of In the Sen
ate as a marked obstacle to the ma
turing plans for utilizing the $500 ,000,-
900 revolving fund.
Recent increases in the number and
variety of labor controversies reported
from around the country should not be
taken as indicating nationally serious
industrial disturbance. in the opinion Of
Hugh L. Kerwin. chief of the Federal
Bureau Of Cancellation, who has spent
many years observing such manifesto
tions.
Certain of these, as in the Southern
textile centers, are serious enough" Mr..
Kerwin said. "but the real fact is that
most of the reported difficulties are due
to the expiration at this time Of series
of wage contracts between labor organi-
cations and employers which have run
one, two or three years. This Is notably
true as to the building industry, and is
also the case with several important
producing lines. Early settlements seem
probable In most instances, especially
since there is little trend toward wage
cutting"