The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-07-01
SINCLAIR IS NAMED
.ASAPOSS|B|LlTY ON
HOOVER farm BOARD
North Dakota Man Receives
Favorable Mention for Place
to Represent Wheat
MANY NAMES ARE OFFERED
President Requires Man With
Experience to Represent
Principal Bread Crop
MANY NAMES ARE OFFERED

Washington, july 1.-(F)-President
Hoover hopes to complete by the end
Of this week selection Of virtually all
Of the men who, as members Of the
federal farm board. will be entrusted
with the task of bringing prosperity
to agriculture.
Proceeding with great deliberation
In view OF the importance he attaches
to the boards undertakings, he has
filled three Of its eight places and has
offered one other to . business man
and two to farm leaders, one Of whom,
however, is expected to decline.
Cotton is to represented by Carl
Williams Of Oklahoma, tobacco by
James G. Stone Of Kentucky. and live
stock by C. B. Denman Of Missouri.
These three have definitely accepted
appointment.
Those who have been offered ap-
pointmcnts are Alexander H. Legge
Of Chicago. who would represent gen.
cral business. w. 8. Moscrip of Min.
neapolis, chosen to speak for the
dairying industry. and Charles G.
league of California, identified with
fruit growing cooperatives. league
Is quoted In press dispatches as say
ing private business will prevent him
from serving.
Long List Of Names
On the assumption that the place
offered league will be filled by an
other representative OF fruit growers.
two places on the board remain to be
filled from other industries, with q
spokesman for the important wheat
section yet to be selected III addition
Mr.. Hoover announced when he signed
the farm bill that one membership
would be filled by man experienced
in the field of banking and finance
and equipped to advise his colleagues
in the administration of the $500, ,000,-
600 fund authorized and partially ap-
propriated by congress for loans to
cooperative farming organizations.
There have been no definite indi-
cations as to who the wheat man will
be, although Mr.. Hoover has long
list of names. many Of them impress
sively endorsed, under consideration.
Prominently mentioned are James H.
Sinclair, North Dakota. and H. L.
Hartshorn of Kansas. Sinclair has
the backing of the senators from his
state, Nye and Frazier. both Repub-
licans, while Senator Cappcr, Repub-
lican, Kansas. has freely predicted the
choice would 60 to Hartshorn.
Must Have Experience
Mr.. Hoover's attitude toward his
task, accounting for the deliberation
with which he is proceeding. was
clearly set forth at the time he signed
the farm relief act with the statement
describing the board as the most i'm.
portant governmental agency ever es-
tablished for the assistance Of one Of
the nations industries. Furthermore,
political observers agree, the success
OF q major administration policy and
Of a program sponsored by the Re-
publican party In the presidential CAM
paign last year depends upon the In
dividual and collective ability Of his
appointees.
So, the presidents requirements are
that his appointeeS have experience
and successful records In dealing with
the problems Of the farmer, thorough
understanding of the methods and
aims Of cooperative organizations.
and. collectively. will be represent
alive Of all the major branches OF
agriculture.