Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-16
GOVERNORS TALK
OF FARM PROBLEM
Western Executives Hope
Federal Board viii Be
Able to Give Relief.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

NEW LONDON, Conn, July lex
change of ideas by the governors OF
more than half the States Of the Union
gave the twenty-first annual session OF
the Conference of Governors an aspect
of cooperation which it has long been
the desire of the sponsors Of the move
ment to achieve.
Although today and tomorrow are
riven over to set speeches and the
round-table discussion does not come
until the third day, it is already ap-
parent that the principal value OF the
gathering here is the personal confer
ence between the governors.
Common Problems Discussed.
Problems common to all States are
TALKED over and personal relations es-
tahlished. making possible better I'M
derstanding between the CHIEF execu-
t;vas NJ states that are constantly nav
inc questions up with each other.
Naturally the governors conference
affords an opportunity to air views Oh
controversial questions, out pontlcS, c. ~,
cept as 1t may come IN occasio.iSM,;S n ,,s
implication, Is tabooeo. Nepupii LII,
V1oTnOCIdJS
az sr,nhasis on administration OF state
eavernroents rather than vote-gettiIls
f. is too early for presidential poems
to be getting under way, SO TINS yea -,
conference is concer ated really on III
management of the State governments
one of the handicaro Of the CONFER
ence is that so many SUI: cha,Se
Ineir governors frequeHtly, sllo neiiS -
the value Of preceding conferences So 4
wore or less lost, though 10 De sur;
snroe Of the new governors expressed
+oday a belief that one visit TO the gov
ernors' conference is worth While III any
event.
Several Questions Are up.
The governors conference TINS yea
has before it questions on ms ~,
problems, taxation, State tunc'iI n,,t IL
a. ciearIv evident that PROHIBITION Is an
r,,tstanding topic of informal discus
sion. o-. from, the
1u,estern states talked informally apou'
~ agricultural situation, expressing
the hope that the Federal Farm boaro
would be able to achieve success
what we need in agl iculture, ,,,S say
Cow Tamnill of Iowa, - staolizlIle
Influence.
hoard can bring that abcut. o+
with the rise in the plice OF wneaI
tho aclteness of the agricultural PROV
lem NAV be. of course, passed over Ia, IA.
Naar hit this gives the Federal Farm
BOARD a longer start toward the crea,
tion of stabilizing forces. IneIe ar
some here who think that Wneat may
Continue to soar in price, thus GYM.
the farmer less cause ZOE coliL t ~
&c
nrohiem of surplus nevertheless must pt
net MANY of the States rave depart
nents of agriculture throuSh wnlcn co:
oneration with the Federal Farm Boare
may be possible.
Third House Idea to Be Pushed.
MANY If the governors here are If
+avor IF closer cooperation between
fhe states on all common problems.
Several of the State officials who ar
heads of important depaJ tments arr
meeting annually, and TINS moVemen.
TOO. is getting more encouragement
avery wear. The State OF Connecticu
is really host to the visiting governor
this time, inasmuch as Gov. Irumnul
was able to get an appropriation IRON
the Legislature paying all the ehPense'
~ +he Governors after theif arrival here
Not ali the States appropriated none!
for attendance Of the governors, ane
several of them paid their own wa!
here, The conference Of governors na:
a permanent secretary, former G ~,
Hardee of Florida, and many OF tnt
states contribute annual dues fol. the
organization. Past conferences nave
afforded a forum for debate and ols-
cussion Of current questions, ana thls
years conference Will carry IorWa a
That objective. developing still furIhel
the original idea of a third house Of
Congress. .ooo