The Bismarck tribune., 1929-04-15
Chief COMMITTEES
OF AGRICULTURAL
FOUNDATION NAMED
John Lee Coulter, President Of
Organization Boosting for
n. ". Farms Picks Z
FOUR STATES ARE INCLUDED
Tariff Delegation Has Been
Busy Three Months Pro-
posing New Duties

Fargo, N. D.. April 15.-The person.
mel Of all major committees Of the
Northwest Agricultural Foundation
was announced today by It's president,
Or. John Lee Coulter. president Of
the North Dakota Agricultural COL
lege. The tariff committee was Sc
lected when the Foundation was set
up at its organization meeting here
In December and has been active in
tariff matters In behalf Of the spring
wheat area since that time. The
matter Of appointing men to serve on
the other seven committees awaited
conferences with representative lead
ers Of Minnesota, North and South
Dakota and Montana. These confer.
ences have just been completed.
The eight major committees, each
representative Of the four states and
each devoting itself to its own par
ticular field, are on agricultural
credit. balanced production, land
policies, marketing, research and
education, tariff, taxation and trans-
portation and waterways. The chair.
men Of these committees were Sc
lected at the organization meeting.
They also serve as directors Of the
Foundation. Officers In addition to
Dr.. Coulter are: first vice.president,
John Brandt. Litchfield, Minn., pres
ident OF Land o Lakes Creameries,
Inc; second vice president, A. L. Berg,
Baltic. 8. D., president Of the South
Dakota Farmers Elevator association;
third vice-president. James ]. O'shea,
Roberts, Mont, national secretary Of
the Farmers Union: and secretary,
James 8. Milloy. Fargo. secretary Of
the Greater North Dakota associa-
ton.
Tariff Work Shows Need
"The work OF the tariff committee
OF the Northwest Agricultural Found
alton during the past three months, !"
DR.. Coulter declared, has demon
strated the need Of Joint committees
serving the four spring wheat states.
Its demands for tariff adjustments on
items OF particular importance to
this section were carefully worked out
and were accepted by national farm
organizations, The congressional dele
cations from the four states accepted
the tariff committees recommends
items As their program. The commits
tees work is Of tremendous assist
Ance to national farm bodies as well
as to our congressman and senators.
These eight major committees con-
Stitutc the Foundation. It has lonr
been conceded that the four states
nave interests very much in common
and these committees will concern
themselves with our own particular
problems. They will interpret our
viewpoint to national organizations
working on farm problems as we'll as
committees Of congress and other
federal agencies. They provide 4
proper vehicle for united effort on
the part OF Minnesota, North ana
South Dakota, and Montana.
"Thc Foundation has no salaricd
OFFICERS or overhead. The only f.
i1ances required are the expenses Of
committee meetings and delega tions
which may be sent by these commit
tees to national conferences or to
appear before committees Of congress
or other federal agencies. This NOM
ina! expense is being met by contri-
buttons from farm, civic and trade
organizations Of the four states.
Through close association with the
four farm schools Of the spring wheat
states. farm economists are made
available to the Foundations COM
mittees"
Personnel Of Committees
The personnel OF the eight commit.
tees follows:
Agricultural Credit: DR.. Alfred
Atkinson. Boscman. Mont. president,
Montara State College, chairman: w.