The Washington times., 1929-07-15
HOOVER STARTS
FARM BOARD
TO WORK
By GEORGE 3. DURNo
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President Hoover today for
mally turned the agricultural
problem over to the newly
constituted Federal F ar m
Board and called upon its
members to establish for the
farm ''an equal opportunity
in our economic system with
other sindustries. !"
Before battery Of sound and mo.
ton picture cameras which recorded
the event visually and audibly Tor
the country at large, the Executive
called the initial meeting of the re.
lief agency to order
Deeply Interested
II am deeply impressed with the
responsibilities which lie before you.
Mr.. Hoover declared, "YQur funda-
mental purpose must be to determine
the facts and to find solutions to a
multitude of agricultural problems.
among them to more nearly adjust
production TO need; to create perna-
nent business institutions for mar
ketine which, owned and controlled
by the farmer, shall be so wisely de-
vised and soundiy founded and well
managed that they by effecting
economies and giving such stability
will grow in strength over the years
to come.
Through these efforts We may es-
tablish to the farmer an equal op.
portunity in our economic system
with other industries"
II know there is not thinking
farmer who does not realize that all
this cannot be accomplished by
magic wand or an overnight action.
Real institutions are not built that
way.
A Longtime job
"If we are to succeed 1t will be by
strengthening the foundations and
the initiative which we already have
in farm organizations. and building
steadily upon them with the constant
thought that we are building not for
the present only but for next year
and the next decade.
I'm selecting this board have
sought for suggestions from the
many scores Of farm co-operafiyes
and other organizations and yours
were the names most universally
commended; you are thus In sense
the representatives of organized
agriculture itself.
II congratulate each of you upon
the distinction Of his colleagues and
by your appointment / invest you
with responsibility authority and re-
sources such as have never before
been conferred by our Government
on assistance to any industry"
The seat at the table was va
cant today. President Hoover thus
far has been unable to recon.
cile differences between the wheat
co-operatives and the farmers wheat
pools over selection of a representa-
tive of that branch of the industry.
although an appointment probably
will be made within the week.
Wheat Problem First
In this connection, it is wheat
which probably will first engage
the attention of the board. Pros
poets of a bumper crop for this
year. combined with last years
CdIIy-ONSLS ptOtlISS q lOIdI "hiSA
will leave sizeable surplus that
must find foreign markets or rot.
The Southwest and the Gulf ports
are manifesting increasing alarm
over the situation and several dele
cations already have seen Mr..
Hoover seeking relief.
They have asked that American
agents abroad redouble
their efforts to find outlets for
the wheat surplus, and that the
Shipping Board make additional
vessels available to relieve the con-
gestion in their elevators.
Those who assembled today in
cfuded, in addition to Secretary
Hyde and Chairman Legge. the fol-
lowing: James c. Stone, lexington,
Ey., vice chairman, representing to-
baceo growers; Carl Williams, Okla.
homa City, speaking for cotton; c. B.
Denman, Pennington, No., livestock:
William F. SchiIling, Northfield.
Mimi, dairying; Charles C. Teasue.
Los Angeles, for the fruit growers,
and Charles s. Wilson, Hall, N. r.
representing miscellaneous north
eastern agriculture.