The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-07-18
CAREFUL WORK IS
COMMISSION PLAN
Chairman Legge Announces
Night Session as Actual
Work Started Monday
EQUALITY FOR FARMER
Hoover Outlines Groups Re-
sponsibilities at Meeting
in Washington

Washington, July 15.-The fed
eral farm board created by con-
gress after years of dispute as
sembled today and was charged
by President Hoover with respon-
sibility for a solution of Americas
long standing and vexatious ag-
ricultural problem.
At the end of the first days con-
ferences, begun at meeting with
Mr.. Hoover in the cabinet room of
the White House, the chairman of
the board, Alexander H. Legge, an
nounced that 1--WE are going to
work long and hard. Saying there
were no promises, he expressed
hope that the board could organize
agriculture to permit application of
its work to this years crops.
Most of the day was occupied
with routine business. Chris L.
Christensen, chief of the co-opera-
tive marketing division of the de-
partment of agriculture, was Sc
lected as secretary of the board
The program of long and hard'
work mentioned by Legge was in
itiated by employment of office
personnel. The chairman said the
board would meet tomorrow and
indicated night sessions were in
order. Little hope for important
news announcements was held out,
however. The board members were
invited to dinner tonight at the
White House.
In his prepared statement to the
board, the President defined it's
fundamental purpose as ito deter
mine the fact and to find solution
to a multitude of agricultural prob
lems."
He cited these problems: ITO
more nearly adjust production to
create permanent business institu-
tions for marketing which, owned,
and controlled by the farmers,
shall be so wisely devised and
soundly 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" Mr..
Hoover added, 1--WE may establish
to the farmer an equal opportunity
in our economic system with other
industry"
The President said the board
members represented the expressed
voices OF the many farmers CO.
operative organizations. He in.
vested them with responsibility,
authority and resources, such as
have never before been conferred
by our government in assistance to-
any industry"
The seven board members and
Secretary Hyde, of the department
OF agriculture, also a member, as
sembled early at the White House.
An eighth man is to be selected,
one to represent the vast wheat
industry; but lack of unanimity
among the wheat growers and 9th
er factors are delaying a selection.
Mr.. Legge said no assumptions
were in order as to which COM
modify would receive first attention
of the board. Both he and Secre-
tary Hyde expressed optimism over
the wheat market price increase.
They attributed this to the "psy-
Geological effect of the farm
boards establishment. Mr.. Legge
added that 1--WE have a lucky break
at the start anyway"
The chirman intimated that the
representatives of several other
commodities besides wheat were
placing early claims for a share of
the $50O,000,000 loan fund at the
boards disposal. Congress already
has made $$1500OO,OOO of the fund
available, but Mr.. Legge said it's
disposition awaited consideration.
The next few days, he declared
would be spent in organization work
and in going over the volume Of
material submitted to the board.
Asked if the board had received
some voluntary "cures for the
farmer" Mr.. Legge replied many"
And when you run out I have a
few bales on hand" added Secre-
tary Hyde.
S Sh@iA ihall IlluleO the OOdrQ
was going to have to do some
studying to determine the full ex-
tent of its authority under the act
recently passed by congress giving
it administrative charge of a fed
eral marketing system.
Before an organization is set up.
advisory councils are to be chosen
for each commodity. These coun-
ellis will preside over sterilization
corporations which are to be form
ed by the producers through their
cooperative marketing organiza-
tions.
Other members of the board are
James G. Stone, Lexington, KY,
vice chairman, representing tobac-
co; Carl Williams, Oklahoma City.
Okla, cotton; G. B. Denman, FARM
ington, Mo-, livestock; Charles C..
league, Los Angeles, fruit farm
ing, William F. Schilling, North
field, Mimi, dairying, and Charles
s. Wilson, Hall, N. Y, miscellan-
eOuS Northeastern apric.,If,,ro