The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-21
Hanna IS PROPOSED
FOR APPOINTMENT
TObODY BY HOOVER
Growers Association States
Banker and
Former Governor
RELIEF ACT IS ANALYZED
Actual Producers Organized as
Cooperatives Qualified
To Hook In
RELIEF ACT IS AHALYzED

With the signing Of the act known
as the agricultural marketing act by
President Hoover OH Saturday, June
Is, the fight waged for seven years
by cooperative and other farm or
CARNATIONS for legislation designed to
afford relief and equality for agricul-
ture "a Won The new farm relief bill
with the debenture scheme eliminated
after q roll-call vote on the part of
the House, finally passed the Senate
by . vote Of - to 8.
The North Dakota Wheat Grower.
organ Of the wheat pool, has made an
analysis Of the measure and says
of It:
The next step. Of course, Is the Sc
lection Of the Federal Farm board to
administer this bill. and announce
mem of the members Of the board Is
expected almost at once. It is Off
cially understood that the president
intends to appoint to this board Of
eight nembers 1t least six men asso-
ciated with cooperative marketing
With two me Of general BUSINESS ex-
pcricncc in addition. This would make
tho boards personnel q combination
Of business and cooperative expert
ence which would prove an excellent
combination.
North Dakota'S nominee for the
board. sponsored by the North Dakota
Wheat Growers association at the
conference Of state wheat pools at
Kansas City recently. is L. B. Hanna.
former governor Of the state.
Farm Marketing Act Analysed
Since the first inception Of farm
equality legislation came from the
North Dakota Wheat Growers asso-
citation on the basis Of q measure
worked out by its first vice.president,
A. A. Meecham Of Edinburg, N. D.,
the wheat pool Of North Dakota and
Montana has studied with care all Of
the many proposals along this line.
According to the declaration Of
policy Of the new measure the policy
Of congress Is declared to be:
TO promote the effective merchan.
dising Of agricultural commodities In
interstate and foreign commerce, SO
that the industry Of agriculture will
b placed on . basis Of economic
equality with other industries. and to
that end to protect, control, and
stabilize the currents Of interstate and
foreign commerce in the marketing
Of agricultural commodities and their
food products
II. by minimizing speculation.
y. by preventing inefficient and
wasteful methods Of distribution.
=. BY encouraging the organiza-
ton Of producers into effective asso-
Citations or corporations under their
own control for greater unity Of ef-
fort In marketing and by promoting
the establishment and financing Of q
farm marketing system Of producer
owned and producer-controlled CO.
operative associations and other agen-
cies.
-. by aiding In preventing and
controlling SURPRISES tn any agricul-
tural commodity, through orderly pro-
duction and distribution, 50 as to MAIN
tain advantageous domestic markets
ana prevent such SURPRISES from
causing undue and excessive fluctu-
atoms or depressions In prices for the
commodity.
There shall be considered as q
surplus for the purpose Of this act
any seasonal or years total surplus.
produced IN the United States and
either local or national In extent. that