Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-08-29
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rno<e City. e11e1 with the sppointn1ent Of
e c0nnstfee II tweoty- nine. BEADED b.
waldo NewcsDer. 70 devise plans fog con-
bsttin< distress in Aasyiand's drought
stri1ken sections.
Primarily. the committee vii Be COO
ceraed With devisins means fo< leading
money 20 farmers whose credit already has
been oyereKtsoded. and are ~ithOgs sun
cen; fgscs 70 feed their families. carry
their stock Through the winter and b1y
ICED and fertilizer for the next season
The committee 10 made up Of tveaye
representatives Of ssrie1ltase. nine bankess.
three railroad executives. two rep<essnts-
tiyes Of senefsl business and three State
Agricultural Coliese oascislA-
The Goyernos said 4 have made As.
Newcomer Chairman because Of the inpr-
tant part banning and credit viA play in
any solution Of this prok1en and becsase
he 10 nj Oaly az osts1zn6ins bankss bsl
president u the Bsitinoxe Cesring Hor0se
Association
la opening the csafeEssce. Gov. RItehie
declared 4 venture % b<iieSe thst credit
10 the priseipzl beip and. m the end. nay
be the caIy Elective se8p ~kseA esa be
given 70 the farmers q the Ssste- A farmer
who stiH has a martin d ezeSs Gsy ses
assistance from TIE bsaks. bsE th,szssn1s
Of farmers have exhausted tseir ezesG.
are mntssee5 % the hmit za1 nave 10
crops 70 vi IN o<oes 20 ness ts>ss oea5Es-
tins. and Dozhing u pss9ee u sss@x 70
raise mooey for fstars harvest
What can BE- oooe % oSNsin The nesxs-
ssry credit exIe1a5ons zad nes credit fof
these farmers, This. beEieys. . Sz~sz 70
be the fundamental qSesxi0o whsch a1sE
be coasidezsd and saved
CiIins the haiyiag d railroad rstss 90
feed. hay. live stoct and -stsr IN drought
stricken areas under s0tbosity q The inter 1
state Commerce Commission. Gov. RIte4se 1
said IA present. ten Maryland counties /
ere entitled 70 tbese reduced rates. and |
the State sstbosiGies are endesvorinz 70 /
have all the counties Included"
Pointing 70 the difficulties Of forming
Irresponsible State farm or esnizstio0s which |
viii guarantee payment Of notes Of the |
farmers and collect the same uaen due" -
stipaIations which the Federal Farm Board /
insists On as Prerequisites for Federal credit /
--GOvefnof Richie said
III they can be formed in Maryland.
dO1btIess Maryland banks would themselves
lend the necessary money on the guarantee
Of organizations
He called upOn DR.. Pearson &c describe
cODdtiOns la the droueht-stricten sections
Of the State fof the conference. After
thanking Governor Richie lin behalf Of
10000 fsnmess" fns calling the conference.
ID. Pearson psOceeded to emphasize the Sc
yeniS Of toe dr,asht losses and their effect |
upon general business and industry. He
called upon Dr.. Symons 20 present . more /
fsetasI picture u the situation.
Dr. Symons. bssins his remarks upon three
surveys. the first completed August and
the last August 20. estimated Marylsnd's
crop los at S37.O95.344. The normal
value Of the States farm crops he placed
OF ss5.4S4.959.
The drought seriously affected all coun-
ties except Garrett. d.. Symons said. Fred
srict and Montgomery eosnties were the |
hardest hit. be added.
Dg. Symons presented figures 70 sho~ that |
Maryland Farmers ordinarily buy more |
than 81 500 900 Of feed and 5000 900 |
worth Of fertilizers . year. The figures. |
which shosed Baltimore County leading |
In the purchase Of feed with an expenditure |
In excess Of Sl.0OOOO0. and Worcester
county 10 the purchase Of fertilizer with |
an outlay 10 excess Of 100000. wess
used to emphasize the plight Of the |
farmer who. having lost on his cash crops
and on his feed crops. must now find |
means Of buying some $4,000 900 worth |
OF fertilizer and extra feed. when his nor
NAL outlay for feed not raised by himself
runs above s7.5O0.O00.
This cOun,y's los, is put S2.84i.5s7.
Mr.. Heaps. speaking for the dairymen.
urged that plans be laid for the purchase
Of large quantities Of hay 10 defeat profit |
esrine and assure the farmer an adequate
supply OF a fair price In January. when.
he said. the real effects Of the drought would |
begin making themselves felt
The early purchase Of feed also was
Endorsed by Mr.. Harvey. who spoke for the
stockmen. Mr.. Shook. representing. the
Gamers. said the annual seed bill for can
ners' crops In this State approximatss
100000: that the seeds are furnished
farmers by the Gamers. who collect at
harvest time and that crop failures this
year left the Gamers unable to collect their
$500. 900 loan. He said the Gamers would
be unable to supply the seed for the 1891
season. unless the BANKS saw ht TO extend
their credit lie urged that freight rate
reductions be extended to large shipments
Of seeds
George N. Shrivef. senior vice president
Of the Baltimore and Ohio. said no reduc-
tions Of the sort proposed had been con-
templated. but that he was sure the rail-
roads would give the matter earnest consid-
GRAFTON II II proved 10 be a vital one. When
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Heaps that the
freieht-rste reductions now in effect apply
only east Of the Mississippi. and that the
farmers here would have 10 count on hay
from west Of the Mississippi. Mr.. Shriver
said he understood the Western carriers
are nov considering rate cuts and that
action Is to be expected within the next
ten days.
G. II. Pouder. director Of the Association
Of Commerce Import and Exchange Bureau
said tnat big steamships lines plying be-
tween Baltimore and the Pacific Coast are
likely 10 become an important factor in
transporting hay to Maryland cheaply. He
said large quantity had been brought in