Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
DROUGHT BANKERS
TACKLE PROBLEM
Egg Men Tell Hoover Over
production Situation
Is Relieved.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover today gave major
share of his attention to the drought
question with his prime interest in a
conference with financial representa-
tives for the water-starved States.
These financiers considered, among
other questions outlined by the Presi-
dents National Drought Relief Commit
tee, the most feasible methods of CO.
ordinating local relief into a wieldy Ma
tion-wide whole. One suggestion was
the establishment of State or local
credit corporations to make loans to
harassed farmers through intermediate
credit banks.
Talks with Egg Producers.
Before the financiers began their con-
ference on the program prepared for
them by Mr.. Hoover the President dis
cussed the situation with John Barton
Payne, chairman of the American Red
Gross; r. H. Ashton, head of the Amer
lean Railway Association, and mem
bers of his National Drought Relief
Committee, and with S. D. Sanders and
Earl w. Benjamin, representing Pacific
Coast egg producers.
Sanders, president of the Washington
Egg e. Poultry Association, reported the
drought had cut down egg production
in the Northwest. and the situation
caused by overproduction had been re-
lieved.
Benjamin is general manager of the
Pacific Egg Producers. who reported on
the happenings at the world poultry
conference in Europe, where they served
as members OF the American delegation.
The banking representatives in
West Virginia, F. d. Drumhelter,
Charleston, vice president Kanawha
Valley Bank; Ohio, Edward A. Setter,
president of the Ohio Bankers Associa-
ton: Maryland, Morton Prentis, Charles
E. Rieman and Hugh S. Mackey; Ala
bsma, Clyde Hendricks; Arkansas, j.
II. Stanley; Louisiana, DR.. w. d. Haas,
Alexandria; Mississippi NJ. j. Bouldin,
Clarksdale; Indiana, Elmer Stout, pres
ident OF the Indiana Bankers Associa-
ton; Missouri, Arnold G. Stiefel. st.
Louis broker; Illinois, Melvin A. Tray
lor, Chicago; Kentucky, Nicholas Dos
ker, Louisville, vice president of the
Louisville Trust Co.; Texas, F. H. Fuqua,
Amarillo; Tennessee, James H. RAIDER,
president Citizens Savings Bank
Greenville; Virginia, Frederick w. Scott.
How to approach the multiplicity Of
tasks involved in co-ordinating small
scale local activities into an eficient
national whole bulked large in the pro-
gram prepared for them by Mr.. Hoover.
At the head of the bankers was Henry
M. Robinson of Los Angeles, whose duty
on the National Committee will be to
coordinate the State and regional
credit activities for relief.
The President believes farmers in the
acute drought areas have been affected
| differently and relief will have to take
individual lines. Secretary Hyde, chair
man of the National Committee, re-
turned for the conference from tour
of the affected areas strongly convinced
that relief committees in each county
offer "the only way the Government car
get down to the ground" In solving the
| problem
| Secretary Hyde, who has just returned
| from a tour of several States, was re.
| luctant to estimate the total which
might be needed for drought relief. Al
earlier estimate of $20,0O0,000 he de.
scribed as "hasty" and said "ten timel
as much" might be needed, while AGAR
the original estimate might cover al
needs.