The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-21
governors yer. From 10 States 10
Join inv, With President a,t' te to
work Out Program
~ PROTECT LIVESTOCK
'n ma,l Executive x Makes, ststo
explaining aa Compre-
hensive Plans

tH assist over the w;y 1ects will be
deprived of masns winter families
through failure Of s., of support
live ste. unnecessary s.os crops, to
health. o 20 protect nuh,;a
afta resldent Hoover. in .
led b program would be- sSi acc the re-
ws nrlacing of loans n.,,
stat stare Necessary with s sss,aty or
"He Eco Cross assistance
fo Reduced railway rata,
districts" A 20 the distressed
be l aehi srssid lent said relief oon,a
only On. a.. Justly and efrecti Ua,a
the counties wher determination. s, of
Is required and secon uSn assistance
of each f amiIva of the needs eds
droutL governor will c ro.t a.
cbsirn n relief COMMITTEES ,,ne dase a
and inanship of a lead;nr a e: the
ana including a stata alng citizen
Cross rosa, leading Banker ai'9rai
resentati presentatiye, a railway 1 rsn
otS sentatlve, and such farmarss rep,
T ne as the situation NAV ras ana
sofa tnese committees, the Pre eddire.
Se1;se will take general charge een ne
IT,. measures within the states VI
ment follows: s'ate-
we nave canvassed the ;,foz
s,Un secured by state and nationa,
u.veys as to drouth condit;ons
WINE WINE the extent of the dauans
cannot yet be determined IL &c
certain that there are at Ie.st oEo
most acutely affected
~nere some degree of relief must
De provided. 1t was the view of tho
conference that the burden of ef-
fective organization to meet the
situation over the winter in the
acutely affected counties rests
primarily on the counties and the
states themselves, supplemented by
such cooperation and assistance as
may be found necessary on the
part of the federal government.
The objective of such relief is:
(A To assist families over the
winter who are deprived of means
Of support through failure of their
crops. ...
OBJ to prevent unnecessary sac
rifice of livestock.
CO. Protection to public health.
This is to be accomplished by:
CAY Placing of loans privately or
where necessary with assistance of
state. or national agencies.
(B) Red Cross Assistance
CO., Employment.
,(D) Reduced railway rates for
food, feed and livestock to the
distressed districts.
This relief can be achieved Justly
and effectively only on first, a de-
Of the counties where
such assistance is required, and
second, on an accurate determina-
lion Of the needs Of each family.
In order that such determinations
nay be made and assistance sup
piled as each case may require,
he following organization is agreed
On: "
1. Each governor who con-
siders that situation requiring
relief exists within his
state shall create a drouth relief
under the craftsmanship
If a leading citizen, and embrac-
ng in it's membership a state ag-
'icultural official. leading banker,
/ Red Cross representative, a rail-
way representative, and such farm
RS and others as the situation may
'equire. This committee to take
charge Of relief measures
within the state.
2. The state committee to deter
nine the drouth counties where
here is need for organized relief
md to organizes committee in
'ach such county likewise under
he Craftsmanship of a leading cit
zen and embracing the county ag-
icultural agent, a leading banker,
ounty Red Cross leader, farmers
nd others.
8. The county committees will
eceive individual applications for
elief and recommend the method
f treatment, and coordinate the
'arious agencies in service thereto
" way Of loans, Red Cross assis-
ance, employment, etc. The state
ommittees, in cooperation with
he county committees, to deter
nine which counties are in need
'eyond the resources Of the people
# the county and in what direc-
ion, i. e. whether loans are re-
Luired beyond the ability of the
ocal banks, or Red Cross assis-
ance beyond the resources of the
ounty chapter; what quantities of
IMPORTS of feed or, food are re-
luired, etc. The state committee
o cooperate with national agen-
les if these requirements are be-
,ond the state resources.
4. The President will !, set up
committee comprising represen-
atives of the department Of agri-
culture, the federal farm board, the
ederal farm loan board, the Req
cross, the American Railway as
ociation, the public health service.
This committee, through it's chair
nan, will coordinate national &C