The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-08-14
Governors Meeting
With Hoover Today
While Rain Falls
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federal aid for state highways be ap-
protioned on Sept. / rather than
January 1, 1891.
The total appropriated for federal
aid for highways for the fiscal year
1882 at the last session of congress
was $25, 900, 900.
If this amount could be placed in
the hands OF the states, together with
the state appropriations Governor
Caulfield said it would aid toward re-
lieving farmers In the driest areas
He added, he had urged his state
highway commission to speed up work
on roads to furnish relief through en-
ployment.
The Missouri executive, q friend Of
Secretary Hyde for many years, ex-
pressed confidence that the confer
ence will result in an organization
that will 60 a long way toward .
lieving the drought situation"
IN any plan for relief Caulfield said
Missouri can spend "a good deal Of
its own money in that direction" The
governor added any read human dis
tress can be taken are of locally"
Caulfield said all Missouri was In
the drought area, but the sections
where crops were entirely destroyed
was limited. Recent rains, he added,
have stopped further damage. While
In the city Governor Caulfield will be
the guest Of Secretary Hyde.
A tinge of optimism entered their
deliberations as the reports of good
rains in some sections of the dry belt
aid forecasts of showers in others
came from the weather bureau.
From the conference, scheduled for
2:30 o'clock this afternoon to per-
NIT full attendance by late arrivals,
are expected to come definite relief
plans and an organization for carry
ing these into effect.
Come in Person.
Attending in person were Governors
Henry S. Caulfield, of Missouri; Louis
l.. Emerson. Illinois; Harry s. Leslie,
Indiana; Myers Y. Cooper, Ohio; Will
liam @. Conley, West Virginia; John
G. Pollard, Virginia; John e. Erick-
son, Montana; Clyde M. Reed, Kan
sas; John Hammill, Iowa, ana Arthur
j. Weaver Of Nebraska. Governor
Sampson of Kentucky sent Senator
Robson as his representative; Cover
nor Parnell or Arkansas, had Harvey
T. Harrison, Little Rock attorney. and
r. Roy Field, assistant director of
extension of the University OF Arkan-
sas, attend for his state.
President Hoover arranged to first
give the executive q summary of the
exhaustive surveys OF tho drought
areas which have been conducted
under his direction during the past
two weeks. Then the opinions of the
state heads themselves. and their rec
concentrations were sought. Chair
man Legge Of the farm board and
Chairman Bestor of the federal farm
loan board also had q place In the
deliberations, while heads OF large
farm organizations have been sum-
moned to meet with the president to-
morrow.
Reduce Rail Rates
AS the governors gathered, the first
large scale relief measure already was
under way. Railroads were extending
SO per cent freight rate reductions to
farmers in more than 800 counties in
eight states, selected by SECRETARY
Hyde as the ones most in need of i'm
The states named were Virginia,
West Virginia, MARYLAND. Ohio. In
diana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Pennsylvania.
The rates applied on feed shipped
in and on cattle shipped to grazing
grounds but not to market. A fur
ther list Of counties to cover the en-
tire are in need was being compiled
by the agriculture chief.
On guard against food Iprofiteering
as a result Of the drought, the agri-
culture department undertook to put
into effect today or tomorrow q sys-
tenn by which the consumer will have
full information on the quantities Of
vegetables and fruit available at the
principal markets. Daily reports will
be issued giving the carload receipts
at each point. They will continue
throughout the drought period.
To this measure Secretary Hyde
added his word there was no reason
for any Jump in food costs as a bounti-
full supply W on hand and the
shortage lay only in cattle feed. He
advised housewives against enc0urag-
ing higher prices " boarding.