Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-09-17
Survey Of
Conditions
Made Here
Want Pres. Hoover to Call
Special Session at Eatly
Date

L. s. Senator Walsh and Whee-
lcr visited Sheridan county on
Sunday, making IA survey of the
drGuth situation in this part of
the state. They came here from
Sc0bey, and remained here until
Monday morning when they de-
parted by car for Culbertson and
points further south. They in
formed the Herald they have
been travelling about the state
for two weeks acquainting them
selves with the conditions.
An informal meeting of a number
of business men was held at the
Grand View Hotel, at which there
we're about forty present. The two
Senator's informed those present they
desired to learn the sentiment of this
community, and what message they
could take with them to Washington,
where they will shortly interview
President Hoover in an attempt to
obtain immediate relief of some
sort for the residents of this terri
tory.
Many matters were discussed, in
Guiding the live stock loans, taxes,
clothes for school children, Red Cross
work, fuel situation road building,
the dole, and the outlook for coming
years for the farmers of this vicinity.
The two senator's were told the two
most pressing matters at this time
were to obtain means to purchase
seed and feed or gasoline for tractors
tc enable the farmers to put in a
crop in 1882 and some means where
by our farmers and unemployed can
be allowed to do some road fork this
fall to help them through the coming
winter.
We were informed they would both
go to Washington shortly and use
their best efforts to obtain the APP
proval of President Hoover for these
two propositions, and to do away with
a lot of unnecessary red tape in hast
ening such work. They would lay the
situation before himsas clearly as
possible, and believed they would get
some mears Of relief allowed for
u farmers and unemployed.
They both admitted the situation
was serious but were inclined to be-
lieve that in many instances the re-
ports of conditions were over-exag
Grated, mentioning that adverse pub
licity by editors who painted the
darkest side. of the picture, had
helped to increase the depression
here. The gloomy view given by such
papers had contributed greatly to a
curtailment Of credit. That through
such stories the Federal Land Bank
did not appear able to obtain further
money from eastern investors in order
TO float loans for farmers throughout
this state. There are hundreds of
such applications for loans: loans
that are absolutely good, which can
not be made for the simple reason
of such black publicity about this
region. The people throughout the
east have been appraised of and act
ually believe this country has gone
to the everlasting bow-wows and re-
fuse to invest a dime here for that
reason. This prevents thousands of
farmers from financing themselves
without having to depend upon
charity.
The senators stressed the fact that
they would do all in their power 70
obtain help for the people here.
The Herald editor was told ner.
sonally that if it was at all possible
a special session of Congress would
be called as soon as possible, so that
these special, matters could be
Drought. up at that time instead of
awaiting the regular session in De-
cember when there will be 50 MANY
other measures brought up that re-
lief for our farmers and unemployed
may be side tracked for the time be-
ing.