The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-08-22
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Public Works Body
Ready for Action
On State Program

real specifications must be modified.
Monday afternoons session was de-
voted to hearing on the Missouri
River diversion project.
Howard E. Simpson of the State
University gave the geological back
ground and figures on the recession
of the water level. Other speakers
stressed the necessity for the project
as means of meeting the need for
water and providing employment.
Up to Washington
In a statement to representatives
from various parts of North Dakota
and South Dakota who appeared be-
fore the committee advocating COM
pletion of the Missouri River project.
Doyle said that brief is to be SUBJ
mitted to the committee and after
action by them 1t will be sent to
Washington.
Everyone here is for the project
100 per cent" Doyle said. I'VE all
know the Importance of this project
to the state, but we must show the
people $500 and $500 miles from here
that it is essential that the federal
government spend some 60 million
dollars on this project or that this
entire territory will go back into a
desert. AS far as our committee Is
concerned we do not have the right
to spend go million dollars or six dol
lars. We can only recommend the
project to the authorities at Washing
ton. Action must come from there"
Sivert Thompson, Devils Lake,
stressed the point that the govern
ment wished to put money back into
the hands of the laboring classes and
that, while other states were able to
take advantage of the presidents tree
planting projects, North Dakota must
have water first.
Thompson said it would take about
three weeks to prepare the brief for
the state public works committee.
The technical part of the brief is to
be prepared by Chester A. Smith OF
the Burns and Mcdonald Engineer
ing Co., Kansas City Members OF
this firm were consulting engineers
on the Muscle Shoals project and had
part in the preparation of plans
for Boulder Dam, Thompson told the
conference.
Asks Fixed Prices
The committee, at the suggestion OF
Gov. LANCER, Monday sent telegram
to President Roosevelt asking that 8
minimum price for grains be esta-
blished in an effort to help the
farmer.
Calling attention to declines If
grain prices in the last month, ths
telegram sold: This spells ruin Il
farmers and businessmen of the
northwest, and most certainly if con
tinued will doom your recovery pro.
gram in the northwest"
I'VE urge" the telegram continued
shat under the great power granted
Secretary Wallace by the last con.
gress, that he give the farmers thu
same consideration as has been giver
other businesses :, and set a mini.
mum price of $l.25 bushel on wheat
81 on flax, IS cents on rye, 70 cent!
for barley and so cents for oats, al
at Minneapolis"
The message called attention t,
codes drawn for manufacturers ant
laboring men, adding that I'VE ash
that the farmer, who has been neg
lected for the last IL years. receiv.
similar treatment"
The board expressed appreciation
for public works funds allotted to Thu
state, and then concluded: But W,
cannot reiterate too strongly that i
seems to us that in your program
the farmer is going to be the forgot
ten man unless prompt and inlmed
late action Is taken to help him a
this time when his crops are read,
to 60 upon the market"
Text of Telegram
The telegram said:
This gathering, representing prac
tically every city and village of NORTH