The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-12
CONFERENCE HERE
LAYS GROUNDWORK
FOR Big PROGRAM
Hopkins Ready to Act as Soon
as $525, 600, 600 Becomes
Available
ASSISTANTS TAKE FIELD
Inspect Conditions in Bismarck
District After Talk With
State Officials
ASSISTANTS TAKE FIELD

SI0Io VII0CI0J9
Jacob Baker, assistant recovery ad-
ministrator, Washington, d. c., will
arrive In Bismarck the latter part Of
the week to confer with state officials
and field representatives OF the fed
eral emergency relief administration
on the plan Of work relief to be in
augurated in North Dakota as soon
as congress has formally approved the
presidents request for . $s25, 900 900
appropriation.
Without waiting for action by con-
gress, Harry L. Hopkins, relief adj
ministrator, ordered his staff Of as
ststants into the field to secure first
hand information Of conditions and
formulate definite ideas on ways and
means Of meeting the problems In the
drouth section.
AT conference here Monday, the
federal coordinators worked with state
officials ION the general trend the
drouth program will take in North
Dakota" E. A. Wilson, assistant state
administrator, said.
Confer Here Monday
In attendance were Arthur Gold
schmidt, coordinator; Paul Taylor,
research expert: and William s. Ford,
regional engineer. all representing
the federal recovery administrative
washington, D. c.: Howard E. Simp-
son, state geclogist: Dean H. Z. wal
ster. North Dakota Agricultural coll
lege; Kenneth McGregor, member Of
the state cattle buying committee; r.
Q. Carte. federal field examiner and
auditor; John E. williams, executive
secretary Of the state relief admin
istration; r. B. Cummins, state NRA
director; Pearl Salsberry, director Of
state field work; N. T. Findahl, Me.
dora, member Of the state cattle buy
ing committee: Harris Robinson and
Ruben stee, federal emergency relief
engineers.
Dean Walster explained work which
has been done in land classification
in the counties Of Mckenzie, Morton
and Billings. From the information
he furnished is expected to be form.
ed some definite plan for land util-
ization.
DR.. Simpson of the University Of
North Dakota discussed water con-
servation, the possibilities Of the Mis-
souri, river diversion project and Of
smaller dam projects on individual
farms.
Others Present Views
The state relief officials contribute
ed information regarding their res
pective phases Of administering relief
in the state.
On the basis Of information fur
nished them at the conference. the
federal recovery coordinators Tues
day Travelled into the field to get q
personal picture Of the conditions
existing In the immediate vicinity OF
Bismarck.
Hopkins idea apparently" Wilson
said. us to be ready to act Is soon
as the appropriation bill is passed"
In his request for the $525 900, 900
appropriation. President Roosevelt
subsequently asked freedom for the
administration to spend the money
Is ~ 6SSS ILL.,
He detailed the proposed expendi-
lures In the drouth area Is follows:
l. $125.000,O00 for special work
program and human relief.
2. $75, 000, 900 for livestock pur-
chase in addition to the funds al
ready available under the Jones'
Connally act.
3. $loo.ooo.ooo for shipping, pro-
cessing and relief distribution Of
purchased cattle.
4. $50,O00.000 for emergency ac-
QUESTION Of submarginal farms and !
assistance In relocating destitute
farm families.
5. $50O00,00o for work camps to
afford employment in the drouth area
for young men. principally from cities
and towns.
6. s25.Oooyooo for purchase Of seed
for 1885 paintings, and for loans to
get seed into farmers hands.
Seed Being Distributed
Distribution Of seed for forage, fur
nished by the federal government,
got under way In Burleigh county
Saturday through the county relief
office. The government Is furnish.
ing millet, cane and corn seed for
. maximum planting Of 20 acres per
farm. Thousands Of pounds Of the
forage seed have been consigned to
distributing points at Bismarck, ster-
ling and Wing. Mrs. Grace Clenden-
ing, county relief worker, said. APP
plicationS Of farmers are being re.
ceived at the office In the Memorial
building, Bismarck, or through field
workers In the respective commune
tiles Of the county.