The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-02
TUGWELLPR0CEEDS
| ON way TO COAST
AFTER n. D. TOUR
Compliments Work Being Done
With Grasses at Great
Plains Station
FAvoRs DIVERSION PROJECT
Findings May Fit in With Drouth
Relief Program Underway
in'State

Rexford q. Tugwell. undersecretary
Of agriculture, Monday was speeding
toward the west coast In his private
railroad car. after completing his two
day tour Of North Dakota.
Refusing to make any statements
regarding hts conclusions reached
after an inspection Of the proposed
Missouri river diversion project. Tug
well, however. 1t was learned from
Senator Lynn ]. Frazier, Is favorably
inclined toward the project.
Tugwel complimented work being
done at the Northern Great Plains
experimental station at Mandan.
They're doing great Job there" he
remarked. He paid officials at the
station . tribute for their labor In
experimental grass work
Accompanied by Knowles Ryerson,
chief Of the bureau Of plant indus
try, and Lee Strong, chief Of the bu.
reau Of entomology, Tugwell inspect
ed the experimental station in q tour
that lasted for several hours. In his
party also were Senator Frazier and
c. C.. Talbot, president Of the North
Dakota Farmers Union.
Refuses TO Make Statement
Tugweu replied the weather was
nice" when he was asked directly
about his opinion Of the diversion
project. Asked for Q comparison OF
cr0uth conditions as he found them
IA North Dakota and South Dakota,
1ugwel had no reply.
He and his party expect to halt at
Livingston, Mont, where they will be
net BY forestry scientists, who are to
take him on tour Of blistered forests.
No definite schedule has been ar
ranged, although eventually Tugwell
said he expected to reach Washing
ton, then move down the west coast
into California. If we are not called
back to Washington before then"
The undersecretary Of agriculture
completed his inspection Of the re-
servoir system and dam site of the
Missouri river diversion project at Big
Bend, Missouri river, near Coleharbor
Sunday.
Tugwells visit to North Dakota was
to observe drouth conditions and get
an idea Of how relief expenditures,
which will mount to millions in the
state before another crop is harvest
ed, may fit into the plan for the Mis-
souri, river development. He will re-
port his conclusions to Relief Director
Harry Hopkins and President Roose-
welt.
His visit to North Dakota was the
result Of action by the Missouri River
Diversion associations special dele
CATION which spent two days in
washington before the adjournment
Of congress.
N. D. Senators In Party
In DR.. Tugwells party, which was
entertained at luncheon in Devils
Lake, were u. s. Senators Ger.
aid p. Nye and Lynn Frazier, and
Congressman william Lemke Of
North Dakota, G. G. Talbot and Wal
ter Maddox Of the state AAA adj
ministration, and DR.. E. N. Bress-
man, his assistant. There were no
speeches, but the secretary was well
coined to Devils Lake In brief adj
dress by 6ivert Thompson, president
Of the Missouri River Diversion as
ISOLATION.
Secretary Tuswell talked with q.
F. Lamb Of Michigan, regarding the
processing tax feature Of the AAA
plan. He declared that opposition to
It Is coming from interests who feel
they are unduly penalized and ex-
pressed the belief that when grain
growers understand the measure,
those who are now opposing 1t viii
realize 1t Il the most liberal action
ever taken In behalf Of the Rrain-
growing farmer.
Addressing . small group Of North
Dakota farm leaders and state and
federal officials in Fargo Saturday
night, Tugwell keynoted the attitude
Of the administration 6 I'VE don't
think we're 90 smart. What we are
trying to do Is to find out what you
people out here on the farms want.
Our Job Is to see II Ne can give it to
you" This was taken 6 Z direct
thrust ct the "brain trust" idea.
Predicts AAA Crisis
Predicting that Z crisis Is approach
Ing Ia the adjustment program. Tug.
well said It may cotle sbon and that
forces already are gathering for the
attack. This Was the same warning
- was Issued In recent address ct
Bismarck by Secretary wallace.
Making It clear that the government
Is not enamored Of the present farm
control system and that Secretary
Wallace Is fundamentally opposed to
restriction Of control. Tugwell COM
mented that the administration had
to attack the farm problem some.
where and that the present plan was
adopted. It ct least has the merit Of
being IN operation, he said, whereas
any new plan would have to be sub
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TIGERS heat DEVILS LAKE