Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-05-24
FARMERS |ND0RSE
ADJUST. PROGRAM

Walla Walla, May 20-(SpeciaD
Farm organizations of Washing
| ton, Idaho and Oregon, represent
ing approximately 100000 North
west farmers at conference here
today, unanimously approved the
agricultural adjustment program,
urged passage of amendments now
pending in congress and sharply
censured special interests opposing
the present program. Three hun
dred delegates representing the
state Oranges, State Farm Bureau,
Farmers Union, North Pacific
Grain Growers, county wheat and
corn hog allotment committees
and many cooperative organiza-
lions were present.
eve are pleased to advise the
President and the Congress of the
United States that we believe a
fair administrative trial has been
made of the agricultural act and
that many of the hoped for results
have been attained" said the re-
solution unanimously adopted. Be
cause of the powerful campaign of
propaganda which is now being
waged against, this act by preda
tory interests for the purpose of un
due personal gain. and because a.
mendments are now pending in
congress to strengthen and clarity
the act, this conference Endorses
the act in general and the amend
ments to the act"
Features of the pending amend
ment particularly stressed in the
resolutions were the licensing and
marketing agreement provision
power of the Secretary to examine
books and records of professors
and handlers where necessary to
effectuate the purpose of the act,
provision that benefit payments for
basic commodities may be paid in
kind as we'll as in cash, provision
authorizing use Of processing taxes
for expansion Of foreign or do
nestle markets or both, and the
provision authorizing the secretary
to use receipts from custom duties
i to- encourage exports of basic ag-
ricultural commodities.
Every wheat grower in the coun-
try was urged by the resolutions
to cast a favorable vote at the
coming national wheat referen
dunn, May rs. as an expression o.
his faith in the AAA program and
as an indirect approval of pending
amendments. Amendments to the
adjustment act will play a vital
part in making the export Of NORTH
west surplus wheat possible thru
allowing the use of PROCESSING
taxes for both domestic and for
eign grain movements, it was
pointed out.
Twenty nine farmer leaders ad
dressed the meeting, vogorousl'
urging support of the program an
calling for militant defense hr
} farm groups against misleading
propaganda being launched agaips
the program and proposed amend
ments. Erwin E. King, Washineto-
State Grange master; Troy Lind
ley, president, WASHINGTON Stat
Farm Bureau; A. E. Olsen. Mort
Pacific Grain Growers director; F
j. Franz, president, Washington
Idaho Farmers Union; j. B. Ad
ans, former president, EASTER
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Brown, vice chairman of the Ore
gon State Board of Agriculture
and H. d. Walker, Commercial
Club Farmers Federation, spok'
FOR their respective organizations
Other speakers included allotmen
committeeman from the three stat
and cooperative organization re
representatives..
kilograms, resolutions and peti
lions from leaders and organiza
lions unable to be present at tn
Injecting were read urging supper
of the AAA program and pendin
amendments Among those sendin
kilograms were w. w. Deal, Idah
Estate Grange master; and Ray Gil
Oregon State Grange master.