Evening star., 1936-06-30
WALLACE LEAVES I
F0RDROUCHTAR AREA
Will Go TO Denver After Ad-
dress July z at Duluth,
MINI.

Secretary Wallace today left here 4,
for the Western drought area, where
$4,000 farm families are in distress.
His trip, most of which will be made
alone, will take him as far west as
Denver, through the baking Dakota5,
Montana and Wyoming, after a speech
at Duluth, MINI, July 2.
The decision to make the inspection
tour of the North Central drought area
was reached yesterday after a con-
ference with the administrations spe-
cial Drought Committee, which spent
most Of the day drafting a report for@
submission to President Roosevelt upon
his return today from Hyde Park.
Present with Wallace at the con-
ference with the committee were Rex1
ford G. Tugwell, resettlement admin
istrator; Daniel w Bell, director Of
the budget, and Aubrey Williams, rep
resenting the w P. A.
IL States Crops Blighted.
They head reports from Depart
ment of Agriculture field agents paint
ing dreary picture of the effects of
the long-continuing dry spell on the
great agricultural area stretching We +
ward from the Mississippi and bheht-
ing the crops of at least II States.
The committee determined to under
take at once a live stock feed survey
through the Bureau of Agricultural
Economics. which DR.. A. G. Black.
chief of the Bureau and a member Of
the Drought Committee. said he hoped
would be available by July 10. The
study will give particular attention not
only to the Northwest territory and
the Middle West but to the Southeast
ern States.
Committee members present when
this decision was made were Chairman
Jesse w. Tapp, assistant administrator
OF the A. A. A; C. w. Warburton. di-
rector of the Agricultural Extension
Service; Hugh H Bennett. chief Of the
Soil Conservation Service; w. F. CAL
lander, assistant administrator of the
A. A. A; Joseph L. Daley, assistant
administrator of the Resettlement Adj
ministration; Lawrence Westbrook.
chairman of the w. p. A. ADVISORY
Board, and Dr. Black. Joseph L.
Bailey, another member, was in Lin
coin, Nebr.
The committees proposed feed in
formation service would be similar to
the Live Stock Feed Agency estab-
lished in Kansas City during the 1884
drought. The agency would serve as
clearing house to supply drought 4
areas with information on the nest
source of feed supply for their par
ticular needs.
Only substantial and frequent rains
IN July and August can keep the pres
ent drought from becoming at least
comparable to that Of 1884, J. B. Kin
Ger of the Weather Bureau said TODAY,
Nearly everywhere between the Ap-
palachians and the Rockies rainfall
has been only about half normal since
the growing season started.
AlITime Records Set.
June, with just one day still to be
heard from, brought new all-time
records for dryness in several States
Kentucky. Tennessee. Louisiana, Mis-
souri,, Ohio and Illinois. The bad
effects Of the prolonged lack of rain.
Klncer said, have been intensified by
recent temperatures of 100 and higher.
As it received these statistics signi-
flying disaster. the Drought Committee
discussed means of financing relief
needs, the possibility of another Gov
ernment live stock-buying program
and methods for administering relief,
with unofficial estimates of the re-
quirements ranging between S50.00O.-
900 to sl00,000,000. 1t was indicated
that funds would be made available
by the w, P. A. and the Resettlement
Administration, which received $85,-
100000 under the new relief act.
Congress appropriated s520,000.oo0
for drought relief in 1884. $500, ,00o.0C
of which was used. Already the Gov
ernment has bought 10000 tons of
feed for stricken farmers, and relief
and resettlement officials are flaming
out all over the drought area to report
daily to Washington on requirements.