Evening star., 1936-08-26
PRESIDENT SPEEDS
T0DR0UGNT AREA
Local Groups Watch as
Train Passes Through
Lakes States.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN
EN- ROUTE TO BISMARCK, N. Oak.
August 26.-President Roosevelt and
his official party Travelled through
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois without
pause today toward the capital OF
North Dakota for the first of a round
of drought conferences with Gov
ernors Of 16 States.
Local groups stood at stations along
the route hoping to get a glimpse OF
the Chief Executive riding in the
Pioneer, last car on the nine-car spe-
cial on the Baltimore & Ohio.
Rising late, the President could see
from his window the green hills and
farms apparently untouched by the
drought. His prime purpose in going
West Is to sound out sentiment of
Federal and State officials as to how
to guard against future prolonged dry
spells and duststorms.
Due at Noon Tomorrow.
His train was not due at Bismarck
until noon Central standard time)
tomorrow. Other Governor conferences
were planned at Pierre, S. OAK; st.
Paul, Mimi; La Crosse, Wis; Des
Moines. Iowa; Springfield, ILL.,, and
indianapolis. Ind.
The Des Moines meeting will bring
together the President and his Re-
publican opponent for the presidency,
Gov. ALI M. Landon of Kansas, as
well as the Governors of Iowa, Ne
braska, Oklahoma and Missouri.
The largest early morning crowd to
watch the Presidents special speed by
was at Akron, Ohio. The President
was at breakfast at the time.
The President made his first rear
platform appearance at Willard. Ohio,
where a crowd clapped until he came
out on the arm Of his son, Franklin,
jr. "How's everything going, all right?"
the President asked. I'm glad to see
you. Thank you for the flowers"
Passes Through Indiana.
En- route to Chicago, where a half
hour operating and transfer stop was
to be made at $3.50 pm. Central
standard time), the special went
through Fostoria. Deshler, Defiance.
Ohio; Garrett, Nappanee. Wellsboro
and Gary, Ind.
With the President were Secretary
Wallace. Harry L. Hopkins, w. P. A.
administrator; William /. Myers, gov
ernor of the Farm Credit Administra-
tion: Robert Fechner, director Of the
c. c. c.; Eugene S. Leggett, National
Emergency Council Alfred D. Sted-
man, A. A. A.; A. S. Goss. Farm Credit,
and Myron Mock, secretary to Hopkins.
The President expected to receive a
report tomorrow at Bismarck from the
Great Plains Drought Committee,
which has completed a motor expedi-
ton from Texas to North Dakota. He
is looking to the committee to formu-
late some long-range plan for COM
batting the drought.
Predicts Seed Loan Funds.
Before leaving Washington late last
night the Chief Executive predicted
Congress would appropriate money
for seed loans to farmers for 1887
crops.
Shortly before, William o. Fraser,
chairman of the Drought Cattle Com
mittee of the Agriculture Department,
predicted the Government would have
to increase purchases Of distress cattle
from the drought regions unless the
Fall brought good rains.
He said, too, decision might be
expected this week on whether the
Government will buy sheep from the
drought districts.
I'VE are apprehensive," he said,
that feeders will have used up too
much of their reserve forage to Win
ter the large cattle numbers which
will pour out Of the national forests
and mountain country in September
and October, and that it will be nec-
essary to step up Government pur-
chases if good Fall rains do not
occur"
NEAR TOURS END.