Evening star., 1936-09-03

with activity and excitement as 1t
carried Mr.. Roosevelt across Eastern
Nebraska and Western Iowa for the
meeting with the Kansas Governor
and the heads of Iowa, Nebraska,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Minnesota and
Wisconsin State governments.
Although politics had been lad
journed" by the two major party
candidates for their epochial confer
ence on q post-convention emergency.
campaign observers were eager to
gauge the psychological If not tangible
effects the meeting may have be-
tween now and election. Some Of
them conceded in advance, however,
perhaps more emotion would be stirred
over social precedents and the like
than by any possible political re-
percussions.
Due In Des Moines at Noon.
Mr.. Roosevelt was due in the Iowa
capital around noon Central stand
ard time). He passed through Omaha.
Nebr, at $40 am. Central standard
time). He was to go directly to the
State House for a luncheon with the
seven Governors and Senators from
the same States.
The drought conferences. at which
the President was expected to sound
out the sentiment of each State on
methods of attacking future rainless
periods, were to follow.
They we're to be held separately
with Landon's coming second or third.
No speeches we're planned. The Presi-
dent declined before he left Washing
ton August Is on his swing through
the arid West to address a State fair
crowd there during his stay.
Before departing tonight for Han
nibal, Mo-. to dedicate bridge across
the Mississippi tomorrow morning,
the President was to dine with Gov.
Landon and the other Governors on
the Roosevelt train.
At North Platte, Nebr., last night
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke highly of "co-
operative boondoggling" for the second
time since he was renominated The
first was at Vermont dam project
early in August.
Addressing q crowd estimated by
secret service men at between 5000
and 10000 persons from his train,
the President referred to the p. w. A.
financed North Platte Valley public
power and irrigation project nearby as
q pretty good example of cooperative
boondoggling between your State and
the Federal Government"
"Co-operation" Lauded.
He said he was delighted" to hear
the project was 95 per cent complete
and added that it, with the States two
other projects, formed a splendid il
lustration Of what can be accomplished
by cooperation between the different
Government agencies"
He stressed the fact that the Federal
Government provided only go per
cent" of the cost and this gave work
to about 5000 persons.
He reiterated that he did not want
to "depopulate the West" but desired
only to make it q better and safer
place to live in."
The North Platte talk was the six
teenth he made in seven States since
he left Washington. He will return
there Sunday and that night deliver q
radio address giving his impressions of
the trip and making what has been
officially described as IAN important
announcement on Unemployment"
The President told q crowd at Jules
burg. Colo, that by proper land use"
and long-range planning I'VE can beat
this drought"
At Laramie Wyo., he asserted the
purchasing power of the country as q
whole has gone up a good deal" de-
spite the drought. He also spoke at
Cheyenne, Wyo.
The President left his train for an
hour at Julesburg and, with Gov. Ed
G. johnson and Mayor w. E. Law,
drove 26 miles over dust-covered roads
to the homes of three farmers who are
being assisted with Resettlement Ad-
ministration loans.
Rexford @. Tugwell. resettlement
administrator; Secretary Wallace and