The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-10
WITH A BUCKEYE
IN CONGRESS
BY clsrencs J. Brown,
Member Of Congress. Seventh Ohio District

total expenditure of between two
and three hundred million dollars
will be necessary for completion of
the work. Again an attempt Of the
Republican minority to call halt to
New deai spending has met with
failure.
Many business men have been
giving heavy sighs Of relief during
the past few days as result of
statements made by two cabinet Of
ficers last week Others are rather
keeping their fingers crossed, remem-
bering that somewhat similar state
ments in the past bore but little ac-
tual fruit. However, there is bet
ter feeling generally in the business
world since Secretary Of the Treas
ury Morgenthau announced that
there would be no new taxes levied
| by the Federal government this year
and that there would be an attempt
t to tighten some Of the burdens re-
| sulting from present tax laws. Secre-
tary Of Commerce Hopkins, IN a
speech, pledged cooperation Of his
department and Of the Administra-
ton generally with business enter
| prises of the country. In almost SO
many words he stated that the Adj
! ministration was now putting recoy-
cry ahead Of reform and that busi-
ness and industry in the United
| States need have no further fear of
governmental punishment least
| for the present
The Committees on Agriculture
of both the House and Senate have
/ been giving much study and atten-
ton to various propos d bills for the
relief and stabilization of agricul
ture, especially those measures con-
| tanning .cost of production" pro-
visions and for fixing prices on agri-
cultural commodities sold in the
American market. Many farm or
ganization leaders, agriculturalists,
and just plain tillers of the soil, have
| been participating in the hearings,
It is whispered about that the adj
ministration is opposed to such pro-
posals and will attempt to continue
the resent agricultural laws in effect,
with d few amendments to overcome
! some of the present opposition.
However a large block of Senators
and Representative from the agri-
| cultural states of the Middle West
are preparing to force the battle on
the Floor of The House and Senate
] if sufficient votes can be mustered.
Not SO many years ago Ohioans
| attended county fairs and gasped
with excitement as they watched
the current daredevil Professor
| make balloon ascension as the
featured event of the week. Then a
little later two bicycle machinists-
the Wright brothers from Dayton
builded and flew a heavier-than-ai
flying machine-the first airplane
Last Friday great ship of the air,
TO carry seventy-four passengers,
settled easily on the waters of the
Naval Air Station in Washington,
and was christened by Mrs. Roose-
velt, who broke over her bow
bottle containing water from the
seven seas. Saturday and Sunday
| members Of Congress and others,
whose official work brings them in
close contact with aviation matters,
were guests aboard the great four
motored ship. Among those so
/, honored were Congressman and Mrs.
Clarence j. Brown of the Seventh
, Ohio District. Within a short time
the Yankee Clipper will make regu-
lar Transatlantic trips, and is soon
to be joined by sister ships in the
new American Merchants Marine of
the Air.