Evening star., 1940-09-26
GranaryP|an Works,
Wallace Says, in His
Major Farm Talk
Cites So, 100000
Farm Cash Income
In Topeka Address
By the Associated Press.


TOPEKA, Kans., Sept. 26-"The
ever normal granarv program is
working The Nations farm cash
income has risen from s4,T00 00oo0
in 1882 to 100000 600 in 1940.'
Henry A. Wallace told a political
rally last night
Take the experience Of corn and
hog producers, for example" he said
without the corn loan. prices
would have been less than 25 cents
tper bushen last year. Hog supplies
are being brought into line with
markets by the corn loan and corn
acreage allotments and the price of
hogs on the farm in recent weeks
has averaged nearly ST hundred.
The corn loan assures co-Operat-
ing farmers of a loan value on their
corn which this fall is likely to be
81 cents bushel.'
Mr.. Wallace made the major farm
address of his 7O0O-mile Western
campaign swing in the same city
where he said President Roosevelt
'really converted me" to his policies
Price Co!lanSr Recalled.
That was in 1882 Mr. Wallace.
then a nationally known farm editor.
came from Des MolneS to hear Presi-
dent Roosevelt deliver the major
agricultural address of his first cam
paign. He later became the Presi-
dents Secretary of Agriculture and,
last July. his running mate for Vice
President.
Mr.. Wallace recalled the collapse
of World War-boomed farm prices
and said:
I'VE remember how discouraged
We were when these prices failed to
rise again. -" We remember how
farmers organized and appealed for
help from Washington, and the cold
shoulder they got from the interests
that ruled the Republican admins
trations then in power. For II dis
heartening years you hung on
grimly.
Then in 1892. there was a voice
of cheer-the voice of Franklin D.
Roosevelt. You found in Roosevelt
a man = with courage to balance
up the scales in your behalf.
Calls President "Friendly."
"Now you have the sympathetic
and understanding help of friendly
President, a friendly Department OF
Agriculture, a friendly Congress ana
q Just Supreme Court"
He said the farm program is an
i,, optiNY1''
and added:
"One of the strongest reasons for
the success and permanence of the
Triple-A program, for example, Is
the fact that local administration
is in the hands of committees that
are elected by the farmers them
selves"
Mr.. Wallaces address concluded
a busy day campaigning through
Northwest Missouri, a noon ad-
dress at Shenandoah, Iowa, and e
trip back through Northeast Kansas.
Today he goes into Southeast
Kansas. with a noon address at
Wichita, Northern Oklahoma and
Western Kansas.
Mr.. Wallace. tired but unruff1ed
by his stumping, flashed his shy
grin for intervieWers.
Says He's Having Fun"
I'm having fun.
ITS interesting so far-but they
are keeping me on the move
He said his 7000-mile tour from
the corn belt States to the West
Coast is the most strenuous he
ever has taken.
It's his first major campaign for
public Office.
I'm keeping late hours, but I
still awaken early"
Accustomed to frequent walks be-
tween apartment and office in the
Nations Capital, the former cabi-
net member now gets in his leg
work striding across speakers plat
forms, hurrying to meet radio
schedules and moving about re-
Ception halls.
Today's itinerary calls for $50
miles of rail and auto travel. He
was scheduled to leave at 9:25 a m.
by train. Platform talks were to
be made at Emporia, Peabody and
Newton before the train reached
Wichita.
After addressing a rally at the
Wichita forum the nominee had