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Show FIRM LO! BOARD IS REMFORjUSISS Wilson Names George W. Norris as Executive Head; Organization Perfected. WASHINilTOX, Aug. 7. - Organlza I Ion of tlia new rami loan board, which la to administer the new rural credlta KyHtem, was perfected here today with the Induction Induc-tion into of lire, of It a four appointive mem be i m, t ho deslgnal Ion l.y 1 'resident Wilson of an executive, head and the selection se-lection of a fie. rei hi y. The board will meet again tomorrow to consider how It mav be best lo obtain Information on v hi idi to base Its IIi hI Import ant work, division of the country Inlo twelve land bank districts, wllh a federal land bank In cadi. I'lesldcnt Wilson named fJeorge W. NoitIh mm farm loan coinin lnslouer or execultvM hend of the board. The oath of olfb o wan administered to Mr. Norris Hnd i :. I-;. l.obde, Herbert "Jub k and W. K. A. Kmlth. t hn other appointive members, In the ofthe of Secretary Mi'-Aduo, Mi'-Aduo, wiio la ex officio a. member and chair mu i). M r. McAdoo made a brief speech, pointing out that the farm loan act una the lirst legislation to prov ide financial aid for farmern un long time and en ay terniM enacted hIiwo the Inundation of the government and declaring It ineunt more ptosperity tor the farmer and mote, In co f i sei p i e 1 1 c e, for e v e r y I a 1 y I se . At a short session alter ward, W. V. Khtnnagan of Montclair, N. .1., was chosen secn-tiiry of the hoard. Mr. I-iunnagan has been decretory of t He Joint coinmlM-Moii coinmlM-Moii which Investigated rural credits In Kurupe and drafted the present law. The boaid also illacussed the Intlner-ary Intlner-ary for Its trip to the I'acKh; coast and went over t lie a Pi d ha t Ions a nd rerom-mendutlnnH rerom-mendutlnnH "f forty cltb-s for federal loan bunks. No route for the trip was determined deter-mined on, but It la probanie t bat the bnurd will go west through the. northern Mates and return lo Washington through the south. I learlngH will be held In Washington also, but no dale has heen chosen f.,r them. Mr. Norris is one of the two Democratic members of the farm loan board. |