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Show Early Arrivals for Agrarian Conference near wygfo n " r" - mm , -,wi-tti r I 1 I 1 L , , I f ' v f I .... jr'r" (---- 1 ..... . "V V -T4 y 'f H V il r, . , 1 FARM SECURITY I.EADr.KS CONFER IN SALT LAKE CITY C. B. Baldwin, left; C. O. Slott and Jonathan Carat discuas economic 'Back to Farm' Move's Wisdom Scouted by Federal Official It l erroneous to theorize that "bck to the farm" movement if helpful In time of economic depression, because agriculture cannot can-not bear the load, Jonathan Cant, San Francisco, regional director (or the farm security administration in the federal department of s-riculture. ssid in Salt Lake City Wednesday. In this statement he was supported support-ed by C. B. Baldwin. Washington. f. c, assistant administrator of farm security, both of whom were here for a conference of directors from th 11 wsstern state, to open Thursday morning In the Hotel Utah, probably for two day. Mr. Baldwin expreased th opinion opin-ion that virtually all th available productive land has been taken up. He aald that th "back to th farm" movement wa not a strong a It waa three year ago. He would not venture an opinion as to whether a special session of congrea would be called and more agricultural legislation leg-islation considered Expected to arrive Wednesday night or Thursday is M. L. Wilson. Washington, D. C, undersecretary of agriculture. At the conference star extension directors will report and aid In drafting policy. Wednesday those here, accompanied by C. O. Scott, state director, toured Salt Lake and Weber counties to Inspect the cooperative co-operative purchasing plan ef the administration. Mr. Baldwin said that sine 136 In Utah $600 rehabilitation loana had been mad te farmers, totaling $4.-390.000, $4.-390.000, of which $730,000 has been repaid. The farm sscurity program is successor to the farm resettlement work and credit is extended to farmer farm-er who otherwiae would be unable to obtain It. This I th first attempt at supervised su-pervised credit." Mr. Baldwin said. "On my tour I have noticed that the farmer are feeling better and their income speaks for ItaeM." Mr. Carat said that of M.O0O0OO loaned te farmer of California. Nevada, Ne-vada, Utah and Arlsona, about $1,-S3J.0O0 $1,-S3J.0O0 had been repaid. |