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Show LOANS TO FARMERS WILL BE MADE DIRECT SAY3COMMI83IONER Tho Btdfo land boaM will not tol-ornto tol-ornto tho paymont of foes to parties vnIio act as Intormodlarlos between tho fnrmor nnd tho land board In ob-tnlnlng ob-tnlnlng lonns, John T. Oldroyd, stato Innd eommtsBloner, has announced Sovornl ensos have como to tho at-totlon at-totlon of tho offlco, Mr. Oldroyd do-rlarcd, do-rlarcd, whoro some porsona ropro-sontlng ropro-sontlng thomsolycs as friends of tlo offlco solicit among tho hard pressed farmers of tho stato to soek loans from tho land ollico. Thcao part!o3 olTer their aid and purported Inliu-onco Inliu-onco to hnvo tho loan rushed through providing thoy will receive a foe varying vary-ing from 2 to 5 and 10 per cent of tho loan. In no enso whoro such activities activi-ties nro brouglitfo tho attention of tho laud commissioner, will nny lonns bo grnutod. " Farmers desiring loans nro advised to appeal directly to tho land ofTlco If thoy need help rather than seok aid through tlicpo agents. In tomo cases Mr. Oldroyd doclnrcd that tho foes wora extortionate. Tho ngont, tho commlsiilonor said, appeals to tho offlco of-flco for blanks for filing loans, with which ho Is furnished. Theso blanks ho then fills In for omo fnrmor who hn3 consented to accept tho loan If thb other can inako It, nnd files thorn with tho land ollico. In tholr regular order they como up for action and aro cither passed or disapproved. In tho ovent they nro passed tho ngent then collects his commission from tho loan nnd tho fnrmor tlnds hlmsolf short chnngod. ' |