Show ICO I 9 FARM GRAM o ON TO GIVE SOW SOlVIE E RELIEF TO fARMERS Meyer and Mondell Sent To Aid Wheat Growers HEARS BLOC AIMS I Government To Lend All Its Efforts To Give Aid BY Br WILLIAM K it International News Vs S Service ITIce WASHINGTON Oct The 6 6 G Th ad- ad administration's administration's ad administration's ministrations ministration's farm relief program drafted by President ent Coolidge to afford atford American farmers a n temporary tem tem- temporary tem temporary I respite from crop losses a nag well under way nay ay tonight The president has two personal Eugene emissaries emissaries Me Meter er Jr and Frank W V directors of the war finance eor- eor cor corporation into into the tho northwest to plate the he program in practical operation It will 11 consist chiefly Chiefly ot of organizIng the tho farmers Into 00 co co z Sc J ln In an n t eliminate profIts and reduce the cost ot of mar marketing crops The Tha proposed will be bo gl given en financial support by the v ar ar finance corporation throuGh intermediate b banks ks BLOC S II The Tho executive e meanwhile ho has under consideration proposals of the congressional farm bloc for I bringing permanent economic so- so se security I to agriculture The Tho farm blocs bloc's program was v as explained to I hIm by Representative U r t J Dick Dick- Dick enson epson Republican of ot Iowa chair chair- chairman chairman man mon ot of o the house bloc The fa farm taim I m bloc recommended Government l-Government 1 Government credits for tor co- co coI cooperative co cooperative operative e marketing associations 2 2 Financial Financial help In buildIng I moro co operative eelI elevators and warehouses with Ith extension exten lon of bene benefits tits under the federal ware ware- warehouse warehouse rare rare- house act 3 3 3 Stimulation of diversified farming through governmental agencies Compulsory 4 4 Compulsory consolidation of railroads in order to reduce freight rates Repeal 6 B Repeal of the clause n the tho Esch Cummings s-Esch s act w ith re restoration of rate making PO ers to o the Interstate commerce CommIssion Dissolution G 6 Dissolution of the railway labor board Encouragement 7 7 of ot water ater transportation with proper approprIations appropriations for tor developing Inland and and- and Government 8 8 Government development dc of water power projects and cheap ot or electric power from projects such as aa Niagara Falls Fails Shoals and Boulder Dom llam Colorado TALKS T st J n Earlier In the tho day the presIdent conferred with Mondell and Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary Secretary tary of ot Agriculture Wallace giving ing final approval to the farm pro pro- program pan pro program gram The conference e last lasted 4 an hour and tonight Mondell was on hIs way to Chicago wh where re he hue will meet Managing Director Meyer of the war finance corporation i 1 Mon n- n d day Monday The presidents president's emissaries arles be- be beginning beginning be beginning ginning Monday will wll visit farmIng communities throughout tho the nest est particularly marketing centers centera to help organize co agencIes Their first efforts will bo be devoted forthe to organizing wheat farmers for the purpose of exporting their sur surplus sur- sur surplus plus wheat crops Both Doth Meyer and Mondell are arc commissioned by the president to urge local banker bankers to extend immediate immediato credits to the these e organizations with the understand understand- ing understanding that the tho war finance corpora corpora- tion corporation w will ill support tho the local bank banks by accepting local ocal securities and papers ns as collateral on federal loans Administration officials tonIght ero hopeful that enough enouch organizations can con be bo created within the few weeks to furnish sub substantial aid to the AUthe farmers during the winter AU All the governments government's farm agencies will operate co-operate In executing the admInistration program |