HOOVER’S PLEDGE.

Grey River Argus, 23 August 1928, Page 5

HOOVER’S PLEDGE.

“AMERICA’S GREATEST ECONOMIC PROBLEM- ’’ (Received August 22 at 10.10 p.m.) . NEW YORK, August 22. In the second address of his campaign, Mr Hoover, speaking at West Branch, lowa, pledged the farmers of the country that if .elected, he would call upon the leaders of agricultural thought to join in a seach for a common ground upon which .to act in solving what he regarded as the greatest economic problem in America. He omitted reference to the increased tariffs on farm products, but elaborated upon Federal financial aid to farmerowned co-operations to dispose of crop surpluses, ar.d the development waterways. _