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tion period or the marketing agreement, if, and when, and as condi-
tions justiffied, such marketing agreements.

Mr. PurnEeLL. Of course, it is a matter of opinion as to how long
it would take the board to find itself, and to acquaint itself with its
duties and to learn, its job. My guess is no better than yours or
anybody else’s, but I think it would take nearer three years than one.
Now the point I am getting at, Mr. Gray, and I want to preface it
by saying this Agricultural Committee is composed of men who are
at heart vitally interested in the solution of this problem.

Mr. Gray. I have no doubt of that.

Mr. PurneLL. We are not thinking about a thing else in the world,
and we have not been for the last seven years, but finding some real,
honest-to-God farm relief. During that time all of us have welcomed
the advice and suggestions of your organization, as well as these
other groups that have come here. And so I resent any suggestion
that may be made by anybody on the outside that any member of
this committee is acting in bad faith and not in an honest effort to
find the solution here, if he even suggests considering a compromise.
He may find himself in disagreement with some of those with whom
he has been in agreement all these years. If we can not have honest
differences of opinion in trying to solve a problem as comprehensive
as this, no man has a right to a seat around this table, and you
gentlemen, none of you, have a right to represent the organizations
you do represent. Now is not that a fair statement?

Mr. Gray. That is a fair statement; but still that does not remove
from the farm organizations under the conditions I mentioned when
[ answered Congressman Andresen, the responsibility which lies on
them, and the resonsibility which lies around this table, under certain
conditions, for actions being taken either by the farm groups or this

e.

Mr. PurNELL. I would be very happy indeed if we could send the
original McNary-Haugen bill down to the other end of the avenue
fits day and get the signature of the President to it, but it can not
2 done, and we might just as well meet a practical proposition
when we see 1t in the road. My reason for asking you the question
[ did awhile ago is this. °
pony Pecording to your statement, Mr. Gray, it would take this

: east one year—and in my judgment three years—before it
could start, to know its job and begin to function, and if, as you have
stated to me privately and as you have stated here before this com-
mittee publicly, this bill has been so drafted as to make it possible to
SA hope that we might not even have to call HE the
equa 1zation fee, that we might stabilize these prices by the estab-
1shment of the board and this revolving fund, setting up these condi-
tions, which must be found to exist what objectio San fer t
this committee for not establishin b ating revolving
fund. lettine ablishing a board, creating a revolving
Conc toting bar Joni their job, whether it takes one year or three
I believe in now ond lan foe teh Wo belive fn, 24 Wie
aroun I : ] ght lor on the 1loor of the House an

Who ples and which I have asked the President to sign?
zetting the board, saying ar Botting something, making a start,
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