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The Governor says that I do not have to be introduced to an Indiana crowd. That is alright. In fact, as I remember it two years ago, when I came through Gary and also Garrett, it was pretty late at night and I think I had gone to bed and I did not see anybody.

I am going on out, as you know, further West, into the Northwest, to see some of the worst of the drought conditions.

I must say this as a Hudson River farmer that I have been looking at corn in Indiana today and I think our corn on the Hudson River is a little better than yours, this year. I think it will be this year only because generally you raise better corn than we do.

I am, of course, very much disturbed about those parts of the country that have had practically a total crop failure and that is why I am going out to look at it and get information at first hand.

It is good to see you. Good-bye. (Prolonged applause)