The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-08-21
HOOVER TihES Up
WHEAT PROBLEM
Names Committees to FIX Prices ana
Direct Distribution to Bring Down
Costs


for putting into effect Herbert T.
Hoover's food control program. as ap-
rIjad 10 grain. was given today IN
proclamation issued by President VII
son. Predicated on the food and fuei
act the proclamation of Mr.. Wilson
gives the food administration the pow
er to license the storage and dlstrloe-
ton of wheat and rye and the manu-
facture. storage and distribution OF all
PRODUCTS derived therefrom.
The proclamation. after recitlng ths
authority under which the president
acts declaring that the existence 1f
the war makes it necessary, reads:
Proclamation
"Now therefore, 1, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States q
America. by virtue of the powers con-
ferred upon me by said act OF con-
gress, hereby find and determine am
by this proclamation do announce that
q is essential in order to carry into
effect the purpose of said act, to IL
cense the storage and distribution OF
wheat and rye aDd the manufacture
storage and distribution of all prod
ucts derived therefrom to the extent
hereinafter specified.
Cali persons. firms. corporations
and associations ngaged in the busl-
ness of either storing or distributing
wheat or rye. as owners, lessees or
operators of warehouses or elevators
and all persons, firms, corporations
and associations engaged in the busl-
ness of manufacturing any product de-
rived from wheat or rye Except those
operating mills and manufacturing
plants of a daily capacity of 100 bar
rels or less, and farmers and co-ope--
rative associations of farmers) are
hereby required to secure on or be-
! fore September /, 1917. a license,
which license will be. issued under
such rules and regulations governing
the conduct of the business as may be
prescribed.
"Applications for license must be
made to the United States food admin
istrator, Washington, D. c. upon forms
prepared by him for that purpose.
Penalties
"Any person, firm, corporation or
association other than those hereinDe-
fore excepted, who shall engage in, or
carry on the business of either stoc-
ing or distributing wheat or rye as
owners, lessees or operators Of ware.
houses or elevators or manufacturing g
any products derived from wheat or
rye after September 1, 1917, without
i first securing such license will be liza
! BILE to the penalties prescribed by
; said act OF congress"
The Board
/ Prior to issuance of the proclama-
ton, announcement was made at the
] food administration headquarters of
the personnel of the board which will
fix the prices and attend to the pur,
chase of grains, the determination to
form a s5O,OOO,0OG food administra-
ton grain corporation to purchase
the entire 1917 crop, if need be, to
maintain fair prices also was an
nounced Incorporation papers will be
applied for tomorrow in Delaware.
I simultaneously with these an
nouncements, representatives of the
grain and elevator trades of the coun-
! try met at the Offices of the food ad-
ninstration and adopted resolutions
! pledging their aid and support to any
rules laid down by Mr.. Hoover. The
action of the grain men was charac-
! tSi lLeU ny MI f1OOFGI DIS luG iuOSL
wonderful piece of patriotism" he ha1
yet seen demonstrated
The Buying
The price-fxing committee contains
in its personnel representatives of the
! producers and the consumers.
The wheat purchasing division of
the food administration, which vii,
have control of the great grain corpo-
ration, is composed of the following:
Chairman, Herbert C. Hoover; presi-
dent. julius Barnes, Duluth, MINI !;
Treasurer, Gates W. McGarrah. presi-
dent Of the Mechanics and Metals
1;bank, New York city; vice president,
F G. Crowell, Kansas City, Mo-; trans
portation director, Edward Chambers,
d. Chicago, vice president Of the Santa
Fe railway; counsel, Judge Curtis Il
Lindley. San Francisco, and secretary