The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-11-05
Mr.. HoovER's RECORD
Interesting Facts About the Amer-
can Food Dictator.


that he would like to be an engi-
neer, because he thought he would
be good one. His early idea was
right
Mr. Hoover graduated from Leland
Stanford University in California in
1895. One of his first jobs was with
the United States Geological Survey.
He did considerable prospecting and
developing work in this country and
then jumped to Australia, where he
soon became one Of the engineers
upon whose "say-so' English CAPT
talists either invested or declined to
invest millions in mining PROPOSE
tions
From Australia, Mr.. Hoover trans
ferred his activities to China where
he was engineer of the Chinese I'm
perial Bureau of Mines. Under his
direction great deal OF exploring
was done in China, and preliminary
work looking to the development of
the mineral resources
The Boxer Rebellion found him in
Perkin, where he was one OF the big
figures in the defense of the city.
Following the Boxer Rebellion, Mr..
Hoover represented international
bond holders interested in the con-
struction of number OF great i'm
provement works in China.
Prior to the time he located in Lon
don, Mr.. Hoover was known princi-
pally among the members of his pro-
fession and among the men interest
ed in developing mining properties,
In London he acquired international
reputation, for there he became
managing director of mining compan-
les in practically every mining dis
trict in the world. A list of the COM
panies in which Mr. Hoover was In
terestel in one way or another would
fill C page.
When the war began, Mr.. Hoover
was one of those to whom Americans
stranded in London appealed. He
was 50 certain in getting results that
he was named Chairman of the
American Relief commission.
When the condition of the Belgians
attracted the attention of the civil
lized world, and it became certain
that unless something was done to
help them literally millions of Bel
gians would starve TO death. Mr..
Hoover was made, chairman OF the
commission named to supervise the
distribution of supplies sent to Bel
GUM
He got results. He organized a
distributing system that handled mil
lions OF tons of products without a
hitch He was 50 efficient that he
earned the grudging admiration OF
the Germans To efficiency Mr..
Hoover added fearlessness.
When the United States entered
the war, 1t became evident that there
could be intricate food problems to
solve. and that it was essential that
someone who has not only the conf
dence of the people OF The country,
but the confidence of the civil and
military leaders in Europe. should
represent the United States.
When President Wilson by execu-
tive order created the United States
Food Administration. he made .ir.
Hoover Food Administrator.
The United States Food Admins
tre hnar IN a
few months. but since its creation.
there has come into existence an Tx
port Board that determines the guam
titles of the various products that
are to be shipped to the Allies.
Mr. Hoover is fundamentally
democrat II is his view that in this
county it is possible to accomplish
things by agreement. The U, S. Food
Administration has at no time cham
pioned the view that consumption
should be regulated by law: that
bread tickets and meat tickets should
be Issued.
Mr.. Hoover with the avenues OF in
formation that he has at his com
mand says that IL the Allies are TO
continue in the war, they must have
added to their own stores OF wheat,
meat, sugar and fats. certain def
mite tonnage. This tonnage, he de.
clares, can be obtained only from the
U s.
The problem is such serious one
that Mr. Hoover believes every
American man, woman and child
ought to understand IT, at least as
far as its main outlines are con-
cerned. in order that the facts may
become common knowledge in the
American home.
Mr.. Hoover is one of the busiest
men in the world Few men in the
world have work more important
than his. II he fails wisely to ad-
minister the food resources of this
country. the Allies may fail in the
war Mr. Hoover says that he can
not administer the food supplies OF
the country wisely unless all of the
people help him.
In The Training Trenches
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