Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-08-22
U.S.CONTROLSGRA|N
PRESIDENT IN PROCLAMATION
PUTS WHEAT AND RYE
UNDER LICENSE.
MUST HAVE PERMIT SEPT. |
$50 10000 Corporation Formed to
Purchase the Entire Crop of 1917,
II Necessary to MaintsIn
Fair Prices.

Washington, Aug. 17-Authority for
putting into effect Herbert c. Hoover's
food control program, as applied to
grain, was given In a proclamation Is
sued by President Wilson.
Predicated on the food and fuel act
the proclamation gives the food admin
istration power 10 license the storage
and distribution of wheat and rye and
the manufacture, storage and distribu-
ton of al products derived therefrom.
After reciting authority under which
the president acts and declaring exist
ence of the war makes 1t necessary,
the proclamation reads:
Now, therefore, /, Woodrow Wilson,
president of the United States of
American. by virtue of the powers con-
ferred upon me by said act of congress,
hereby find and determine and by this
proclamation do announce that 1t is
essential, IN order to carry into effect
the purpose of said act, to license the
storage and distribution Of wheat and
rye and the manufacture. storage and
distribution Of all products derived
therefrom TO the extent hereinafter
specified
All persons, firms corporations and
associations engaged In the business OF
either storing or distributing wheat or
rye. as owners, Iessees or operators OF
warehouses or elevators, and all per
sons, firms, corporations and associa-
tions engaged In the business of manu-
featuring any products derived from
wheat or rye Except those operating
mills and manufacturing plants OF
daily capacity Of 100 barrels or less,
and farmers and cooperative associa-
tons OF farmer), are hereby required
10 secure. on or before september /.
1917, Il license, which will be issued
under such rules and regulations gov
erning the conduct of the business as
may be prescribed.
Applications for licenses must be
made to the United States food admin
istrator, Washington, y. c., upon forms
prepared by him for that purpose.
Any person. firm, corporation or as
ISOLATION, other than those hereinbe-
fore excepted, who shall engage in or
carry on the business Of either storing
or distributing wheat or rye as owners,
Iessees or operators of warehouses or
elevators. or manufacturing any prod
acts derived from wheat or rye, after
September !. 1917, without first secur-
ing such licenses. will be liable to the
penalties prescribed by said act Of con
gress
Prior 10 issuance Of the proclama-
ton announcement was made at the
food administration headquarters of
the personnel of the boards which will
fix prices and attend 70 the purchase
of grains.
Determination to form 100000 GEO
food administration grain corporation
to purchase the entire 1917 crop. il
need be 10 maintain fair prices. also
was announced.
simultaneously with these annouce-
meiRs, representatives Of the grain
trades met at the office of the food
ADMINISTRATION AMI adopted resolutions
pledgiug their aid TO any rules laid
down by Mr. Hoover.
The price-hxing committee contains
IN its personnel representatives, of the
producers and the consumers. The
men are business men. farmers and
representatives Of organized labor.
The personnel of the commission
follows
Henry A. Garfield president Of VIII
liams college. chairman Charles j.
Barrett Of Union City. Ca. president
Of the Farmers union: William f.
Doak Roanoke, Va. vice president Of
the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men; Eugene E. Funk Bloomington,
H.. president Of the National Corn as
ISOLATION: Edward f. Ladd Fargo y.
D., president Of the North Dakotn Ag-
ricultural college; r. Goodwin Rhett.
Charleston s. c., president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States j. W Shorthill. York, Neb..
secretary national council OF Farmers
Cooperative association James W
Sullivan Brooklyn n Y. of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor; l.. J. Tabor,
Huntsville, O., master of the Ohio
State Grange.
The grain corporation will he put
under the grain division OF the food
administration and its executive Off
GERS ,cill be the same as rhe officers
Of this division, whose names were an
Hcunced as follows:
Herbert Hoover chairman; Julius
Barnes, Dgiuth MIMI president:
Gates W. 'McCarrah. New York. treas
urcr F. G. Cowellr Kansas City.
vice president Edward Chambers.
Chicago. transportation director; Cur
tis y I5ndley san Francisco. counsel
J. W ShCrthill York. Neh.. secretary.
Loan May Pay ! Per cent