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FoF WHEAT CROP
Billion Dollar Bill Before Commit.
ees-Too Broad Says Gore-Okla-
homa Senator Declares He Will
Not Introduce it in Upper
House. " ..t,:

lNOt 1utroQuCe IL IN SPPcT -. sI..-
House.
Washington, Jan. 2s.-An admin
istration bill appropriating $780,
100000 to enable the government
to carry out it's guarantee to the
farmers Of price Of 1920 bushel
for the 1919 wheat crop. was trans
mitted to the chairmen Of the senate
and house agriculture committees
today by the food administration.
The measure which was drawn by
officials of the food administration
and the department Of agriculture,
was described by some senators as an
omnibus measure which would per-
NIT, the president to continue the
food administration in operation and
to eercise all Of the powers conferred
upon him by the food control act. :.
Senator Gore, chairman of the
senate committee, announced that he
would not introduce the measure in
the senate. Z, Z
"It is broader than, I think is nee
essary," he declared. ~ may take
it as basis for another bill, which
I may ltroduce."
:. Continuation of Control.
Under the bill as drawn govern
ment authority to control grain deal
ers, millers and elevators "by IL
cense or other like powers would be
continued and the president would
be authorized to "create an. agency
or agencies" to buy the 1913 and
1919 crops, "wheat products and 9th
er foodstuffs and feeds" at the guar
anteed prices, regulate, export and i'm
port wheat, require preferential rail
road service as long as the railroads
are under government control; con-
troll grain exchanges. and prohibit
trading upon. them "at such time or
times as may be deemed desirable OF
proper to meet market conditions and
competitive prices of foreign grown
wheat and to prescribe such rules and
regulations as may be deemed neces-
sary to protect, the government of the
United States from paying the guar
anteed aforesaid for any wheat other
than that covered by proclamation"
In addition the president through
the, agency he would designate could
also sell either domestically or by ex-
port wheat, wheat products or by-pro-
ducts> at a profit or loss Gas in the
judgment of such, agency may be
necessary" He also could lease, buy
or requisition storage space and pre-
scribe the terms to be paid for it.
In transmitting the measure to the
committee chairman, William A. Glas-
goe, Jr., chief counsel for the food ad-
m m,nietration wrote that the legis-
lation was requested Sin order to
maintain the guarantee in their in
tegrity to the farmer and save the
treasury of the United States from
loss if that be possible"
The department of agriculture has
requirements for Europe, including
Germany and Austria, would likely
exceed 100000 bushels this year
eff the total surpluses of other
countries are exhausted and Russia is
not relied upon for anything this
year." said the statement, "the Unit
ed States will be called upon to export
233 100000 bushels and would have
to carry over into the next year fol
44,OOO,00O bushels"
The department also has estimated
that European needs for other grains
will be so great that the United States
estimated that the total import wheat
will beable to supply only the requir.
ed amount of oats, falling short on
rye, barley and corn.