The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-04-24
BARNES IS NAMED
WHEAT DIRECTOR
HEAD OF FEDERAL GRAIN COR
PoRATIoN TO SUCCEED HER
BERT HOOVER y
MANAGE WHEAT GUARANTEE
President Wilson Voices His Apprecia~
ton of Appointec's Former Ser
vices.-Barnes Started Life
as Poor Boy

New York, April 19.-Julius H.
Barnes, president Of the Federal Grain
corporation, has been appointed wheat
director of the United States by Pres
ident Wilson, it was announced last
night at the office of the food admin
stration in this city.
Mr.. Barnes will direct the handling
of the entire 1919 wheat crop and will
administer The 81 900. 100000 fund ap-
propriated by. congress to take care.
Of the crop under the government guar
anteed price He was selected for the
place, it was announced, upon recon-
mendation of Herbert Hoover.
In addition to the administration
of the S1,00O,O00,OOo fund, r. Barnes
will remain president Of tlx $15O.OOO.-
900 government Grain corporation,
which will continue to function as
the commercial agency for carrying out
the government policies and whicl,
also acts as the purchasing representa-
tive of the American relief administrn-
ton.
Responsible Only to President.
president Wilson said in his cable
to Mr.. Barnes, requesting him to-
become wheat director:
"Your responsibility will be directly
to myself after Mr.. Holter's retire
ment as chairman of the Grain cor
poratiOn on July 1. The success which
you have attained in handling the
wheat and cereal crops under the
food administration has been so gen
orally recognized by expressions from
the different sections of the country
that l feel it would be national loss
If we could not have your services
continued until the completion of this
most important national undertaking.
Voices Appreciation.
II should like to take this occasion
to express the appreciation which /
have for the services performed not
only by yourself, but the other mem
bers of the Grain corporation. The
sacrifice which these gentlemen have
given in time of national emergency.
the skill and integrity with which
they have carried out so difficult an
l am sure the whole of our people
must appreciate. l am in hopes that
these gentlemen will remain with
you in this service"
MI. Barnes in his cabled acceprance.
replied:
Il appreciate your expression of
approval of the work of myself and
my associates in the Grain CORPORA
ton under MI Hoover and 1 shall
convey with great pleasure to those
associates the personal appreciation
you express. We have no misconcep-
ton regarding the scope of the large
problems to be met in administering
justly the national wheat price guar
anty this coming year.
Grain Executives to Meet.
"Only care and a great desire to
use authority justly can find the right
solution and with your invitation TOW
carry these problems directly to your
self, l accept the responsibility you
tender with desire on my part to
discharge its duties in the interests of
our whole people,
AhS S-NSSutlNCS VI the Srall corner
alton in the II zones into which the
United States has been divided for
administrative purposes will hold a
meeting in New York next Wednesday
at which the personnel of the Grain
corporation for the coming year will
be determined upon.
The first association of Mr.. Barnes
with government war work heuan
when Mn Hoover made him head of
the wheat division of the food admin
lstration. Mr.. Barnes gave up his
private business as head of the
Barnes-Ames Co., the largest wheat
exporting firm i'll he world, to carry
on the work of the government, and
mas not since resumed it,
Born in Arkansas, spending his
in Washington, u. c., Mr.,
Barnes has lived in Duluth most of
his life. He started out as Il poor boy
and has been Identified with the Grain
since early manhood