Arizona republican., 1919-01-29
Food Administration Asks $1,250, ,0OO,O0O to Guaran- tee Farmer His S2.20 Per Bushel-Bill Gives Presi- dent Broad Privilege
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

Republican A. p. Leased Wirel
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-An ad- ministration bill apprOpriating $1,250,- 000,000 to enable the government to carfy out it's guarantee to the farmer of q price of $2.20 a bushel for the 1919 wheat crop, was transmitted to the chairman of the senate and house az riculture 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 .om- nibus measure which would permit the president to continue the food admin istration in operation and to exercise all of the powers conferred upon him by the food control act.
 Senator Gore, chairman of the sen ate committee, announced that he 1 would not introduce the measure in the senate.
 Tt is broader than 1 think is neces- sary" he declared. "I may take it as a basis for another bill which I may introduce
 Control Grain Dealers
 Under the bill as drawn, government
 authority to control grain dealers
 millers- and elevators, by license or
 other like powers would be continued
 and the president would be authorized
 to create any agency or agencies" tC
 buy the 1918 and 1919 wheat crops
 Wheat products and other foodstuffs
 and feeds,' at the guaranteed prices
 regulate export and import of wheat require preferential railroad service a!
 long as the railroads are under gov
 ernment control: control grain eX , changes and prohibit trading upor
 them lat such time or times as ma!
 be deemed desirable or proper to mee
 market conditions and competitiv'
 prices of foreign grown wheat" am Ito prescribe such rules and regula tions as may be deemed necessary L protect the government of the Unite'
 States from paying the guarantee, % prices aforesaid for any wheat othe than that covered by proclamations." l In addition, the president, througl a the agency he would designate. coul
 also sell either domestically or by ex
 port wheat, wheat products or by products at net profit or loss. 'as i l the judgment of such agency may b
 necessity" he also could lease. buy o
 requisition storage space and prescrib the terms to be paid for it.
 First Cost Estimate f In transmitting the measure to tn VI committee chairman, William A. Glas z gow, Jr., chief counsel for the food ad ministration. wrote that the legislatio was requested in order to maintain tn '' guarantees to the farmer and to say
 the treasury of the United States froI
 loss if that be possible.
 II Thus far there has been no esti
 mate as to what the cost to the gov | ernment of maintaining the 1918 price = will be. Officials have said that U depended largely upon European need
 the amount of stocks in Argentin; l' Australia and Canada and whether ( U. not Russia would have available sur plies for export.
 a The department of agriculture hs - estimated that the total import whes o requirements for Europe. includin , Germany and Austria. would likely e2 ceed 2S,00O,000 bushels this year. TT
 surplus stock from Canada, Argentir
 and Australia was estimated at 495 ' 000,000 bushels. From the 1918 ere IF the United States probably vii haI d a surplus of 277,O00,00O bushels for C, -s port and carry-over.
 Q. Big Burden to Carry e If the total surplussages of oth [e countries are exhausted and Russia 1T not relied upon for anything this year o said the statement, "the United Stat sr will be called upon to export 233,000,0 of bushels and would have a carry ov n into next year of 44,000,000 bushel n This carry lover. however, is likely
 be reduced by increased consumpti, ,e in the United States and Europe, fo a. lowing several years of short ration c, The 1913 wheat crop in the Unit e, States is expected to give an expor le able surplus of 350. .00O. 600 to 400. 900, Q a bushels. In both 1919 and 1920 | T. question of price and the ability le European countries to finance pu
 chases are the decisive factors" i'd The department also has estimat ed that European needs for other graf 10 will be so great that the United Stat ot will be able to supply only the requir
 amount of oats, falling short on T! at barley and corn.
 a Farmers Get Fortune 10 MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. Jan. 2S ,d- Passage of the administration appr He priation bill will probably mean a
 proXlmately S1Ou,VUu,VUV VIII De SlN e wheat raisers in the northwest by { id government in carrying out it's gus o- antee on the wheat price, millers a 'n' financial men of Minneapolis said er night.
 h. The northwest raised almost or ut third of all the wheat grown in
 United States in 1918, or about 2S
 OO0,O00 bushels in Minnesota, No
 and South Dakota and Montana. n- Minneapolis grain men familiar W ort the world wheat market assert wh in may decline to S1.25 a. bushel, af h. trade has taken it's natural coui lat This would mean the governm ta- would have to stand loss of nea Ish s1 on every bushel of wheat in the country.