The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-29
S1,25O,OOO,OOOTO 1. CARRY OUT WHEAT PRICE GUARANTEE PROVIDED IN BILL
Administration Bill Is De- scribed by Some as Omni- bus Measure to Permit
 Wilson to Continue
 Food Administration
Ry Associated Press

Washington, January 2S. An administration bill appro- priating $1, ,250, 0,000,000 to en- able the government to carry out it's guarantee to the farmer of a price of $22 a 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 administra tion and the department of agriculture, was de- scribed by some senators as an omnibua measure, which would permit the Presi'
 dent to continue the food administra'
 ton in operation and to exercise all
 of the powers conferred upon him by
 the food control act.
 Senator Gore. chairman of the Sem
 ate committed, announced that ne
 would not introduce the measure in the Senate.
 u l sary," he declared. "l may take 1t as
 a basis for another bill which l may in- troduce.
 WIDE AUTHORITY GIVEN Under the bill as drawn government authority to control grain dealers, mil lers and elevators "by license or other like powers" would be continued and the President would be authorized to create any agency or agencies. to buy the 1918 and 1919 crops, wheat pro lucts and other foodstuns and feeds" at the guaranteed prices reSu' late export and import of wheat: re- quire preferential railroad service as long as the railroads are under gov ernment control; control grain eX- changes and prohibit trading upon them at such time or times as may be deemed desirable or proper to meet market conditions and competitive prices of foreign grown wheat ana to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to pro- | tect the government of the united states from paying the guaranteed prices aforesaid for any wheat other | than that covered by proclamation 1 In addition the President. through | the agency he would designate, coulo talso sell either dcmestfcrfiss sseoN by S' port wheat, whea,t. products or by products at a profit or loss "as in the Judgment of such agency may be neces- ! sary" He also could lease, buy or acquisition storage space and prescribe the terms to be paid for it.
 TO MAINTAIN GUARANTEES | In transmitting the measure to the ! committee chairman, William A. Glas- ! gow, ,lr, chief counsel for the food
 administration. wrote that the legisla- l tion was required in order ito maintain 1 the guarantees in their integrity to the l armer and save the treasury of the 1 United States from loss if that be pos sible.
 l The department of agriculture has es- l timated that the total import wheat i requirements for Europe. including Germany and Austria, would likely eX- ceed 72S,00O,000 bushels this year. "Ir the total surpluses of other i countries are exhausted and Russia IS 1 not relied upon for anything this year. said the statement, "the United States will be called upon to export 233,0OO. | GOO bushels and would have carry
 over into the next year of 44,400,O0C | bushels"
 The department also has estimated l that European needs for other grains
 will be so great that the United States
 will be able to supply only the required ! amount of oats, falling short on rye 1 harley and corn