Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-19
BARNES CHOSEN
TOHANDLE 1919
CROP OF wheat
President Of Federal Grain
Corporation Appointed to
Administer Billion
Dollar Fund.

New York. April l8.-Julius H.
Barnes, president of the Federal
Grain corporation, has been appoint
ed wheat director of the United
States by President Wilson, it was
announced tonight at the Office Of
the food administrator in this city.
Mr.. Barnes will direct the hand
ling of the entire 1919 wheat crop
and will administer the $l,000000 900
fund appropriated by congress to
take care of the crop under the
government guaranteed price. lie
was selected for the place, it was
announced, upon recommendation
of Herbert Hoover.
In addition to the administration
Of the $l,000,000,000 fund, Mr.
Barnes will remain president of the
$lS0,00O,000 government grain cor
poration, which will continue to
function as the commercial agency
for carrying out the government
policies and which also acts as the
purchasing representative of the
American relief administration.
President Wilson said in his cable
to Mr.. Barnes, requesting him to
become wheat director:
your responsibility will be Iii
rectly to myself after Mr. Hoover's
retirement as chairman of the grain
corporation on July |. The expert
encc which you have gained and
the success which you have at
tanned in handling the wheat and
cereal crops under the food admiu-
istration has been SO generally rec
ogniZed by expression from the diff
ferent sections of the country, that
] feel it would be national loss
if we could not have your service
continued until the completion of
this most important national under
taking.
Il should like to take this occa-
sion to express the high apprecia-
ton and gratitude which l have for
the services, performed not only by
yourself, but by the directors, vice
presidents and other members of
the grain corporation. The sacrifice
which these gentlemen have given
in a time of national emergency, the
skill and integrity with which they
have carried out so difficult an Geo.
nomic undertaking, is one which |
am sure the whole of our people
must appreciate. | am in hopes
that these gentlemen will remain
with you in this service and | w onld
be glad if you would convey to
each OF them my personal gratitude
for the exhibition of sacrifice and
willingness to national service
which is so promising to the future
welfare of our people"
Barnes Accepts.
Mr.. Barnes in his cablcd accept
ance replied:
Il appreciate most gratefully your
expression OF approval of the work
of myself and my associates in the
grain corporation for the past two
years under Mr.. Hoover and | shall
convey, with great pleasure and
pride to those associates, the per-
sonal appreciation you so generously |
express. We have no misconception
regarding the scope of the large |
problems to be met in administering
justly the national wheat price
guaranty this coming year.
"Only care and patience and a
great desire to use influence and
authority justly can find the right |
solution and with your kind invita-
ton to carry these problems directly |
to yourself, accept the response
bility you tender, with sincere de-
sire on my part to discharge its
duties in the interests of our whole |
people, and | shall endeavor to carry
into that service also my present as->
sociates possessing already, as be-
lieve they do, the public's con-
fidence."
The executives of the grain cor
poration in the IA 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 COM
ing year will be determined upon.