The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1919-04-25
BARNES IS NAMED
WHEAT DIRECTOR
HEAD OF FEDERAL GRAIN COR,
PoRATIoN TO SUCCEED HER
BERT HOOVER
MANAGE WHEAT GUARANTEE
President Wilson Voices His Apprecia,
ton of Appointee's Former Ser
vices.-Barnes Started Life
as Poor Boy

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New York, April 19.-Julius II
Barnes, president of the Federal Grain
corporation, has been appointed wheat
director of the United States by Pres
ident Wilson, it was announced last
istration in this city.
Mr.. Barnes will direct the handling
of the entire 1919 wheat crop and will
administer the $1,0O0,000,0OO 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 $1,000,000,000 fund, Mr.. Barnes
will remain president of the $150,000,-
900 government Grain corporation.
which will continue TO function as
the commercial agency for carrying out
the government policies and which
also acts as the purchasing representa-
tive of the American relief administra-
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 l. 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 | 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.
81 should like to take this occasion |
TO express the appreciation which l |
only by yourself, but the other men,
bers 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
economic undertaking, is one which
am sure the whole of our people
must appreciate. l am in hopes that
hese gentlemen will remain with
rOu in this service"
Mr. Barnes in his cabled acceptance.
'eplied:
Il appreciate your expression of
approval of the work of myself and
ny associates in the Grain corpora
ion under Mr.. Hoover andsI shall
the personal appreciation
ou express. We have no misconcep-
ion regarding the scope of the large
roblemS TO be met in administering
Justly the national wheat price guar
nty this coming year.
Grain Executives to Meet. .
"Only care and great desire to i
Sc authority justly can find the right c
Dlution and with your invitation to
airy these problems directly to your c
Elf, l accept the responsibility you ii
.nder with a desire on my part to t
scharge its duties in the interests of |;
If whole people,
The executives of the Grain corpor-
ion in the IA zones into which the
nited States has been divided for ),
purposes will hold :,
Getting in New York next Wednesday ).
which the personnel of the Grain =
'rporation for the coming year will =
!, determined upon.
The first association of Mr.. Barnes
it'll government war work began
hen Mr.. Hoover made him head of III
e wheat division of the food admin IL
-ration. Mr.. Barnes gave up his pl
ivate business as head of the "
Co, the largest wheat al
porting firm in the world, to carry
the work of the government, and
S mo- since resumed 1t. II
Born in Arkansas, spending his or
ildhood in Washington, D. c., Mr.. ac
rnes has lived in Duluth most of ct
, life. He started out as a poor boy an
d has been, identified with the grain in
t>Stry since early manhood Sc