Show ENABLES I BILL PURCHASE OF WHEAT CROPS Ap r ed cd in Measure to Keep I Guarantee to Fa Farmers ers I Washington on Jan 28 An 8 An a administration adminis adminis- tr bill appropriating approprIating- 1 O to to enable th the tho government EO to carry carryout carryout out its guarantee to the farmer of a aI aprice I price pricer of oC 20 a bushel for the 1919 I wheat crop was aM transmitted to the chairmen of ot tile the Senate and House agricultural ag aE- ag- ag committees to today a by the the food dod oll administration II T The measure which was drawn b by officials of or the food administration and and the tile department of ot agriculture was described h by dome somo senators as an I omnibus measure which would permit the President to continue continuo tho the food tood ad adminIstration administration ad- ad ad 1 ministration in operation and to exercise exer exer- cise all of or the powers powers conferred upon him b by the food tOod control apt act Squalor Gore chairman or of the Sen- Sen artS corl rn ie n tJi i ho lIe woud o od d u thOI 1 Suid ln therl the tho rl ae X k gore re reIt It SIt I la Is broader broader- than broader I J li c cIs Is n essar essary lie declared I ma may o take It as a basis for another bill which I Ima Imay Imay ma may Introduce Under the bill bIn as drawn government o I authority 0 o control grain dealers millers milicI's and elevators by bO license or other like powers would be contin continued and the President would be authorized au au- au- au to create any anO agency or agencies to 10 buy bu tho the HilS and an 1919 wheat crops crop wheat heat products and other foodstuffs and feeds at nt tho the guaranteed price regulate export and anul Import wheat require preferential railroad service as long as the railroads raIlroads railroads rail rail- roads are under government control control grain exchanges es and prohibit trading upon them at t such Sucil timo tIme 01 Ot times as aM ma may be deemed desirable o or Proper to meet market mark t conditions An and competitive c prices of or grown foreign n wheat and to prescribe such uch rules rule and aud regulations as ns mn may be bo deemed necessary to protect the government of oC the tho United States from paying th the guaranteed tee price aforesaid for an any wheat other than that covered bj by proclamations c Pow 10 r r. r Given In addition the tue President through tho tile agency he would designate could also sell eIther cither domestically or by ex ex- ex 0 L p ll L or D oy oy- products at a profit or loss 1088 as in the Judgment of such uch agency ng may maO be nee essary Ho lie also could lease hu buy or requisition storage space and proscribe prescribe tho terms to bo be paid for it In transmitting the thc measure to the tho committee chairmen William A. A Glas Gins gow gov Jr chief counsel for tor lie tho food administration wrote that the lc legislation legis legis- lation was requested in order to maintain maintain main main- tam tain tho ho guaranties In their Integrity to lo tho the farmer and to save sno the treasury treasury treasury treas treas- ury of or the tho United States from rom loss Joss If JC that be bo possible Thus for tur there thore has hns been no estimate 1 as to what shat the tho cost to th thc Eo government of or maintaining the tho 1919 price would hue be Officials have said sall that It depended depended de do- largely upon European an n needs eds the tile amount of ot stocks in Argentina Australia an and Canada and whether or not Russia would available a sup- sup f i fr r o w Stock I The Tho dOP department of or agriculture has hns estimated that tho the total import wheat re requirements u I rem en ts 0 for tor r Eti Europe rope i including n ci u dl ii g Germany German and Austria would likely exceed ox- ox coed bushels bushel this year ear The Thc surplus surIlus stock from Canada Argentina and Australia was estimated at 49 9 bushels s From th the tho 1918 1913 crop the tho United States probably will have o haven havea a n surplus of or bushels for fol e ex- ex port ort an and carry or l If the tho total surpluses of or other countries arc are exhausted and is not lot relied r lIed upon for tor anything this year said ald tho ho statement the United States will vill be c called upon to export bushels and would have Q a n. over carry Into next year of or 4 bushels This over carry however is Js to be reduced b by increased consumption con con- in tile the United States and Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope following several years of or short rations The Tho IJ 1019 1919 wheat crop In tho United Slates States is expected to give an exportable surplus of ot to bushels In both 1919 and 1920 the question of price and ond th the tho ability abil abIl- countries to finance It ity of or European purchases are aro tho the 0 factors I Tho The department has hn also 1 c estimated that I European n needs eds for Cor other grains grain will bo be so great gre-at that tho tile United ll States will bo be o able to Lo supply only mIll tho tue required re- re amount of ot oats fol falling failing short on I rye re barley barIc and corn V 1 t |