Show BARNES TO HANDLE r NEXT EXT WHEAT CROP GROP PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL GRAIN I CORPORATION TO ADMINISTER GRAIN FUND Will Direct the Handling of the Entire En En- tire 1919 Wheat Crop and Admin- Admin AdminIster Ister the Billion Dollar Fund Fund- u I Approved by Congress I IN N New w York Juliua Julius II Barnes arnes president president dent of the federal grain corporation I Ident has been appointed wheat director of t the e United States by President Wilson Wilson Wil WIl- WIlI I I son it was announced April 18 at the theoffice office of the food administration Inthis in inthis inthis this city Mr Barnes arnes will wUl direct the handling of the entire Wi 1919 wheat crop and will wUl administer the fund approprIated appropriated ap ap- ap- ap by congress to take care of the crop under the government guaranteed guar guar- ar price He was selected for the place it was a announced upon the recommendation recommendation re re- commendation of Herbert Hoover In addition to the administration of the fund Mr Barnes will wUl remain pr president of the government grain corporation which will continue to function as the commercial agency for carrying out the government policies and which also al alj so acts as the purchasing representative tive of the American relief adminis admInis- President Wilson said in his cable to Mr 11 Barnes Barne's arn s. s requesting him to become wheat director Your responsibility will be directly to myself thyself after Mr Hoovers Hoovers' retirement retirement retirement retire retire- I ment as its chairman of the grain c corpOration corporation corpor corpOr- rp ratIon r- r on July 1 T The e experience which you have gained and the success which you ou have attained in In handling the thc wheat and cereal crops under the food administration has been So generally recognized by expressions from the the- different sections of f the country that I 1 feel it would be a national loss If we c could uld not hot have your your service contInued continued continued con con- until the completion of this most I Important national undertaking unde |