18 GRAZINQ FEES GUAEANTY PRICE ON WHEAT. 



time, unfortunately, he had a little more than he probably would 

 have had under normal conditions, for the reason that the car supply 

 was so bad that it could not be moved. For that reason he probably 

 had more than he normally would have had with good freight trans- 

 portation facilities. 



Mr. TiNCHEE. Of course that would depend on the locality. Some' 

 localities had cars, and some localities, I think, did not have any 

 more grain at that time than they had at that time of that month 

 in any other year. 



Mr. Clement. That is true; those conditions varied throughout 

 the country. Some places would have more than others, according 

 to how heavy the receipts had been. 



You will understand that the greater part of the crop of wheat 

 moves, in Texas, in the month of July. And that year we had ideal 

 weather throughout all of the wheat-growing section of the country 

 for the movement of wheat in the month of July. It was very fortu- 

 nate that we did have it, because if we had had a rainy spell at that 

 time we would have had a very serious condition confronting the 

 country. 



Now, then, I want to call your attention to just one more state- 

 ment by Mr. Hoover. It is dated at AVashington, D. C., August 16, 

 1917, and it comes out under a statement entitled " To operatore of 

 coimtry elevators and warehouses." Here is one paragraph of it: 



It is quite possible that the Food Ailministration, or some agency of it, may 

 shortly approach yon for a voluntai-y asTeement by which you' will retain 

 grain in your house upon payment of fair storage and other charges, and foi'- 

 ward such grain by direction of the Food Administration, if this seems neces- 

 sary, in order to insure mills of favorably placed sources of supplies. In 

 return, we could probably assure you against any loss in case of a decline in 

 the price of wheat or rye. 



That vfiis on the 16th. The d;iy after the bill wsis passed by 

 Congress Mr. Hoover was appointed. The next dav thereafter, I 

 believe it was, a committee was appointed by the President, charged 

 with the duty of fixing the price of ^heat. That committee was 

 composed of some professors from the East and representatives of 

 laboring interests in the East and, I believe, one Western man -who 

 Avas not a wheat grower. 



Mr. TiNCHEH. Who was that? 



Mr. Clement. Mr. Funk, of Illinois. 



Mr. Wilson. I think it is only fair to him to sav that he does 

 raise wheat, but not to any very great extent. 



Mr. DoBSET. He raises corn. 



Mr. TiNCHEE. Yes; he is a corn man. I know he raised more 

 wheat than usual during the war period, because I talked with him 

 about it. Now, who wei-e these professors from these eastern col- 

 leges ? 



Mr. Clement. Dr. Garfield, and there was another one. 



Mr. DoESEY. There was another one from Williams College. 



Mr. Clement. Two professors. 



Mr. Wilson. You do not mean to say those men are not good 

 judges of the wheat condition of the country? 



Mr. Clement. I would absolutely say, unqualifiedly, they would 

 not be. [Laughter.] 



Mr. Young. I believe you also had a gentleman on that committee 

 from Georgia, according to my recollection ? 



