War time control of distribution of foods : a short history of the Distribution Division of the United States Food Administration, its personnel and achievements . 189 JAMES WRIGHT HUNT James Wright Hunt was born at Martinsville, Ohio, January,1868. He attended Wilmington College 1884 to 1887, Johns Hop-kins University 1887-9 and was graduated from Harvard LawSchool 1892. He entered the general practice of law in Duluth, Minnesota,in which vocation he has continued up to the present time. InAugust, 1918, he was called to Washington to succeed Mr. R. RWilliams as Chief of the Wholesale Grocery
War time control of distribution of foods : a short history of the Distribution Division of the United States Food Administration, its personnel and achievements . 189 JAMES WRIGHT HUNT James Wright Hunt was born at Martinsville, Ohio, January,1868. He attended Wilmington College 1884 to 1887, Johns Hop-kins University 1887-9 and was graduated from Harvard LawSchool 1892. He entered the general practice of law in Duluth, Minnesota,in which vocation he has continued up to the present time. InAugust, 1918, he was called to Washington to succeed Mr. R. RWilliams as Chief of the Wholesale Grocery Section of the Dis-tribution Division, and notwithstanding his lack of previous ex-perience in problems of Food Administration, he performed hisduties with the highest degree of efficiency and proved himselfextremely valuable to the Food Administration. He is a member of the Kitchi Garrison Club, Commercial Club,and the X Club of Duluth, Minnesota, and is an associate mem-ber of the Cosmos Club, Washington, D. C. His permanent address is Duluth, 191 BENJ. R. JACOBS Benj. R. Jacobs, technical expert of the Baking Division, hasserved in the Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture, asa chemist in charge of the cereal investigation work of thatBureau for eleven years. In 1914 to 1916 he served as Cereal Technologist for theCanadian Government, and was located at Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada, doing work in connection with the enforcement of theGrain Standards Act. His technical knowledge and investigations proved extremelyvaluable to the Baking Division in its attempt to establish stand-ards for bread, with a view of directing bakers in the productionof a wholesome loaf at the lowest possible cost. Late in the fall of 1918 he left the Food Administration, havingobtained a Commission for service in the Army.
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