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Title: War time control of distribution of foods : a short history of the Distribution Division of the United States Food Administration, its personnel and achievements
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Merritt, Albert N. (Albert Newton), b. 1878
Subjects: United States Food Administration. Distribution Division World War, 1914-1918 Food supply
Publisher: New York : Macmillan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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y rapidto permit him to resume his duties during the life of the FoodAdministration. His sane counsel and patriotic efforts in theearly history of the Food Administration were invaluable in help-ing to organize and establish the Distribution Division along theproper lines. His business address is 32 Liberty St., New York City. mm m 1 - ■ •■• E *.- . ■,•■■■ E . ■■:~ ;y Hi fat 5 Hi Jl jBB ■ H j ... a . ilFjii . ■ H Hr Hi 167 WALTER F. BLAKE Walter F. Blake was born in Brooklyn, New York, October 19tl\1865. He early entered the business of dealing in green coffee,and is a member of the firm of Williams, Russell & Company,101 Front Street, New York City. He came to Washington June 25th, 1918, and served with Mr.Lawrence in the Coffee Section till the close of the work of theFood Administration. He is a member of the New York Club, the Brooklyn Club, theGreenwich Country Club, and the Hamilton Club of Brooklyn. He resides at 30 East 58th Street, New York City.
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169 ROLAND WILLIAM BOYDEN Roland William Boyden was born at Beverly, Mass., October18th, 1863. He graduated from Harvard College, receiving thedegree of A.B. in 1885, and from Harvard Law School in 1888,receiving the degree of LL.B. He practiced law with the firm ofRopes Gray, Boyden & Perkins, Boston, Mass. He is president of the Beverly Savings Bank, Beverly, Massa-chusetts, Director of the First National Bank, of Boston, of theBeverly National Bank of the Quincy Market Cold Storage &Warehouse Company, of the Eastern Manufacturing Company,Bangor, Maine, and of the Clinton Wire Cloth Company, Boston. He came to Washington November, 1917, to take charge ofenforcement cases for the Distribution Division. This worksoon assumed such great importance that the Enforcement Divi-sion was founded, of which he was the head. As Hoovers Hangman he became the most popular execu-tioner in the United States, and even those who were requiredto pay the penalty for misdeeds, acknowledged the f

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