The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-12
PATRIOTIC APPEAL TO
FARMERS
Governor Calls on All Citizens to
Insure Food Supply for
Nation.

County Auditor Wilson has called
a meeting of farmers, farmers So
cieties, commercial clubs, business
men, bankers and all who are interest
ed in performing those duties to their
country as set forth in the proclama-
ton of Governor Alexander printed be
low. The meeting will be held at the
court house in this city Saturday after
noon, March ID, at 2 o'clock.
The state of Idaho, being rich IN
resources with vast areas of land that
can be placed under cultivation from
which can be raised crops that Will
not only care for home consumption
at moderate prices, but feed an army,
Governor Alexander has issued the
following proclamation calling upon
all patriotic citizens to intensity It's
cultivation so that the needs of the
many at home and abroad can be sup
piled. This proclamation is in the
form of a preparedness step to put
Idaho in the forefront in the matter
of bringing lands under cultivation
during the national crisis, and it is as
much a patriotic duty to faithfully
follow out the recommendations made
as to otherwise assist in the national
defense:
The crisis now confronting our ma
ton demands of every citizen the pa
triotic duty of helping to sustain our
national government in any action by
it deemed advisable resulting from IN,
fringement upon our estapllsheu
rights and liberties.
Of equal Importance with that OF
providing men, arms and equipment
is that of insuring an adequate supply
of food for our nation. Real prepared
ness means the most careful attention
must be paid at once to the producing
from the soil that which will sustain
life and no better opportunity was
ever given loyal citizens of our great
country to show evidence of their
true patriotism than that the present
now offers for every man, woman and
child to give the best there is in them
by aiding in the production OF food.
Our citizens are just emerging from
an exceptionally hard winter in which
there has been a shortage of forage
causing a condition that the planting
of our crops has really become prob
lem that we must solve as patriotic
citizens in the interest of all and not
the few. This affords excellent OPP
portunity for those who have feed
that they can spare their neighbors to
do so for fair consideration that will
not be prohibitive and thus become |
benefactors of the people and the |
state. With a sure conviction that
all citizens will be prompt to act for
the good of their country and knowing |
that organized effort is effective in
the service to the greater numbers
concerned.
Now, therefore, I, Moses Alexander,
governor of the state of Idaho, do
hereby proclaim and request that on
Saturday, April ID, at 2 o'clock p. M,
the county auditor in each county of
the state call meeting of the county
county superintendent
of schools, an officer of each bank and
all agricultural organizations and
from all the business
houses in the county, at the county
seat, to organize for the purpose of
the fullest possible food
production in each part of the county.
To appoint a central committee of
WAYS and means with local commit
tees in each precinct whose duties
shall be to devise ways and means by
which the lands may be prepared, the
,rops planted and cared for and who
will see that the fullest advantage is
aiken of every opportunity. to increase
The supply of food products.
That the local committees in each
precinct make arrangements for a
patriotic rally to be held on some fu-
.ure day for the purpose of planning {
action that will be of most benefit to
he district and nation by way of en-
in agricultural prepar-
,dness.
That the state oranges, farmers eq-
lity, farmers unions, commercial
lubs and all other organizations in
pired with patriotic purpose be in !
TIED to participate in this service. '
That the state department of agri- /
ulture, the state department of farm J
markets, the state agricultural col
eye in all its branches and all others
CRYING the agricultural needs of this \
tate support this movement.
That steps be taken by all these
ctive committees throughout the :
tate to devise ways and means for
elping anyone willing to cultivate E