Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-12
COMMISSIONERS ASK FOR COUNTY
ORGANIZATION TO PRODUCE
MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FOOD
PRODUCTS DURING THE
WAR

In accordance with a proclamation
issued by Governor Alexander calling
upon the county commissioners to take
steps to assure the greatest food pro-
duction possible during the war and
especially take such steps as will bring
about that end the coming season. Mon
day the county board of Idaho county
issued call for such a meeting of re-
presentatives of the various communi-
ties and sections of Idaho county, said
meeting to be held at the court house at
Grangeville the coming Saturday after
noon. Commercial bodies and munich
palities are asked to select their own
representatives and members of the
farmers organizations as well as any
citizen who feels he can assist in the
matter of perfecting a county wide
organization for the purpose of carry
ing out the idea, are invited. A maxi
mum production is desired and necessary
for there is not only a shortage in the
crops of this country but reports from
Argentine. are to the effect that the
weld there will be away under normal.
The United States desires to not only
look out for its own citizens but assist
all it can in the way of supplying the
allies of Europe There is every reason
to believe the food supply situation
will be taken over by the government
shortly and no waste of food or ground
than can be cultivated will be permit
ted. We are going to profit by early
experience of the European countries
and if every man, woman and child does
his or her duty in the respect of
economizing and seeing to it that all
available lands are cultivated, Ameri-
can citizens are not only going to have
sufficient food for themselves but will
be able to provide vast quantities for our
allies in Europe. 1t is not a matter of
choice but necessity and in our opinion
the more promptly we voluntarily re-
spond the less restriction will be placed
on us by the government. 1t is our
duty and those who cannot go to the
front and can do their bit by becoming
active along the line suggested in the
message of the governor which is as
follows:
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 established 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 preparedness
means the most careful attention must
be at once given 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 aid
ing in the production of food.
Our citizens are just emerging from
an exceptionally hard winter in which
there has been shortage of forage
causing a condition that the planting
of our crops has really become a prob
lem that we must solve as patriotic
citizens in the interest of all and not
the few. This affords excellent op
portunity for those who have feed that
they can spare their neighbors to dc
so for fair consideration that will
not be prohibitive and thus become
benefactors of the people and the
state. With 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
greater numbers concerned.
Now, therefore, /, Moses Alexander
governor of the state of Idaho do here
ny proclaim and request that on Sat
urday, April the fourteenth, 1917, at
clock p. m, the county auditor IL
each county of the state call a meeting
OF the county commissioners, county
agricultural agents, county superin
tendent of schools, an officer from each
oank and all agricultural organizations
and representative from all the busi
ness houses in the county, at the county
seat, to organize by the election of 6
chairman and secretary and the ap
pointment of proper committees for the
purpose of obtaining the fullest possible
food production in each part of th'
county.
10 appoint central committee OF
ways and means with local committee.
IN each precinct whose duties shall bt
70 devise ways and means by which thu
iahds may be prepared, the crops plant
ed and cared for and who will see thai
the fullest advantage is taken of every
opportunity to increase the supply Of
food products.
fhat the local committees in eacl
precinct make arrangements for pa
Ilotle rally to be held on some future
uay for the purpose of planning actor
.nat will be of most benefit to the dis
erict and nation by way of encourage
"ent IN agricultural preparedness.
That the state oranges, farmers
e9uity, farmers unions, commercial
eiabs and all other organizations in
sPlfed with patriotic purpose be in
'ited to participate in this service.
That the state department of agri
culture, the state department of farm
markets, the state agricultural colleg'
IN all its branches and all others serv