Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-19
MEETING SATURDAY RESULTS IN
COUNTY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND ACTIVE WORK NECES-
SARY Y-PATRIOTIC DUTY
AND COUNTRY DE-
MANDS 1T

The increased food production meet
ing which was called by the count,
commissioners for last Saturday, wa,
yerv well attended, considering tn,
brief period existing between the date
of issuing the call and the time of the
meeting. The matter of increasing the
food supply of Idaho county through
the planting of every foot of ground
possible was pretty generally discussed
and number of opinions were expires
sed as to the best meth ,d to use and
means to be employed in securing the
maximum yield of grains, foods, etc
the coming fall.
Is Knotty Problem.
1t seems on account of the backward
season and shortage of feed for work
animals and also evident shortage of
seed in some instances, quite a problem
is to be solved here. Seed will have to
To- provided and feed and work horses
or power in the way of tractors to get
every acre possible under cultivation.
1t was decided the best way to handle
the proposition and to do the same
rapidly, which by the way is necessary.
talk is not so badly needed at this time
as is action, was to urge upon each and
every community the necessity of i'm
mediately forming an organization to
see that the object of the association
was carried out in the particular com
munity which organization would repre-
sent. The method to be used to be left
principally to the community organiza-
ton Then to form central organiza-
ton lor the county to be made up of
NEf
board with member from each COM
munity organization on.
County Organization Formed.
Steps were taken at the meeting
Saturday that resulted in the forming
Of a permanent organization which will
be known of the "Idaho County AS
sociation for Increased Food Produc-
ton" Mayor Fulton of the CONNER
cial Club was elected president and Bert
Auger of the Pep Club secretary while
John V. Nash of the Cottonwood Com
mercial Club was named treasurer.
Three members of the executive COM
mittee were also appointed at the Satur-
day meeting they being w. w. Brown,
Frank McGrane and A. r. Wiley the
balance of the executive committee to
be made up of representative from
each locality who will be named by the
people of the organization of the
locality from which he comes.
General Mass Meeting Saturday
big general mass meeting of all the
people of Idaho county is called to meet
next Saturday at the court house in
6rangeville for the purpose of laying
out further work and devising addi-
honal means ON carrying out the object
OF the organization There will also be
meeting of the locality committees
and the county organization upon the
same day. The movement is a neces-
sary one and every citizen of Idaho
county should view the matter in the
most serious light for there is little
question as to a shortage of food the
coming fall.
AS Patriotic. to Shoulder Hoe as Gun. 1
In the opinion of many who have given
the matter thought if we do not volun-
teer to do our duty in respect to putting
forth every effort to secure an in
creased and maximum food production
as well as a conservation and careful
use of food supplies, the government
Will step in and compel us to in the
very near future. If it is Just as
patriotic to shoulder the hoe and rake
DIS u Is the gun upon an occasion of
this kind it stands to reason it is lust
as reasonable to neglect your country g
call to put forth every effort to produce
more food as it is to shirk her call for
men TO shoulder guns and man the
trenches. Come out Saturday and pre-
pare TO do your duty, that is patriotism.
Official Proceeding.
:. PURSUANT to the proclamation of the
Governor of Idaho and the call of the
oouhty Commissioners of Idaho County, |
meeting of citizens interested was
neid at the court house in Grangeville,
'oaho, April ID, 1917, at p. m.
me meeting was called to order at 2
T. m, by Mr.. John p. Eimers.
Mr. X. F. Fulton was duly elected |
temporary president.
Mr.. b. Auger was duly elected tenn
porary secretary.
on motion of Mr.. B. Auger, the presi-
neht was authorized and directed to
appoint Publicity Committee, said |
p.otlon ~. being seconded by Mr.. John P.
Letter of Governor IS Office as to the
confronting the nation was
Iead by the president, as well as the
PROCLAMATION of the governor.
Mr' j. Loyal Addison moved that
sonllnlttee of nine be appointed by the
PRESIDENT ON organization and ways and
means, n the committee to report at 1880
! L., M. this same day, which motion was
uuly seconded, put and carried. The
n ppfesldent appointed on that committee
'aesSrs. = J. Loyal Addison, w. w. Brown,
pi at n: Wiley, John v Nash, J. o.
NSnoades, Dale Clark, r w. Overman,
:, NJ d Pettibone and f. E. Fogg.
Inc president appointed on the
: : uonclty Committee every editor of
~ ,,hewspaper in the county of Idaho and
'"g r., secretary of this organization.
D nj ne meeting then adjourned until 1880
= M, of this same day.
"A AT 1880 PM. the meeting was again
'aiied to order by the president, and J