The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-19
w. A. Dopson, Labor Spec
ialist, Tells of the
Necessity.
ORGANIZE FOR
FOOD TO WIN
Half of Florida's Counties
Enlisted-$8O, 100000
Lost Last Year.

To help the county food conserva-
ton committees organize for carrying
on their work, w. A. Dopson. farm
labor specialist for Florida, appeared
before a meeting o. the food pre-
paredness committee of Escambia
county Monday night in the court
house, and urged that Immediate
steps be taken to help in the great
national program of regulating the
food supply.
Mr.. Dopson's work is to equalize
labor conditions throughout the state
by ascertaining through reports of
the county subdivisions the condi-
tion in that particular division. When
there is surplus in one part of the
state, and a shortage in another, it
Immediately becomes apparent, and
the remedy is easy.
More than half the counties of
Florida have enlisted in the work
and are well-organized, said Mr.,
Dopson.
He then sketched the requirements
of his department, and the need for
reaching the Individual farmer. In
doing this, he said, the food prepared
ness committees appointed through
out the state, by state officials, form
| the easiest, and surest way Of getting
| the desired results. The intention is
simply to work with the committee,
! for upon the success of the labor
work, depends largely the ultimate
success of the crop producing, 'and
/ food conservation.
$sO,OOO,OOO Lost,
! Last year, Florida spent 100000
| for food which went out of the state,
said the speaker, much of which could
have been retained, and kept in cir
culation within its borders. For. eco
nomic purposes, Mr.. Dopson stated
! that a non-producer may as we'll be
dead.
In closing his speech, after outlin-
ing the general purpose of the work,
! Mr.. Dopson sketched the machinery
| necessary in the several counties for
carrying out the plan. 1t is practical
! ly the same as that which has already
! been done in Escambia, and requires
| persons working in each precinct
! each county, each state, forms a unit
/ in a great organization whose sole
| object is to conserve food supply, and
! equalize labor conditions to attain
that end.
AS a war measure, Mr.. Dopson
showed that it is absolutely essential
! to victory, but when peace returns
assured them that it would prove OF
great business value. ave are fight
ing the highest organized nation in
the world" he declared, land to be
successful, we ourselves must organ
| ize likewise"
After Mr.. Dopson concluded his re-
marks, the committee took up the
| consideration of combining and CO.
ordinating the efforts Of all the vari-
Gus organizations working for the
same and throughout the county. Be
fore this could be done, however, il
was necessary to elect a permanent
chairman for the whole organization
J. George White, who is chairman oil
the board of county commissioners
and of the subcommittee was unani.
mously elected. Some slight changes
we're made in the personnel, and ar
invitation was extended to the eco
nomic division of the Home Defense
! League to affiliate with the Food Pre-
paredness Committee.
Those Present.
/ Those present at the meeting were
/ J. George White, Miss Lonny Ian
drum, Mrs. Walker Ingraham, c. K
McQuarrie, state agent; DR. A. Fl
Logan, of the extension division; J
Sterling Moran, federal investigat
ing agent for fairs; W. A. Dopson
farm labor specialist for Florida; c
F. Geek, Commissioner L. w. Hard,
and Farm Demonstration Agent c
A. Fulford.