The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-21
Commissioner Of Agriculture
H. D. Wilson Delivers
Lecture on How to Re-
duce the High Cost Of
Living.

Harry D. Wilson Of the State Agfl-
cultural Department delivered an IN
teresting, timely and well-dlrected
lecture to large crowd at the City
Hall Friday night. 4 more earnest
or entertaining talk on topic or
more vital Importance has not before
been heard in Morgan City. With
pithy sentences and The fervor OF q
man with a real message, Mr.. wilson
the acuteness of the food
situation in the United States and
he best means at hand for furnish
ing relief. A food shortage result
ing from natural and artificial causes
is upon the country, Mr.. Wilson
pointed out, and normally unsatls-
factory conditions have been inten-
sified by war necessities until there
must be mighty, continuous and
concerted effort to supply remedy.
Among many suggestions for the
utilization and conservation Of nor
NAL food sources, Mr.. Wilson ad-
vised his hearers to raise chicken, 70
raise them carefully and on a large
scale; to stop leaks in kitchen man
agement; to get rid of food-consum-
ing, unnecessary pets, especially
dogs, and to practice economy IN
dress and forego luxuries which fur
nish merely satisfaction to the appe-
tite. He said that these things are
being done by the citizens high in
circles and that gen
eral adoption of such methods would
tend to greatly relieve food scarcity
and supply funds for food that are
no, being r,isspent in hat, Of
was:e aEt: lr'..ry.
The wheat crop has heretofore not
been sufficient to prohibit the pre-
vailing high cost of flour, yet Mr..
Wilson states that the wheat crop OF
the United States will be fifty per
GER. short this year. He suggests
of cornmeal and other
cereals as the only means of meet
ing the wheat situation. Everything
in the way Of food supplies which
can possibly be, collected by the gov
eminent must necessarily be used to
prosecute the war against Germany
and Mr.. Wilson stated that the one
effective way in which every citizen
could help to win a certain victory
over the Kaiser is 70 utilize every
possible means of producing some
thing to eat.
Nothing in his fact-filled lecture
was so stressed by Mr.. Wilson as the
great help to be obtained by the cul-
tivation of every available foot of
unused soil. Not only should the
soil be used for the immediate spring
truck gardens but special attention
should be given to the planting of
beans, sweet potatoes and other We
getables which might be dried and
preserved for later consumption.
The Civic League Of Morgan City,
officered by its excellent president,
Mrs. A. F. Storm and secretary, Mrs.
W. B. Reed, is due the entire credit
'or the privilege Of hearing the Hon.
4. D. Wilson in this city Friday
light. This lecture is probably the
asst in series Of free lectures which
ave been thoroughly instructive and
entertaining, without exception. To
hose present and to others who ap-
'reciate the grave conditions dis
ussed by Mr.. Wilson there is no
loubt that the Civic League has en-
omfassed another great,vital thing
or themselves and their fellow-citi-
ems, and should Mr.. Wilson's meaty
Message and its importance bear the
ruits it should, the city, the state |
nd the nation will be gamers Is a
esult Of the lecture furnished by
he splendid civic organization of
his city.