The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-04-12
LATAH TO
BE THERE
Every Center of PopuIa-
tiOn to Work for
Bigger Crops
LIVE MEN TAKE. THE LEAD
Permanent County Organization to be
Effected-Mass Meetings in
All Towns

Every corner of Latah county is tt
be aroused to the necessity of do
ing its best this year, above all 9th
er years, in the way of producing foot
supplies and all other necessary arti
cles for the support of men and ami
mails.
Through the activities of A. w. Laird
of Potlatch a movement was launched
in Moscow Wednesday afternoon that
is certain to spur the county to it's best
endeavors. Mr.. Laird came to Mos
COW in response to a message from
Governor Alexander asking him and
John Lorang of Genesee to take hold
OF the work of organizing Latah coun-
ty. Mr.. Lorang is in Wisconsin so
that the working of starting things
fell upon Mr.. Laird.
Good Men at Work
He invited number of the leading
men of the community to meet with
the board of county commissioners.
In the meeting were Commissioners
Lyon, Woody and Cone, B. T. Byrns,
Mayor ]. G. Gibson, Dean E. J. Id
dings, Prof. C. c. Vincent, Prof. Phi.
Soulen, J. J. Keane, M. E. Lewis, T.
Laird.
All Towns at Work
At this meeting it was decided to
call mass meeting for every center
in the county. These meetings will be
held at Genesee, Kendrick, Juliaetta,
Troy, Deary, Potlatch, Princeton, Mos
COW, Viola, Bovill and Harvard The |
will be held in the after
noon and at each one the Importance
of greater crop production will be
Every man, woman and
child will be urged to do his utmost
in the way of crop production
Demand is Great
'The situation said Mr. Laird; SIS
far more serious than people think.
The visible supply of food products
has disappeared; the outlook for wheat
in the coming year is not bright; and
the demand on America, not only to
feed her own people, but to feed the
allies as WELL will be tremendous.
Dur first problem is to get the people
stirred up to a sense of their duty"
County to Organize
Another meeting will be held in Mos
cow Tuesday afternoon at $780, i'm
after the luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce. 1t will be
leld in the former Knights of Pythias
lall adjoining the Chamber of Com
nerce rooms At this meeting perm
nent organization will be effected i
his is to be mass meeting open to
he public and all are invited
Enlist All Classes H
The University of Idaho, through its II
apartment of animal husbandry and | II
s agricultural department especially, II
J to cooperate in this work. The La
ali County Fair association is to be II
nlisted; the Federation of Women's II
lubs, the boys and girls clubs, the II
are to do their "bit" to- II
ard greater production and saw II
lg of waste. The women's clubs II
ill be urged to push the work along II
EDUCATIONAL lines through the boys and II
rls' clubs. /,
Pleased With Start X
Last evening Mr. Laird, well pleased !
18th the results of his days work, II
mt this message to Governor Alex z
lder: III
'Have had good meeting of inter HI
ted citizens representing farmers. HI
bankers and various indus III
ies-all anxious to promote your III
heme of raising maximum quantities HI
food products. The plan of meet III
g in our county and towns will be III
rried out. Tuesday next we pro- HI
Sc to perfect a permanent organiza- III
N for the promotion of this import HI
t work" HI
Mass Meeting Here III
The mass meeting in Moscow next Ill
turday afternoon will be under the I'LL
spices of B. T. Byrns, Dean E. J. Iii
1ings and T. A. Meeker, the COM HI
III