Cheyenne record., 1917-04-19
COLORADO FOOD SUPPLY
RAISE CROP ON EVERY POSSIBLE
ACRE THIS YEAR.
Proclamation From the Committee on
Ways and Means Appointed by
Governor Gunter.
w..tern Newspaper Union News Service.

Room 20, State Capitol, Denver, April
H., 1s17.-To The People of the state OF
Colorado: Hon. julius C. Gunter, Gov
| ernor of the State Of Colorado, has ap-
pointed the undersigned as commit
tee on ways and means to devise plans
to meet the conditions regarding our
food supply. That a serious food situ-
alton exists no one can question. The
situation, which would have been Sc
rious in any event. has been greatly
aggravated by reason of the war, and
Is 1t exists today threatens national
calamity unless every effort Is made
by all of the people to avert 1t.
In many parts of the great wheat
producing states OF Kansas, Oklahoma
and Nebraska the winter wheat crop
to present indications Kansas. which
produced 1S0.ooO.O00 bushels in 1915.
will not produce above 10000, 900 BUSH
els from the coming harvest. The con-
dition of other staple food products
throughout the country is hardly less
alarming For instance. the o0 potato dad
900 bushels short Of normal. The av-
erage for the past five years Is 344.-
100000 bushels and the indications are
that owing to the high cost of seed and
fertilizer the potato crop this year Will
be short from twenty to forty per cent.
Of normal. Reserve stocks have been
almost depleted. Seed of all kinds IL
scarce and high In price and unless
vigorous steps are taken the United
States will. in the course. of a year.
find itself unable to supply our SOL
diery and sailors with food products
aside from the normal requirements of
our population: We viii be unable saa to to
the battlefields of Europe who are
looking to us for large part of their
necessary niece sary food ZOO supply Let our people s
withdrawn from all of our. food pro-
aucing activities through the recruit
Ing OF our army and navy: -
Colorado can make to the country at
At this time is to put forth every ef-
fort to the end that the last acre cap
produce some kind of a crop. The time
Is short; the situation is critical.
This eommistse n has been appodinfhG,a d h,a
Advisory War Council and asked to as
sume the duty of securing complete
o5ganization h In the state to 6sins hi
acre. We earnestly urge that the peo-
pie of every community and county in
he of IN ahis erisis
We ask the banks in every locality
| to Immediately call a mass meeting of
such meeting to appoint committee
on ways and means; that committee to
open Headquarters, secure clerical as
! distance and appoint sub-committees
for the following purposes:
First-A committee to investigate
the condition as regards the seed sup.
there il sufficient seed to plant a full
acreage and whether there IL a surplus
| that can be spared for use in other
parts of the state.
second-A committee to investigate
the financial condition of the farmers
In that locality and discover IL finan-
worthy Individual in the purchase OF
| seed.
Third-A committee to organize tho
Of devising plans for conserving the
way. and putting an absolute end to
In Increasing the food production
We ask that as soon as organized.
the chairman of the local committee
Means Committee. Room 20, State Capt.
| tol Building. Denver.
| We urge upon the banks to extend
who from a lack of funds are unable
| to plant lands which they would other
wise cultivate. This committee will
| undertake to assist in this matter when
| sailed upon.
The time is short. In few weeks
The planting season will be over. What
perative need of the moment is local
organization, and we urge that the
banks. merchants. business men, COM
nercial bodies, agricultural organiza-
| lions and bureaus, county commission
| srs and all patriotic citizens unite IN
perfecting local organisations at the
Very earliest possible moment.
Conditions are such that high prices
ire certain to prevail for some years
| to come. and the pecuniary reward to
| be derived from an increased acreage
| will undoubtedly be great; but this Is
wholly secondary to the consideration
:hat In this crisis Colorado owes the
ner every effort and utilizing her ev-
sry resource for the purpose of con-
tributing her last possible bushel to
| :he nations food supply.
Other recommendations are under
consideration and will be submitted
ater.. Our food supply is the supreme
q a aafr IN
.are and the elimination Of waste in
.rease in production.
This committee has opened headquar-
:ers in the Capitol Building at Denver
md will undertake to assist in every
'tate will be utilized to assist the To-
:al committees in their work:
The State Agricultural College, the
Experimental Station, the State Agri-
cultural Extension Service and ali of
he lscal bureaus of the Department of
Agriculture have rendered their serv-
lces to assist and may be called upon
oy every local committee.
In counties where agricultural agents
instructed to assist in every possible
way the work of the local organiza-
lions.
To sum up. we, citizens of Colorado.
whose chief concern is to bring home
20 our people the imperative necessity
n this grave hour of increasing all
'ood products of our state and thereby
iverting what in the course of months
will be a dire calamity to our people,
most earnestly call upon our citizen
,hip throughout the state to bring to
.he attention of all of our citizens the
condition of our state; address our
Ielves to relieving this condition. and
n every public-spirited way assist our
farmers in increasing their agricultu-
| 'al areas and the production therefrom.
We ask of the press and clergy of
.his state. aid in carrying this message
to our people.
By order of the Governor:
J. K. MULLEN. Chairman
c. A. KENDRICK.
CHAS. A. LORY.
]. c. MITCHELL
c. c. HAMI.IN