The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-18
Food Production and Con-
servation Subject of the
Meeting at Court House.
FOR PREPAREDNESS
COMMISSION HERE
Public, Especially
Interested in Agriculture,
Urged to Attend.

A meeting Of citizens. representing
all classes interested in food prepara-
ton and conservation, will be held at
the county court house Saturday
morning at 9:3O o'clock. The call for
this meeting is made by Chairman
J. George White, of the Board Of
County Commissioners, who is also a
member of the food commission.
The public generally is invited to
tomorrow mornings meeting but tha
chairman announces that especially
are farmers and those interested in
agriculture, are desired at the meet
ing.
1t is proposed to form a food pre-
paredness commission in this county,
and the proposition has been put
forth to have county officials make
up the personnel of said committee.
This, it is suggested, may consist OF
the chairman of the board of county
commissioners, county superintendent
OF public instruction, county demon
stratiOn agent, county home demon
stratiOn agent, representative of the
/ Women's clubs, Mrs. Jennings. presi-
{
clubs, to make the selection; a banker
to be appointed by George r. De-
( Saussare; editor of newspaper, to be
named by S.. J. Triplett; representa-
| tive of some labor organization, to be
named by J. II. Mackey; representa-
| tive of any local farmers union, to
be selected by J. L. Sheppard; repre-
/ sentative of the chamber of COM
merce; leading farm woman, to be
| named by Miss Harris, a1d others.
The University of Florida, in a
statement along these lines, declared:
There is a greatly increased acre
/ age of foodstuffs planted in practical
! ly all sections of Florida, particular
ly in the south. The Commission has
secured practically all the available
| rice seed in the state, and this has
been shipped to south Florida to
plant in the truck fields that usually
produce nothing of Importance dur
ing the summer. About 200 bushels
of early velvet bean seed has been
placed.
"The Executive Committee will is
sue reports for publication. AS the
work applies to all sections Of the
state, it may be difficult to get these
out regularly with the limited amount
of clerical help that is available. But
an effort will be made TO keep the
state we'll informed on important
matters relative to this work"
Membership of Commission.
The food preparedness commission
of the state Of Florida is made up
of the following:
P. H. Rolls, Gainesville, Director
Ext. Div. Univ. Of Fla.
H. H. Hume, Glen st. Mary, Pres.
: Fla. State Horticultural Society.
, w. A. McRae, Tallahassee, Com
: missioner of Agriculture.
Sen. J. L. Shepard, Greensboro,
2 President Farmers Union of Fla.
, J. H. Ross. Winter Haven, Presi-
. dent Citrus Exchange.
f /. B. Skinner, Dunedin, President
Growers and Shippers League.
W. P. Franklin, Fl. Myers, Secre-
tary Florida First Commission.
= w. F. Miller, Valrico, President So
/ Fla. Chamber of Commerce.
DR.. Lincoln Hulley, DeLand, Pres
= State Bankers Assn.
S. J. Triplett, St. Cloud, Acting
President Press Assn.
Mrs. W. S. Jennings, Jacksonville
Pres. Fed. of WOmen's Clubs.
Miss A. f. Harris, Tallahassee
Pres. Fla. State Teachers Ass'n.
w. N. Sheats, Tallahassee, State
Stunt. Public instruction.
, w. F. Blaclman, Winter Park
Pres. Fla Live Stock Assn.
,. Jules NJ. Burguieres, West Palm
Beach.
}, J. Fl. Mackev, Jacksonville, Pres
3 Fla. Fed. of Labor.
B. L. Hammer, Norfolk, Va, Ind
a Agt., S. A. L. r. r.
; E. B. O'Kelly, Jacksonville, Fla
Ind. Agt., A. G. L. Ry.
i J. z. Ingraharn, st. Augustine, Fla
e Vice Pres. F. f. c. r. r.
S. W. Westbrook, Pensacola, Fla
: Ind. Agt., L. & n. r. r.
I J. G. Chase, Jacksonville, Fla.