The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-01
300 ASSIST IN
WAR ON WASTE
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production. was told 10y Floyd W.
Rad0. county Agricultural. With
a committee IN each school district,
he said. the whole county has been
stirred To an agricultural prepared.
ness campaign. that has placed "A
larger acreage under cultivation
than ever before.
III will not be possible. how
ever" he said for King county
to supply even all the vegetables
that Seattle will eat. We could
produce all the potatoes. carrots
onions. etc. that the city viii need.
bun modern tastes demand toma
toes, cucumhers, celery. etc. out OF
their season here. and these we
cannot supply"
Tells Of Market Plan
Tho grea, difficulty In getting In.
creased production 10 have an e..
feet ON the situation. Is the market.
INK problem. RAIDER explained, and
with the cooperation OF the county
commissioners, the city council
and the mayor. u plan has been
worked out to open a market in
Seattle where the farmers can
BRING their produce direct TO the
people.
Last season. when cabbage was
$50 n hundred In the Seattle mar.
kct." he instanccd. Il found lots of
fine. sound cabbage going 10 waste
IN the fields. The fault IN partly
with the farmer. who does not
know how TO get HIS stuff to the
market. nor how To present Il In
fancy shape. and partly with the
public When We open our market.
YOU must support the farmer by
buying there. Such market does
not now exist IN Seattle II In not
allowed In Portland"
Bridges Hlts Spectators
Port Commissioners Robert
bridges outlined HIS plans for curb
lng speculation In food and blamed
the people for not using their own
facilities. the port commissions
storage plant. but letting the spec.
ulatorH get all the advantage OF
them.
There Is a combination that
makes Il impossible for the farm.
crs 10 reach YOU he Numbered.
with yigor that brought frequent
interruptions OF applause. "Thc
port commission IL going TO break
that combination. We arc golng TO
sell for tho farmer. and, Il won't
cost him anything. II will just be
little extra work for the boys nj
the port commission. which they
viii DO glad To do"
lie urged tn. greatest possible
price publicity. for the information
OF producers and consumers.
Would End Speculation
And let mo tell you that pots.
toes went mp s. ton on Western
ave. this afternoon" he Interrupt.
cd himself to say.
My plan. frankly" he said. ia
10 put the food specula,or out of
business The income OF the port
OF Seattle for May vas $4,000. and
tho business was nearly all done by
people other than the people Of Sc
attic or king county. II should be
done by YOU
Mabel Abbott. Waste Editor OF
| Tho Star. told ~ the origin OF tho
latest weapon in the fcod-conserva.
ton movement. th. womAn's Army
Against Waste. Endorsed by prcsI.
dent Wilson. Food Administrator
Herbert c. Hoover and the depart.
ment Of agriculture. and urged all
women who had not already done
40. 20 sign enlistment cards. pledg.
Ink themselves 10 individual watch.
!, fulness ~ fnod.waate.
Many Enlissmen,s
A large number OF eniistmenis IN
the Army Against Waste were re.
ceiyed at the close OF the meeting
New cnlistnents up to noon Fri.
day were
Mfs Daisy " warv~n siit fasons
ave Mrs a. - rrsse. d. Terry ave.
Jeanne t.~fin. wsstminHtsr apartments
Sinth and Marion. Nr. e W Holland
Ttss stroud ave- Mrs ChAs elnnett
es4s puwafuish ave. Mrs I. A genfar
T1ta Nvcamors asei Mfss prFlrn. 1910
Eltth ave Mari Elizabeth sgbpneid
tt0s Hsventh ave \ Nr~ John Nestlif
tf1f DAYTON ave Mrs A q Folsom fsts
n, tsni st3 rhFtstlae Monroe. ~ y
Una Mary Q taefens. tnis WaiiinEfofd
ave Hester y Hsy. 3aaS Eis,h ave Mrs.
~ .. HardinE us sixth y. " Mrs
hrackett xss feth s Mos !. pewseie.
iiee bennett 81 Mrs , " Pitts. tos
y stth Mrs. T. Hose. IT'S warren ave
Elia , Uay asa tph ave y W Nrs
Katherine piHrhaii aaiHieF Grand hotel
Mrs y bran tos TaYinr ave- Mrs
Julia pison see ThaYer ht. Chri4tY
Olson. stst isSih ave Nfh iyn Cook
1893 Western ave Mrs Geo G. Fistrher
stis - ave y. = 81 T.. Turner tsaf
lith ave y " Mrs. q a. stuii itss