The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-05-10
RESOLUTIONS OF THE STATE
EFFICIENCY COMMISSION

The efficiency commission. recently
appointed by Governor Frazier, at it's
first meeting, held at Jamestown April
q, adopted the following resolutions,
which it asks the newspapers of the
state kindly to give publication in
their news columns:
Be it resolved by the efficiency COM
mission Of North Dakota:
That the farmers of this state are
commended for the great and patriotic
efforts they have already made to in
crease the production Of food supplies
and they are urged to continue these
efforts until the last possible acre is
put into crop. We urge an especial
effort be made to break new land and
SOW it in fax and that each farmer put
in as large a potato acreage as he can
harvest without waste under normal
conditions.
That the United States government
is urged to guarantee fair minimum
price for all agricultural products for
a fixed period of time in order that all
the manifold risks of their occupation
may not fall upon the farmers. Such
minimum price should take into con-
sideration not only the cost of produc-
ton, but also the decrease in fertility
of the soil.
That farmers and stock men are urg-
ed not to sell or kill immature cattle,
hogs Or sheep, and that lambs be car.
rled over until next spring in order to
get the wool clip.
That the national government is urg-
{ha
OF farm products during war times so
that speculation therein may be reduc-
ed to minimum and that the hoard.
ing of food materials for speculative
purposes be restricted by law.
That the housewives of the state are
urged to buy and to use only those
amounts of food required for adequate
nourishment of their families to con.
troll waste in every possible manner
and to live simply. They are espe cial.
ly urged to cooperate with the Gener.
al Federation of Woman's clubs in in.
creasing efficiency and conserving the
food supply of the nation.
That the national government is urg.
ed to prohibit absolutely the manufac.
ture of fermented and spurious liquors
for beverage purposes during the con.
tinuance of the war The people of
this state are willing to raise food for
the nation, but draw the line on toll.
ing early and late to raise grain to be
used in making booze.
That farmers are urged to cooperate
with the various county organizations
Of this commission in the distribution
of the labor when and where need is
to be the main endeavor of this com
mission but such endeavor will be use,
less without the hearty assistance of
the farmers of the state
That the railroads entering this state
are urged to grant low round fare
rate to farm laborers and to give their
assistance in securing a plentiful sup.
ply of such labor. They are further
urged to furnish the use of their right.
of-ways for garden purposes.
That all the people of this state are
urged. to correspond now with their
relatives and friends in the eastern
states, urging them to come to North
Dakota for the harvest and threshing
season and promising them good
wages and good treatment.
That the people of our towns and
cities are urged to render every posi-
Bile assistance to the farmers of their
neighborhood during the harvest and
threshing season. We call attention
to the fact that many men, women.
boys and girls can we'll be spared from
their usual vocations in stores, Offices
and homes at that time and can rend-
er true service to their country by
aiding in saving the crops of the state.
That the farmers are urged to CO.
operate with and accept assistance
from all legitimate organizations in
the state, in this national crisis. This
is no time to crafty political or social
dislikes but we must all work together
for the great patriotic purpose of feed
ing the United States and its allies in
war
That the educational authorities of
the state are urged to so regulate the
term Of rural and city schools so the
children of the state may spend the
busy season on the farm without loss
OF school opportunities. But parents
are asked to remember that their chill
dren are more precious than crops or
any material possessions and great
u.