Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-05-04
Our company's Part In The
Present Crisis.

The President of the United]
tates has made an appeal to the
Nation which must stir the heart
+ every patriot and inspire him
o extra effort in the service of,
lis Country.
From the latest reports of curl
representatives in many conn-
.ries, we are satisfied that the
Presidents statement as to the
crop situation is most conserva-|
tive. The whole world is now
facing a shortage.,of crops. II
fear the situation is even more
serious than. we realize. Strenu-
Gus effort must be made to les
sen-and if possible to avoid
the disaster which would be
worldwide if our present fears
regarding the crop shortage be-
come reality.
The United States should avoid
the mistakes made by the Euro
pean countries now at war. In
some countries the necessity for
preserving the herds and the
breeding of cattle was overlook
ed. The result was a failure in
the supply of meat and butter.
In other countries, as the war
progressed, owing to the scarcity
of labor, much land was left un-
titled, resulting IN shortage of
crops.
Our people should heed these
lessons and avoid both these
dangers. On the one hand we
must cultivate every availa BILE
acre. so that our food production
upon which, with that of Can.
ada, the world is depending tc
to relieve its lunger-may be a:
large as possible. We must alse
keep up the number of our cat
tie, sheep and pigs, so that will
economical consumption the sup
ply of meat shall be sufficient
Let us not drift until it is to-
late to take the steps needed t,
enlarge and protect these source,
of food supply.
| No less important tina increas
ed production is the lessening O
waste Economy is the watch
word Of the day. Expenditure
should be regulated. not by tin
| size Of mans bank account
but by the merits of each trans
action Wastefulness, bad a
any time, today is crim
against society.
! The patriotic women of til
Nation can be of inestimabl
help, especially in the economic
of the home. Never was there
time when they could exert sue
power as they can today. -. In
crisis like this the burden fall
Especially, heavily upon them
and they have already demon
s.rated their ability to think IN
dependently. speak wisely, all
act forcefully.
+ In this time of trial, let us Sc
ourselves to answer the question
What can we do with loyal ser
vice to respond to the call mad,
by the President OF our Country
] A special responsibility rest.
upon our organization. We com,
in daily and close contact will
the food producing forces Of the
Country-in fact, we are a par,
OF these forces. Our first obi.
cation is to give the farmers the
best and promptest service in
supplying needed repairs and ex-
pert assistance, and to aid them
in raising more crops of better
quality and with less waste. For
years the Company, through its
Agricultural Extension Depart
ment, has been preaching the
gospel of more extensive and in
telligent agriculture. Every Iu-
ternational Harvester MAI, should
now carry this information to
his com nunity and cooperate
with organizations and move
ments which seek to enlarge the
crop area and production Of the
United States.
The service we can give in
this emergency is to be consid-
cred, not as incidental to other
business, but as of first impor-
lance. 1t is my most earnest
hope that our Company shall be
second to none in its contribution
of efficient service to tile Couu-
try, and to this end | ask: the
best efforts of every worker
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