Semi-weekly herald., 1917-04-23
MEETING IN RESPONSE
TO CALL OF THE NATION


correspondents the generally
States The call harmony with the call made by the President
of this and along the line of
people
country supply
% hemar
spending Durango
only members of the Exchange but active
appropriate
considering what
cused by Attorneys Ritter and Buchanan Judge searv Chairman W r
Duggn Secretary Wilson, County Agricuurst E. D. Smith
resentatives of the local Ness, Sloan Bradford
timely only of the
people of the country but the actual conditions of the
San Juan Judge sey offered complete outline for working
the organization Smith
ands of the San Juan that should
would De '"e water payments could be met some way Mr.
Duggan suggested that he thought the banks
the matter be- taken nm Immediately in earnest He tht , % . @
provision could be
the labor hundreds
requested all various oranges in
the these pupose
curing their organized
While we have given quite extensive publicity articles along this
the article by the National City Bank of New York which timely
To Our Correspondent Banks Public
In monthly Bulletin have public
did not utter final word of ann nd Of nnea % th ~ t @ r% we
situation serious
ter wheat crop of this country is understood,
All of Europeneutrals well placed
food ratns eke supplies crop This
country entered the of
wheat carried over from the of 1915 and produced
bushels of winter wheat and l5soOOoOO spring supply sO
governments estimate upon the winter foescsts yield
100000 spring bushels
viii eS0r. ana consume IN the crop year now closing This alarming
outlook The spring wheat nouy
tiOns More spring wheat if the wheat
shortage can he made Other food
ficency
This Belgium Great Britain
france and Italy are dependent for food They will
and must coming in the mast or tbe
viii not be able to feed all their appeals starving
uH! WI" De hhitlE reasons making it impossible for
embargo the expectation of grow this
year year @ @ countries and with the neutral countries Holland
marx Norway sweden Switzerland and spainwhich
ing in grain supplies And supply these
peoples from starving but enough the heavy which
result from ne submarine warfare we food
last far the outlook
mas 'ne resources land and population to meet this
but the United States There
depends this of growing big
work must be started Immediately There time
ton from outside The spontaneous action in
every state county and school district organizations
u IN your mind what conditions will be in
ter and of the effect upon all industry food dear
advances regulation of prices can add buhe potatoes
to the after the is
The country aceompI;
of and influence ~ s DS men
The of Iowa has enlistment of bows from "a 70
10 " WORK eer town gardens the farms
says that these boys will be Soldiers Commssary There are fine
serving % country as truly as their older brothers
navy and the girls should have They should have
medal to keep lifelong their service in ths ,,st ] w
let us hope of the worlds history. w ' s' war
Some arranging for oor
e clerks Industrial employers and will provide seeds
organized work this kind supervision will
most eive Every employer waited
oy committee, and invited to in manner
Although is of the farm cron and
tally the spring wheat that the hest chance ~ - ~
o towns 49, ' I intensive cultivation of garden
" 'or .ddiona to the regular be
or growing potatoes beans atIe 10 on
depend nnon & th t hep from outside The will
'epena upon the efficiency the local organizations
take the liberty of addressing own Bank
tho ,ns,;o d . hat they will be quick gravity
ana that their relations community
m 70 enable them to secure We would appreciate