The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-04-20
MURPHY'S ENTHUSIASM
COMPELS COMP PLIANCE
Of County Commissioners
With Scheme to In
crease Food Crops.

Just before the adjournment Of the
meeting of County Commissioner Oh
Monday, Col. James R. Murphy, VINO
had been present throughout the
meeting because Of his interest IL the
Rodman- Orange Springs road, asked
for the introduction Of the following
resolution:
WHEREAS the present European
crisis has caused a situation through
out the United States wherein ouy
President Mr.. Wilson has deemed II
necessary to call upon the good peo-
pie Of this country to assist in every
manner possible to develop the re-
sources Of this country, both agr-
cultural and horticultural, and
WHEREAS he has called for that
true spirit Of patriotism and citizen
ship which has always actuated our
American people in times Of need, and
WHEREAS the County Commls-
sioners of Putnam County, State Of
Florida fee it their loyal responsi-
bility to respond to said call, be !,
RESOLVED that we the County
Commissioners Of Putnam County,
Florida do hereby pledge our loyalty
to our Country and our President ny
taking the following action That
WHEREAS we have within our
county limits some 100000 acres Of
land q great deal of which is suseep-
tible to cultivation at this time and
feeling the Importance Of the slcua-
tiOn with regard to foOdstutfs, deem
it in our best judgment a most es-
sentlal matter and very necessarI
step to conduct q campaign OF euu-
cation among the people of Putnam
County through the public press, I'LL
der the supervision of our agr.cu.-
tura demonstrator to put into cu.ti-
walton at this time all Of the aValIa-
bic land possible and for his purpose
to appropriate sum OF S2OO.UU 10Y
advertising purposes, the advertising
to display and convey to the pu9lc
such knowledge with regard to plant
ing of crops, cultivation Of the SOL,
raising Of live stock, etc, as Is ne
| cessary to bring about successful re-
suits. and be it further
RESOLVED that we send q COPY
Of this resolution to our GoVernol OF
| the State, to our representative. II
| Tallahassee and in Congress, to our
/ State and United States Senaror5,
and also to the President of the Unit
ted States,
Before action was taken on the YES
oiution, Col Murphy took the foo II
advocacy Of its passage:
Talk about enthusiasm. WheW
But that man did proceed to pum7 It
He told Of the presidents address tC
the people urging the necessity OF
planting food crops to tide over the
/ present season Of high-prices; now
necessary it was for each community
to organize for immediate Compli.
ance. And then he commenced or
word picture to emphasize the neces'
sitv Murphy's speech amounted II
2 real oration; sweat raineQ from ms
face: he pounded the table and oegg,
ed that the board do something in IL
OtnClal capacity 70 pet dCylO4 oH OII'
rart of the people, and showed tha-
. if something was not done and i'm.
mediatelv there would be a crowd Of
poor people surging forward beg,
ring for county aid His talk came
from the heart. it was the outpourings
of the spirit Of q patriotic American
for show of patriotism on the par
Of the people which was lust IS i'm
portant in its way as was the work Of
+ the soldier at the front.
The spirit of Murphy ~ripped the
/ commissioners: they Immediately
adonted the resolution.
Col. Murphy's plan IS already un-
der way. He with the County Agent
Mr.. CantrelI. and several Of the com
missioners have already started on d
campaign among the farmers to- urge
i the need of a larrer acreage IL food
crops. They will be at Crescent
| CITY tomorrow afternoon. They are
going to make ali parts Of the conn
". In the name Of America Pa
-riotism. hear these men and heed
their appeals