Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-08
PASSAGE pr BILL
 NOW BEFORE CONGRESS
ls Thing Needed in Order to Assure Satisfactory Handling of Food Sit- uation.

The thing needed in order to assure | the most rapid and satisfa ctory han I ding of the food situation is the pas | sage of the bill not before congress to provide for national defense by en- couraging agriculture and regulating marketing and distribution of food and other necessitiee,' said Robert Seoville of the committee of food supply, Con- Decticut state council of defense, at the committees headquarters in Hartford.
 MT. Scoville had just returned from 1 Washington. where he and George M. Landers, chairman of the committee, had been in consultation with the na- tional authorities in regard to the food problem.
 While at Washington Mir. Scoville acted upon a special committee ap- pointed by the Chamber of Commerce
 of the United States of America to consider the need of a food admins
 tra tion for the United States.
 The committee reported that. due to the great need of the allies and the
 present food shortage in the United
 States, definite measures should be
 taken at once to meet the situation.
 Its members recommended the passa Se
 of the Lever bill now before congress,
 giving the president power during the
 war to take any action he deems necessary in handling the food situa-
 ton.
 The food supply committee of the Connecticut state council of defense has written to all members of the Con- necticut delegation in congress asking that there be incorporated in the emergency agricultural appropriation bill now under consideration a pro- vision which will make possible the appointment of home economies leader for each county or the state. Conditions in the state are outlined in the letter as follows:
 'In the agricultural appropriation bill now before congress there is an agent in every county as a part of the extension service.
 "As Connecticut is a consuming and not a producing state, our experience has shown that the saving of food will be of the utmost importance to our people. This saving can best be ef- fected in our judgment by the en- plOyment of women competent to in struct the housewives in home eco- monies. The expense of such women will be met by subscription (and has already been guaranteed in the eight counties of Connecticut), but unless the federal government appropriates the salaries their services cannot be available in time to meet the present crisis. We are confident that the best interests of Connecticut will be served by including these items in the enner- gency agricultural appropriation bill"
 A full outfit of equipment for com munity canning work is now set up at the Connecticut Agricultural college and will be in operation June and 8. George H. Farrell of the United States department of agriculture will be in charge during those days and com plete information may be obtained by those visiting the college at that time
 A consignment of 200 bushels of buckwheat seed was received Tuesday by the committee of food supply of the Connecticut council of defense. This seed will be sold at cost to the farmers of the state where they are unable to obtain satisfactory supplies locally.