The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-04-27
c0loRAD0 war BOARD
TO MARSHAL EACH coUMJv ln
Ire FOOD CAMPAIGN.
oevsrner cuutsr Giving Personal ~
tention In Securing oreanlzatiea
81 STATE BY Counties.


Denyer.-After a week OF strenuous
effort. the state ways and means com
mittee at the capitol has reached the
conclusion that the matter OF first Inn
portance in the food production of the
state II complete organization In every
county.
The committee has been swamped
with letters from individuals in every
part Of the state calling attention -
their individual matters and the com
clusion has been reached that each
county will have to take up its own
problems and work them out in the
best way possible, the state commit
tee and the national government lend
ing such assistance N may be found
practical and necessary.
After each county has organised in
scuh way that every portion Of the
county can be reached. the state com.
mittee plans to take up the following
matters:
1. A complete survey of the agricul-
tural operations which will secure
needed Information a. to the number
OF acres under cultivation and the
number OF acres in each crop, the
number Of acres available for cultiva-
ton not In crop. the number Of live
stock. dairy cows, milk production.
available labor and matters of this
character.
2. The state committee will submit
plans for increasing the acreage to be
sown to fall crops.
3. Plans will be submitted for CO.
operation in harvesting, marketing
and distributing: also plans for the
conservation OF all food crops for man
and beast.
4. Plans for increasing the dairy
and livestock production.
5. Plans for providing sufficient Ia
Dor to handle the harvest and such
other farm work as may be necessary.
/ Governor Gunter is giving his per-
sonal attention to the work of the
ways and means committee in secur.
ing the complete organization CT the
state by counties. Said he:
81 hope our people will understand
and appreciate the Importance Of com.
plete organization in every county un.
der a county ways and means commit.
tee. The only way to meet the food
production problem is by systematic
cooperation. The plan outlined by the
state ways and. means committee is
comprehensive and simple. 1t is in
line with the plan approved by Presi.
dent Wilson and contemplates organ.
lied and co-ordinated work in every
| state in the nation.
II am convinced that the situation
is serious enough to demand the very
best efforts OF all Of our citizens. Ev.
eryone can assist In some way in get.
tinse every county thoroughly organ.
ICED. II this is done quickly Colorado
will be able to do It's full share in add.
ing to the food supply OF the country
Bills Approved by Governor.
Governor Gunter signed the follow.
ing measures passed by the Twenty.
first General Assembly in its recent
| session:
Senate Bill No. 20. by Hattenbach,
prohibiting the use Of trading stamps
and other gift enterprises by Colorado
merchants.
| ocudtC GSO. o. ny DuHhlccs AHOWu
as the loan shark bill, reducing the lie.
gal rate Of interest on chattel loans 70
per cent per month.
House Bill No. 447. by Colgate and
Horton, regulating the sale sof alcohol
for commercial and manufacturing
| purposes, providing that 1t can be sold
only after It has been so poisoned by
drugs that 1t is unfit for human con.
sumption, each sale to be recorded on
blanks provided by the secretary Of
| state.
VIII Increase Food Production.
The outlook for greater food pro-
duction In Colorado is extremely good,
according to the reports coming in to
| the ways and means committee at the
statehouse. The ways and means
tscommittee Is now preparing a state.
ment showing the location of avail.
able seed and has asked county com.
mittees and other citizens to send in
reports OF available seed and requests
for seed where such seeds are not
available. 1t is the plan OF the ways
and means committee to prevent the
shipping of any OF this seed from the
state until the owners are sure that
there is not demand locally for it.
Mrs. Handy Heads Guard Auxiliary.
| Mrs. Nelson F. Handy was unani
mously elected president of the Won
ans State Auxiliary OF the National
Guard Of Colorado when officers were
elected. following the drawing up OF
constitution and bylaws. Mrs
John Upton was elected vice presi
dent, Mrs. M. H. Leonard correspond
ing secretary. and Mrs. John Cook
treasurer.
Says Assembly Can't Lend State Cash
/ Attorney George p. Steele, repre-