The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-07-26
COUNTY FOOD
BEING SAVED

Gov Jas. HI. Peabody, chairman of
the Canon City Home Protection and
Government Support league, says
Fremont county is doing as much, if
not more, than any county in the
state in the encouragement of the
production and conservation of food
supplies. both Tor our own people and
our allies in the war. The various
committees connected with this mat
ter are working hard to put Fremont
county in the front rank in this pa
triotic undertaking and are receiving
the hearty cooperation and support
of the public at large. In the course
| of letter received by Gov. Peabody
this morning from Ii. w. Cornell of
|. Denver, director of the Colorado
State Survey of Activities. he says
magnificent conditions exist ir con-
siderable portion of the state in reia-
tion 10 food production and conser-
walton, but that in other sections COM
paratively little is being done either
in the matter of increased food pro-
duction or in the economy of its use.
He states that conditions are fair in
some portions of the state; indifferent
in other portions; unfortunate in 9TH
ers and wholly lacking in SOME of the
more important and well organized
counties. He classifies the counties of
the state into three groups according
10 what they are doing in this very
essential undertaking and places Ere
mont county in class a." which
stands at the top of the list in point of
preparedness and in quickness and
| readiness to respond to the call of
help fom the state and the nation.
| There are twenty-one counties in
class a. two in class "B" and
three in class &C. and six in class
ID" The latter six. he says. show an
inability to grasp the value of organ
ization, or an Indifference to the gen
eral subject. Continuing. Mr.. Cornell
says:
In all counties identical informa-
ton, instruction. advice and assist
ance have been given. Each county
chairman is in equal position with his
4 brother Why is il that some county
chairman can accomplish such splen-
did results as have been accomplished
while others can only report inability
to perform?
| In times like these prompt re-
sponse is expected to all requests for
| information or action. II is under
/ stood by the state committee that the
assumption Of Office in any of the
county organizations carries with II
the absolute pledge upon honor TO aid
the state committee in its reasonable
requests.
The state committee makes no re-
quest of the county committees that is
not required either by the federal or
| state government. Consequently it
expects its requests TO be received as
coming from the federal or state gov
ernment, and TO be treated as war
measures. II considers this reason
able County organizations which fail
of necessity put themselves in the
category of the soldier at the front
who questions the wisdom of the re-
quest OF his officers.
I'VE are all in this war together.
We are all striving to do ou best. We
are all working along lines which none
of us has heretofore travelled. Stumbl-
| ing. and even failure at times is TO
be expected. 1t is only the man who
stumbles repeatedly over the same
twig who jeopardizes the PROCESS OF
the army. 1t is to be hoped that the
counties which have not so far report
ed will send their reports TO us at
once. The Importance of the matter
is sufficient TO make this request nee
essary."