Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-02
SEEK TO INCREASE
FOOD PRODUCTION
District Commissioners Call a
Meeting of Commercial
Truck Growers.

The Commissioners OF the District or
Columbia today took steps to correlate
the efforts Of homo and vacant lot
amateur gardeners with the food pro-
duction Of market gardeners and farm
ers.
In calling . conference of the COM
mercial truck growers. Commissioner
Louis Brownlow states: I'VE will also
want to discuss the feasibility of max
ing minimum guaranteed price for
certain standard non-perishable food
products. such A. corn and beans"
The effort to get the truck gardeners
together IL taken as a practical step
toward increasing the food production
in the District through the principal
channels, the truck farms and CONNER
cfal gardens.
Called to Meet Saturday.
p Tho conference Is called to meet at
the District building on Saturday after
noon at O'Clock. Representatives of
the Department of Agriculture will at
tend. Since the labor problem is rec
ognized as one of the chief causes of
shortage in foodstuffs, representatives
OF the Department of Labor will be
which supply Washington lie in Mary
land the Maryland State College also
will be represented.
Commissioner Brownlow today ad-
dressed a letter to scores of gardeners
and truck farmers which recited the
efforts Of the central garden commit
tee.
Mr.. Brownlow's Letter.
Tho letter was as follows:
TN order to do the part Of tho Dis
trct of Columbia and tho community
around It in solving the problem Of
increased food production, which is re-
ceiving attention throughout the coun-
try at this time, a central committee
of citizens has been formed to Coop
crate with the District Commissioners
the Department Of Agriculture and a
subcommittee Hereunder, Of which E.
F. Colladay is chairman and Charles F.
Nesbit is vice chairman"
The letter continues:
Conferences have been held by the
subcommittee and business men inter-
suggested that there should be an early
meeting Of the market gardeners and
farmers of the District of Columbia and
adjoining counties. in order that the
men having practical knowledge of
food production may contribute and
exchange views, and to deterss4fne just
what they can and will do to increase
their production and the production Of
their neighborhoods. In this connection
it Is desired to ascertain what the peo-
pie can do to help the gardeners and
farmers. The ideas which have been
advanced along this line SO far embody
the possible furnishing by the business
men and people of Washington of some
additional capital and additional labor
and we want to know what you think
about it. We want to talk 1t over with
you.
Having in view the fact that this is
your busy season, 1t has been thought
best to ask you to attend a meeting on
Saturday.
Urged to Be Present.
H'You are. therefore. invited and urged
to be present at conferences which will
be held at 8 o'clock pm. Saturday, May
S. in the board room on the fifth floor
OF the District building. 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. En-
trance will be on the 14th street side of
the building. The same questions will be
discussed at both meetings, and we ask
that you attend the one that suits you
best. or. better still. both.
This letter is mailed 10 limited num-
Der OF prominent gardeners and farmers
and it is important that you. as one Of
Tic hieh ScleSteu ioi thdt Puipoee, DC
present. and we hope to see you at the
time named"
H. NJ. Connolly. expert adviser Of the
Department of Agriculture. tomorrow will
visit demonstration gardens in the north
west section, as follows:
Columbia and Kalorama roads, 10 am;
2Sth and P streets northwest, 11:30 am:
36th and Newark streets northwest.
pm; Chevy Chase Circle, 2 Pm; Wis
consin avenue and Fessenden street
northwest, 8 PM, and 36th and R streets
northwest. pm.