The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-29
HOTELS ASKED
TO CONSERVE IN
REDUCING MENUS
Minimizing of Waste To Be
Big Convention
Issue
STATE HOTELMEN
WILL MEET SOON
Will Carry Suggestions To
Northwestern Meeting
at Minneapolis

Conservation of food by minimizing
waste during the war period will be
one of the big problems to be worked
out at the annual convention of the
Northwestern Hotelmen's association,
to be held in Minneapolis, July IL, Is
and IL, in the opinion Of Fargo hotel
men.
Prior to this convention, members
Of the North Dakota Hotelmen's asso-
citation probably will be called into
session to suggest a cooperative eff
fort to conserve and to make recon-
mendations to the northwestern meet
ing.
r. K. Keller of the Waldorf, secrs-
tary Of the state association, was un-
able to say this morning where the
state meeting would be held but was
OF the opinion that 1t would either be
at Fargo, Grand Forks or jamestown.
May Cut Large Menus.
It has been pointed out that the pub
lie is now in mood to respond patri-
otically to an educational campaign
conducted by the hotel owners Of the
state and the country and to view
sympathetically curtailment of the
unnecessarily large menus Of big
hotels, which result in immense waste
in the aggregate.
Letters have been received by Fargo
men this week from James Wood,
manager Of the Hotel St. Frances,
Union Square, San Francisco, asking
for opinions from the hotelmen here.
"Notoriously lmProvident."
I'VE hotelmen are all aware Of the
fact that this country is VIGOROUSLY
tmprovident, particularly in the slaugh-
ter of young animals for the market"
writes Wood IN view Of the decrease
in American livestock and the intelli-
gent methods employed by other ma
tons, even in peace. to develop steady
and ample food supplies at fair prices,
this is q reproach at any time; but
during the present conditions persist
ence in wanton extravaganza is little
short of national disgrace"
Mr.. Wood is of the opinion that the
hotels can educate the public by ask
ing their patriotic cooperation not to
eat meat of immature animals, and
can promote a sentiment for national
legislation on the subject. Argentina,
by forbidding the killing of male calves
under one year of age or females I'M
der Ave years, had immensely increas-
ed herds.
AS to mutton, If lambs were not kill
ed at about 20 pounds as is often done
in the east, or 80 pounds in the west,
but were allowed to reach the age of
one year, the weight would approx,
mate 45 to so pounds and the fleece
s to 10 pounds. AS the number of lambs
killed in San Francisco alone during
the last five years has ranged from
$4,000 to 100000 annually and in Los
Angeles about so per cent of this
number, Mr.. Wood says the possible
saving throughout the nation by pru-
dent methods would reach huge total.
Federal Legislation Needed.
Fargo. hotelmen as well as hotel
owners and managers from other parts
of the state and the northwest are of
the opinion that concerted action or
federal legislation is needed to cor
rect this evil, as separate action in one
section would simply divert shipments
OF young animals to another part of
the country. 1t is clear that the stock
men must be protected in bringing his
stock to maturity.
Government action may also be
needed to avert a poultry and egg
famine due to unusual marketing of
young birds by poultrymen, who do
not wish to continue feeding them at
the present extraordinary prices OF all
grains and foodstuffs.
Reduce Number of Dishes.
Acting along the lines of conserving
waste, 1t has been suggested to the
Fargo hotelmen to cut down the num-
Der of dishes materially, feature steaks
and beef roasts, pot roasts and soup,
advising against the consumption of
meat Of young animals; and where sea
food or lake food is plentiful, provide
fish dishes in great variety, and where
vegetables and fruit abound, urge and
encourage their enjoyment by num-
erous appetizing examples on the bill.
Special features will naturally sug-
gest themselves in every section and
the result of this educational work
should be increased appreciation of the
bounty of nature throughout the
United States and a wider sale for
many products.
No Action Here.
Fargo hotelmen have not as yet
taken any action in regard to the let
ters received from James Wood of
San Francisco, but will await the ac-
ton OF the meeting which will be call
ed prior to the northwestern conven-
ton.