The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-13
L0RE Will RAISE FOOD RAIDERS REPORTED OFF THE COAST

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Food Production and G.
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DESPITE bad weather fully thous
and people assembled at the 'Conr
House here this morning to attend tn
Food Production and Conservation
conference. The meeting was aliv
with patriotism and enthusiasm AM
will do much good in awakening tn
people of this section to the necessit!
Of raising more food crops and getting
the farming system on q more indie
pendent basis. Numerous speeches
were made and brass band music fur
nished.
A resolution was adopted giving the
sense of the meeting and pledging sep
arately the different classes of citi'
zens to the support of the movement
The farmers declared in the resolu'
ton that not over sixty per cent, o1
their lands would be planted in cot.
ton this year and that the remainder
would be devoted to grain. The bank.
ers pledged themselves to lend money
for the furtherance Of the acreage Of
food crops at an interest rate not to
exceed five per cent, and the merch-
ants and other pledged themselves to
lend the movement their every effort
and to see that q market was sup
piled for the surplus of grain and food
stuff raised.
Among the crowd assembled were
many ladies' who braved the weather
to lend their part to the success Of
the meeting. OF the hundreds of men
who we're present quite a number Of
them were from out of town, citizens
Of this county and several were pres
ent from adjoining counties.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. T. H. Baird who nominated Sem
ator W. M. Wilmington as Chairman.
He was elected, as was Mr.. W. H.
Hays as secretary. The Greenwood
Municipal Band played the "Grand
National" medley overture while the
entire audience stood. The medley
begins and ends with the "Star Span
gled Banner, which was cheered TO-
the echo, as was Dixie
A group Of about one hundred and
fifty school children who spent an
hour at the meeting sang "The Star
Spangled Banner while the audience
stood. Following Prayer by DR.. W.
c. Tyree they sang "America."
DR.. Tyree in his Prayer thanked the
All Mighty that this Country is q
Christian Country, that it has a Chris
tian President and prayed that the
guidance Of God be given the Presi-
lent and his advisors during these
;rying times. He asked that patriot
SIN might burn on the altar of every
,eart in America and that everyone
10 all in their power for the freedom
# the Country and the principle Of
Christianity that "Old Glory" stands
or.
Mr.. Baird read several messages |
rom different people and organiza-
ions relative to the meeting being |
ED, one of which was from the
ireenville Chamber of Commerce,
tating that that body heartily endors-
d the movement.
Senator Wilmington in an eloquent
nd patriotic address declared that
ne call of the Country comes to ev-
ryone and that those present had as
'mbled to manifest confidence in the
reat leader Of the United States,
resident Wilson and our represen-
'tives in the Congress. At the men
on of President Wilson's name the
,dience cheered.
Money, munition, men and food is
hat this Country should give as her
'rt Of the war declared Senator
'hittington. II you cannot go you
N do as much for your Country by
anting more corn and other food.
uffs on your plantation and in your
'rdens, he declared. He asserted
at is was as patriotic q duty to live
r your Country a. to die for your
,untry.
How shall we increase the supply
foodstuffs for man and best in LIE.
re County was the question to be
cided, he declared. In closing he
lied on Judge W. M. Hammer for .
eech.
Judge Hammer opened his remarks
th the statement that the Declara-
IN Of Independence signed in l776
Is q Declaration. Of Independence
r America, and that the one issued
the Halls Of Congress by Presi-
mt Wilson at the converting Of the
traordinary session Of Congress was