The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-08-30
TO Create live
! STOCK INDUSTRY
Plan 10 Restock Farms with
Food Animals.
no SHORTAGE OF RIFLES
Each Man Sent to Firing Line Will
Have at Least Two-Now Said That
lie Not Likely That Second Draft
Call Will Be Made Before Next
Spring.

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Call vii b Made Before Next
Spring.
Especial Correspondence.l
Washington.-Creation Of a live stock
industry commission Of 100 volun-
teer members to undertake a campaign
to increase the nations meat produc-
ton during the war was announced by
the department Of agriculture and the
food administration.
The committee has a plan for the
transfer of thousands OF head Of cattle.
sheep and hogs from the big western
producing districts to small farms in
central and southern states, where q
great amount of feed goes to waste.
An executive committee, including Gif-
ford Pinchot Of the food administra-
don, G.. 81. Rommel Of the agricultural
department and e. G. Lassater, a Tex
as stockman, will direct the work OF
the larger committee.
Under the arrangement planned
small farmers may place orders for
live stock with county agents Of the
agricultural department. Live stock
exchanges will assist in the movement
without charge to the purchasers.
In a statement setting forth the plan
the food administration and the agri-
cultural department call attention to
the heavy demand for meat abroad and
the continued diminution Of European
herds. America win be called upon to
furnish the allies with increasingly
large amounts of meat as the war
progresses. This can be done, it Is
pointed out, only by a reduction In
American consumption and an increas-
ed supply In this country.
A permanent improvement In condt-
lions in this country with respect to
the cost of living is what many off,
Gals and others who have been urging
intelligent attention to the foodstu6s
problem now believe is likely to result
from the activities which the war has
forced on the people.
In recent weeksit has-hecome cyl.
dent that, in spite CT the slOwness with
which the country responded to ap-
peals for greater production and for
the conservation Of foodstuffs and
their more intelligent distribution, the
movement at last is gaining such mo-
mentum and proportions that much
will be accomplished by 1t.
Those who IN skeptical as to reduc-
ton in cost Of foodstufs undoubtedly
have some good reasons for their skep-
.ticism. On the other hand there are
many reasons to be hopeful
Should Be Better Next Year.
The latter part Of this fall and the
coming winter should begin to see
definite lowering Of costs of foodstuGs
to the consumer along some lines, and
1913 should be an improvement over
1917. This is true in spite of the fact
that IL the war goes on the demands
from abroad for American foodstu6s
will be increased.
It is to be borne in mind that the
cry for increased production of food in
the current season was started too late
to be Of full benefit this year. Partly
because the department Of agriculture
and the rest of o%dicialdom moved slow
", partly because congress also took
its time about passing legislation for
stimulation of production, the spring
passed with little accomplished, save
through voluntary efforts by the public.
Some state and local authorities got
into action in time, but on the whole 1t
was a case Of waiting too long.
The Hoover food administration Il
just starting work under the food con
troll law. Such work as Hoover has
done until recently has been through
voluntary agencies. Moreover, the de
partment of agriculture is Just going
to work under the new food survey Law
to campaign for the stimulation of pro
duction.
To Commander Ships.
Estimates included in the request
the shipping board will make for q
billion dollar appropriation to complete
its eighteen months building program
were gone ove at a conference be
tween Chairman Hurley Of the boart
and Secretary McAdoo.
The board needs $5O0.OOO,OO0 fol
construction Of fabricated steel ships
$250,000.O00 to carry out commander
ing Of vessels now building in privat.
yards and another $250.O0O.OOO for con
tracts for steel and wooden ships to b,
let soo The communicating program
will cost in all about $500, OOO,O 200, bu
$250.O00,000 Of the original $75O,OOO.OOt
appropriation will be used for that pun
pose.
Plans for taking a large amount o
tonnage out Of the great lakes for Al
iantic service also will be complete
by the shipping board soon. 1t is et
timated that between 100000 and 400
600 tons can be removed before th
winter season sets in.
Pledge Of Loyalty.
A striking pledge of loyalty and un