The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-03
Prominent Business Lead CTS Named as Chairmen
 to Carry on Work
INFORMATION NOW
 BEING COMPILED
Each Chairman to Select Speakers and Have Charge of Campaign in Certain Number
 of Towns

Backing President Wilson to the
 last ditch, having as its object the
 production and conservation of
 more foodstuff. the food prepared
 ness committee, realizing that the
 volunteer system was Just about
 as slow in its line of business as it
 has proven with Uncle Sam in rais-
 ing an army, has gone in for con-
 scription. Consequently the ax fell
 yesterday afternoon on some of
 Birmingham's most prominent bus
 mess men. They took the count
 and are today getting ready to att
 tend a meeting of the committee
 at the Chamber of Commerce to-
 morrow morning at II o'clock.
 when they will he told what to do.
 with no "ifs nor andsv about 1t.
 They will have to SO to the tasK
 with relish and earn their re-
 lease.
 The committee yesterday sent out let- ISlc ol tOASCIlptiOH tO d seleCL tl9L or men who have been chosen by Chairman W. M. Drennen of the special committee 10 arrange speakers and chairmen for the various committees that will conduct the automobile tour which Is to cover 50 towns, the list heretofore published having been augmented by IS towns. Each chairman conscripted will select his own speakers and associates, and will be as- signed a certain number of towns to work, the task to consume about two days for each chairman and his com mittee.
 MANY CONSCRIPTED
 Those conscripted for chairmen are4 Thomas Bowron of the First Natiorsi bank, Otto Mobney of the Traders >ie.. tional bank, w. c. Hamilton of the American Trust and Savings bank c. D. Gotten of the Birmingham Trust and Saw Ings bank, Carl Steiner of Steiner Bros, bank; F. l. Bivens of the Roden Gro, cery company, H. M. Beck of the Beck Candy company. s. L. Earle of Earle Bros, Hedmon Hopson of Hopson Bros. Robert McLester of McLester-v vanHooso & Co.,, Charles Davis of Roden Grocery Co.,, V. Gage of Tyler Grocery Co, q. Chaplin Hodges of w S Cosby Flour and Grain Co.,, Wade Wood of Wood Crabbe Grain Co. c. F. Bell of Belt Rodgers Co.,, J. E. Keith of Mara Jordan & Keith, Edward Wilkinson of Western Grain Co.,, W. M Drennen o1 Drennen & Co. B. Yielding of YefldfH& Bros, w M. Franklin of Franklin, Stile1 & Franklin, Ernest Redd of Birmingham Grain Co., Sid Lee of Alabama Grocery Co.,, Murray Brown of Goodall- Brown C Co.,, J. D. Moore of Moore & Handley Hardware Co, and Emmett A. Jones' chief of the bureau of markets and im- migration of Alabama Montgomery
 TO VISIT SIXTY TOWNS
 The 50 towns to be visited by the conn mittee will be prorated at the meeting tomorrow morning, and each chairman will have the privilege to pick his own towns. The complete list. as revised and enlarged. is grouped as follows
 Warrior. Hanceville. Cullman and Hart selle
 springville, Ashvilie, Attalla and One onta.
 Collinsviiie and Fort Payne.
 Coal City. Pell City, Cropwell and Ea- sonville.
 Anniston. Oxford. Heflin and lincoln.
 Ashland Lineville. Roanoke and La Fayette.
 Sylacauga Childersburg and Talladega.
 Camp Hill, Waverly and Opelika.
 Calera. Jemlson, Thorsby. Clanton and verbena.
 Vincent wilsonville, Columbiana and Shelby.
 Montevallo, Centreville and Blocton.
 Gordo, Reform. Carrollton and Alice vile
 Eutaw, Boligee, Livingston and Epes.
 Berry, Fayette. -Iillport and Kennedy.
 Dora, Cordova and Jasper.
 Carbon Hill, Winfield, Sulligent and Guin.
 Haleyville and Russellville.
 The committees will leave Birmins- ham charged as heavy with inforIra- tion as the average small town rel soda pop is charged with gas. hut what tn 3y will have to give their audiences and the merchants that they come Tn con- tact with will be facts. figures, the whero and how of what they are going to ert- gage the merchant banker and farmer in doing. and no time will bs consumed ir .gassng."
 The information committee is working night and day cn the various subcom- mittees, gettingx information as to seed. prices, markets. source of supply. the yields and cost of certain crops. as In every instance it is proposed to have tEe rigbt anSWer .s J sf ,sss s5s