The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-20
COUNTY FOOD
MEN MEET

parts OF COLORADO, gathered IN Denver
at the Brown Palace hotel May 8.
I Thomas B.. Stearns, federal food ad'
ministrator for Colorado, presided.
E. F. Cullen, personal field repre-
sentative of Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-H. G. Tffany-"When we
found out that some OF the people were
not patriotic, a plain invitation was
issued to them TO become patriotic. A
rope was carried, not as threat but
as reminder"
Alamosa-D. A. Norton-"We have
$50 families enrolled under the pledge
card system and All OF our merchants
are working together.
Arapahoe-J. Z. MitcheII-"I have
utilized the shorthand and typewritine
classes in the high schools to help get
out circulars and rulings."
Baea-F. L. Harrls-"There is q
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and It looks fine"
Bent. (. Thompson--"The farm
ers don't seem to understand the 1000
regulations. There's lots of wheat in
Bent"
Chaffee-W. L. Philbln-"By a sys
TEN in our retail stores telephone or
ders that come in one day are not de
liYered until the next. 1t works fine"
Crowley-John II. Cowden-'When
ever l have anyone l can't reach l cal
on the people who can best afford te
spend money for gasoline
Custer-B. C. Bfiggs-"We have
large German settlement, but the mem
bers all claim to be patriotic. If they
are not 1t is from ignorance"
Delta = George stephan-'I have
been compelled to fine three merch
ants during the past three months.
turned it over to Red Cross"
Douelas-W. L. Fales-"J want peo
pie TO have confidence in this Admin
istration. want them TO fear it."
Eagle-T. J. Diee-"0ur merchants
have been very satisfactory"
Elbert-c. 3. corkett-"Elbert coun
ty has had very few violations of fooc
laws"
Ell Paso-E. A. swenson-'fwe have
an Advisory Council of nine mer
chants. We have speakers bureag
and a Motor staff who work together
Fremont-Guy U. Hardy-"The only
food complaints that we have are from
our Italians and Syrlans, who run
stores. They do not know what is eX
pected of them
Garfield = Ed. MeLearn-''We are
having some difficulty in getting peo
pie to buy substitutes at the high
price"
eHpln-B. E. seymour-"we got il
45O pledge cards and had four refus
ais"
erand-Lew Wallace-"The people
complain of the price of substitutes
ln Af1T al fetr at on
Should take care of this matter"
Gunnison-E. L. sargent-"The Nor
nal School is cooperating in every
way possible. Two hours week are
devoted to Food Administration work
Ruerfano-Georee sBiIckhahn-"We
have boosted increase in acreage un
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
jackson w. II. Winscom -"Oui
county is difficult to get around in
Some of the farmers in reporting their
flour have written, If yoN want II
come and get it,"
Kit carson-Wyat Boger-"We are
boosting state fairs MS "a war measure
Lake-Joseph ciarke-"Our popula
ton is from every part Of the world
except China. They keep food regula-
tons"
Las Animas-George Mason-"on
the start of the flour rulings, we had
bootleggers in flour, delivering to the
foreigners. fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
Lincoln-Ed. Rlekenburg - Were
organized; crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting their flour"
Mesa-D. B. Wright-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes. but
we Will eat them skins and all if nee
essary."
Moffat-W. H. Tucker-"Much OF
the time we had no substitutes and
had to use flour. Once we had substi'
tutes and no flour"
Mcrgan-James turley-"There is
only one way to handle flour-let the
Government take the flour If they
( need it-take all of it, then all the peo'
pie would be good"
Montrose-Dr. Samuel II. Bell
I We produce wool enough to supply our
own clothing and some for soldiers
/ Otero-J. L. Weaver--''We carry out
/ TO the letter every rule of the food ad
ministTation."
Ouray-William Rathmell-"I feel
safe TO say that the Food Administra
ton can count on the Ouray county"
! Pitkin-L. A. w. Brown-"A mer
chants inventory of flour and sugar
. keeps consumers from getting more
? than allowed"
/ Prowers-Ray strain-"Our- people
are very patriotic. Send instructions
and they will be carried out"
Pueblo-John F. Vall-"The substi
tute nour rule got US into trouble We
had meeting and made the purchase
Of substitutes necessary for both re
taller and consumer"
Routt-s. !. ioklas-"People as 9
rule are willing to comply with regu
lations which they understand"
Ssauaehe-Frnnk n. Meane-"We
are having very little trouble"
San Juan-H. e. Curran-The FOOD
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