The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-09
Charleston and ClarksburgI /:
Meetings Add to Effective
ness of Movement.
PATRIOTIC COMPLIANCE
WITH ALL REGULATIONS:
Inspiring Message to Wes..
.Virginians From Federal .
Administrator. sS

Hon. Earl W. Oglebay. state food
administrator; DR.. William Hill,
Mr.. A, F. Ulrich. Mr.. c. II. CopD
and Mr.. Michael Mahoney Of this
city, members of the food conser'
ration staff. returned yesterday
from Clarksburg and Charleston,
where they have been taking part
in the meetings OF the various I
county food administrators Of the
state. Speaking Of the meetings
held al Clarksburg. ParkersburE.
Huntington and Charleston, Cox
onel OgIebsy yesterday expressed
the utmost satisfaction with tho
results attained. To reporter
of The Intelligencer he said:
During the past two or three
months we have given practically I
all of our time to the building upE
Of an organization In the stats
which can look after the work Of!
food conservation, present the real
situation to all our people. and
show them how food Is to be sAved
and the purposes for which It is TO-.
be saved. In every county We have
sought to obtain, first, q food ad.e
ministrator, then to enlist the In
terest Of the county apicutural-
agent, the county school superin'
tendent, legal representative and:
such other help as in the judgment
of the administration might be re-
Quired. d;
The Organization. II
1--WE have built up this organiza-:
tion in each Of the fifty-five coun-
ties. In other words, we have now
from $50 to 400 trained men and
women giving their time to the.
food conservation movement, and
the results so far surpass all ex.ii::
pectation. To me it is the most.
gratifying expression Of the
strength Of democratic institu-
tions, that within a few weeks We
could draw TO the public service
such"a large. number of earnest,
enthusiastic and highly intelligent
helpers and enlist them in a causes
entirely new TO all, and OF which:
none of us knew much six months
ago. =.
Free institutions. such as ours,
make free men who think, and il
VIC win this war il will be- because
We have in this great. free Coun-
try such a great number Of intel
ligent and earnest men and wonl-
en- who can be called upon to per-
form a special patriotic service.
Within 90 days time we have
made specialists in food distribu-
ton. in food conservation, in the
preparation Of substitutes, in the
study Of food supplies and de-
mands, and we are now we'll
equipped TO answer every practical
question and to meet every prac-
tical need of the people Of the
state"
Concerning the meetings at.
Clarksburg and Charleston, Col
onel Oglebay said:
Il cannot speak in words OF too
high praise. At Clarksburg we had
representatives from all Of tho
counties Of northern West Vir~'
glnia, except three, and those rep
resentatives were detained by I'm.
possible conditions OF travel One
man walked fourteen miles over
the mountains to reach a train to
attend the Clarksburg meeting.
and apologized for being two
hours late. That was the spirit
manifested on the part Of all the
county administrators and their
assistants. 1t f1red the soul With
enthusiasm to see and feel tho
earnest manner In which these
men from every county In the
state were going about their work
AT the conferences, both 1t
Clarksburg and Charleston, pro-
grams of the day opened with re-.
ports from every county, and all
Of these were highly satisfactory.
Mr.. Burns. the food administrator
for Taylor county. reported that
95 per cent OF the families Of Graf.
ton had signed the food pledge.
Some Of the rural districts re-
ported 100 per cent Of the families
had signed the pledge. We had
with US Mr.. c. H. Copp, repro.
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