The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-03-05
WILL SPEED THE
PLOW IN GEORGIA
IT THE STATE CONSERVATION
MEETING IN MACON PLEDGE
MADE TO PRODUCE FOOD.
EVERY SECTION REPRESENTED;
ENTHUSIASM WAS UNLIMITED

r.rnestness Was Manifest Among the
Large Crowd in Attendance. Many
Politicians and Prospective Candi.
dates Were Present.
Every section of the state was rep.
resented at the meeting in Macon
Thursday for the purpose of stimu-
Iatinc the production of food crops
in Georgia this year. There were
present from Terrell county j. D.
Weaver, and perhaps others whose
names were not learned.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the audience adopted a resolution
which. though brief, was to the point,
and carried with it an unmistakable
meaning. The resolution read:
I'VE pledge ourselves to sup
port our country in this most
serious crisis"
That was all but it was enough, as
was shown by the patriotic fervor
with which America was sung i'm
mediately afterward. -
Rancor Wiped Out.
Gov. Dorsey and former Gov. Har-
ris entered the auditorium arm in
arm. and it was plaiTrto-the audience
that if ever there existed any rancor
in the heart of either as a result of
the late gubernatorial race it had all
been wiped out in the common cause
for which they are now working.
There were about one thousand peo-
pie in the hall when Gov. Dorsey
called the meeting to order and ask
I'd DR.. c. A. Jenkins, president of
Wesleyan College, to invoke the di-
Zine blessing
Gov. Dorsey then explained the OBJ
ect Of the meeting, telling why it is
essential that America feed the allies,
POinting out that unless the allies are
fictorIous everything involved in
livery war this country has fought
bill be lost.
I'VE fight against Prussian tyran-
~ and to make the world safe for
Democracy and christianity" said the
Governor.
He urged that every available acre
y planted in food crops to show, if
Rere are any who doubt the attitude
M Georgia in the world war, that the
Il hstinted support of the empire state
being given to the cause.
The governor then introduced for
Per Gov. Harris, who stressed the
PCT that we must fight with the al
eS or fight alone.
we can feed the world and we
Pill do it," declared Mr.. Harris. "It
our war and we must support it
ad do our duty"
Women Loyalty at Work.
Dr. A. NJ. Soule, the next speaker,
#clared that Georgia's response up
date has been inspiring He gave
statement of the situation as he
w 1t. He mentioned the fact that
pee hundred thousand Georgia wo-
EN- are enrolled in the food service
ID termed them "commissary sol
Frs who are doing just as import
work as the man who shoulders
gun
We must grow one hundred thous-
n bushels of corn this year." said
Soule. Il want you to grow a
fmal cotton crop, but we must in
Ease the yield of corn. Conditions
North Georgia are ideal for grow
potatoes and l ask the delegates
tx the message grow potatoes.
Ok the message "grow potatoes. +"
produce two million bales of
lVon; let's increase the yield of
lh SIX million bushels: let's in
aSe potatoes, peanuts, rice, velvet
ans and hay. Let's plant two mil
acres in all. Let's eat corn in
&c OF wheat. We must eat fish
tead Of meat"
H. Soule was followed by ]. J.
V"n' commissioner of agriculture,
f a ~ ~ $50 ~