The Delta independent., 1918-05-31
COUNTY FOOD
MEN meet

parts Of Colorado. gathered in Denver
At the Brown Palace hotel May ..
Thomas B. Stearns, federal food id.
ministrator for Colorado. presided
u. F. Cullen. personal field repre-
sentative of Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented BY the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-h. q. Tiffany-"When we
found out that some of the people were
not patriotic, a plain invitation was
issued to them to become patriotic.
rope was carried, not as a 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. e. MitchelI-"I have
utilized the shorthand and typewriting
classes in the high schools to help get
out circulars and rulings
Baca-F. L. Harris-''There is a
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and it looks fine"
Bent. e. Thompson-"The farm
ers don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots of wheat in
Bent"
Chaffee-W. L. PhiIbin-'By a sys-
tenn in our retail stores telephone or
ders that come in one day are not de-
livered until the next. 1t works fine"
CrowIey-John II. Cowden-"When-
ever l have anyone l can't reach l call
on the people who can best afford to
spend money for gasoline"
custer-B. c. Rrigss-"We have
large German settlement, but the men,
bers all claim to be patriotic. If they
tt t.
Delta K George Stephan-I have
ants during the past three months.
turned 1t over to Red Cross"
DoueIas-W. L. FaIes-"I want peo
pie to have confidence in this Admin
istration. want them to fear it."
Eagle-T. J. Diee-"Our merchants
have been very satisfactory"
EIbert-c. q. corkett-"Elbert couH-
ty has had very few violations Of food
laws"
FL Paso-E. A. Swenson-"We have
an Advisory Council of nine mer-
chants. We have a speakers bureau
and Motor staff who work together"
Fremont-Guy U. Hardy-"The only
food complaints that we have are from
our Italians and Syrians. who run
stores. They do not know what is ex
pected OF them"
Garfield - Ed. mcLearn-"We are
having some difficulty in getting peo-
pie to buy substitutes at the high
price"
GllpIn-B. e. Seymour-"we got in
$50 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
orand-Lew Wallaee-'The people
complain of the price of substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
should take care of this matter
Gunnison-E. L. Saroent-''The Nor
way possible Two hours a week are
devoted to Food Administration work.
Huerfano-Georee 6Iiekhahn-"We
have boosted increase in acreage un-
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
jackson w. II. Winscom four
county is difficult to get around in
Some of the farmers in reporting their
flour have written, If you want il
come and get it,"
Kit carson-Wyat Booer-"we are
boosting state fairs as a war measure"
Iake-Joseph Ciarke-"Our popula.
ton is from every part of the world
except China. They keep food regula-
tions."
Las Animas-Georse Mason-"on
o.
bootleggers in flour, delivering to the
foreigners. l fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
tineoln-Ed. Riekenbupe We're
organized crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting their flour"
Mesa-D. q. Wrisht-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes, but
we will eat them skins and all if nee
essary."
Moffat-W. II. Tucker-'.Much Of
the time we had no substitutes and
had TO use flour. Once we had substi-
tutes and no flour"
Morgan-James HurIey-"There is
only one way to handle flour-let the
Government take the flour If they
need it-<ake all of it, then all the peo-
pie would be good"
Montrose-Dr. Samuel H. Bell
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-
ministsation."
Ouray-Willlam Rathmeii-"I feel
safe to say that the Food Administra-
tion can count on the Ouray county"
Pitkin-L. A. w. Brown-"A mer.
ehsuts inventory OF flour and sugar
Keeps consumers from getting more
than allowed"
Pro~ers-Ray Strain-"Our people
are very patriotic. Send instructions
and they will be carried out"
Puebio-John F. VaIi-'"The substi- |
tute flour rule got us into trouble We |
had meeting and made the purchase
OF substitutes necessary for both re-
taller and consumer"
Routt-s. !. Hokias-"People as |
rule are willing to comply with regu- |
lations which they understand"
aEuRche-Erank ~ Me,pe-su-o