The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1918-01-05
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR ELY URGES FOOD
PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION UPON
UNION COUNTY MEN AND WOMEN

state FOOD Administrator Ralph 6.
ely spent Friday in Clayton. Mr.
Ely arrived on the noon train and was
met at the depot by large delega-
ton of business men and farmers. He
was conducted to the Eklund Hotel,
and had dinner-Hooverized with
members of the delegation. After
enjoying the repast Mayor Rixy
introduced Mr.. Ely who spoke for
twenty minutes entertainingly and au-
tboritavely on food conservation. In
his address Mr.. Ely directed his remarks
so the business man, particularly the
grOceryman and the dealer in food
products and made it very plain that
nhey must adhere strictly to the or
Gers of the national and state food
administrators. under pain of forflt-
ure OF license% He told the dealers
That the food administration desired
20 see them mako n reasonable profit
and intended to see that they did not
make an unreasonable profit. In
carrying out this idea he asked and
vas assured of the hearty cooperation
NJ all Clayton dealers and grocery
men. Mr.. Ely is convincing speak
~, knows thoroughly what he ia
talking about, and his exposition of
the need of food conservation and
neans TO be employed to bring it
about, was the best we have heard on
she subject
At o'clock he addressed a meeting
~ farmers and business men in the
aourt room at the Court House. In
khis address he made a strong plea for
decreased production of foods laying
particular stress upon food grains,
aeats and fats and appealing to the
patriotism of the producers to put
hrth every effort to produce more
nd help win the war to make the
9orld safe for Democracy. The adj
e-ess was well received and every
hrIner and ranchman in the house
vhromised his best effort.
At four o'clock In the afternoon, Mr..
sfy addressed a large meeting of the
Homo Economics Club at the home of
Mrs. Jos. Gill Generally speaking.
mere man isn't supposed to know much
about the running of household, but
Mr. Ely convinced the ladies present
that he knew about all there was to
know about this particular province
of womans' sphere. Economy was the
Watchword; and the way to attain IL
was to buy food, essential food and
not service-and furnish the service
themselves. illustrating he said; If you
want oatmeal buy a quarters worth
or oatmeal-not ten cents worth of
oatmeal and fifteen cents worth of
package. Bulk oats are just as good
in the merchants paper sack as bulk
oats in red, white and blue carton
bearing the picture of a benevolent
Quaker or fat nanny. Buying"
Mr.. Ely said."is the lace to practise
economies, and have plenty but do not
waste after it is in the house." He
advised discouragement of delivery so
that the merchant could eliminate this
heavy expense and give more food for
tho purchase price. Send Johnny after
it or phone father and have him bring
il home. Mr.. Ely's address to the lad
res was well received and all determin-
ed TO follow his suggestions.
At o'clock in the evening Mr.. Ely
addressed the general public at the
courthouse. In this address his plea
was for increased production and econ
omy. The facts and illustrations used
were convincing and beyond dispute. |
In this address the speaker reviewed
the causes that led tine United States
into the world war, praised the gov
eminent for its efforts to maintain
peace and declared that at the time of |
ing else to do in order to safeguard
our liberty and democratic institutions !
and protect the rights of our citizens '
from a war-drunk autocracy. AT ona
place in the address Mr. Ely declared
that any so-called American who did
not love France. the nation that sent
as Lafayette and Rochambeau and !
made our victory and freedom possible |
in the Revolutionary War, lacked a
whole lot of being a good American. |
The sentiment was heartily applauded. |
Mr.. Ely pointed out that the French
storehouse of food supplies was Russia
Siberia, Roumania and Bulgaria, and
because of the fact that Germany and
Austria lie between these countries
IL was impossible for ,le Allies to
receive sustenance from their natural
source, and that because of this con-
dltion 1t was imperativ- that the Unit
cd States and the whole Of the American
continents practise production and con-
servation as they have never been
lkfV,ised before in order to feed our
ana make the world safe for
stFisit to Clayton Is sure to
". le is the right man in the
dHe is republican. too.