The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-05-31
COUNTY FOOD
MEN meet

Answering the call of conservation
county food administrators from all
parts of Colorado, gathered in Denver
at the Brown Palace hotel May g.
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
representative follow:
Adams-H. G. Tiffany-"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 a threat, but
as reminder"
Aiamosa-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
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and 1t looks fine"
Bent. E. Thompson--"The farm
srs don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots of wheat in
Bent"
chaffee-W. L. PhiIbln--"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"
CrowIey-John n. Cowden-'When-
ever / have anyone / can't reach call
on the people who can best afford to
spend money for gasoline"
custer-e. C. 8risgs-"We have
large German settlement, but the men,
bers all claim to be patriotic. If they
are not it is from ignorance"
Delta - George Stephan-'1 have
been compelled to fine three merch-
ants during the past three months.
turned It over to Red Cross"
Douglas-W. L. Fales-"I want peo-
pie to have confidence in this Admin
Istration. I want them to fear it,"
EaeIe-T. j. Dice-"Our merchants
have been very satisfactory"
Elbert-c. 3. Corkett-"Elbert coun-
ty has had very few violations of food
laws"
Ell Paso-E. A. Swenson-"We have
an Advisory Council of nine mer-
chants We have speakers bureau
and a 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-
Pile to buy substitutes at the high
| price"
Gllpin-B. E. Seymour-"We got in
$50 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
Grand-Lew WaIlace-"The people
complain of the price Of substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
should take care of this matter"
| Gunnson-E. L. Sarsent-"The Nor
NAL School is cooperating in every
way possible Two hours week are
| devoted to Food Administration work.
| Huerfano-George Bliokhahn-"We
| have boosted increase in acreage I'M
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
Jackson w. RI. Winscom "Our
county is difficult to get around in.
| Some of the farmers Interpreting their
flour have written, II you want it
come and get it,
| Kit Carson-Wyat Boger-"We are
boosting state fairs as war measure"
Lake-Joseph Ciarke-"Our popula-
ton is from every part of the world
except China. They keep food regula-
tons"
Las Administering Mason-"On
the start of the flour rulings, we had
bootleggers in flour, delivering to the
foreigners. l fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
Lincoln-Ed. Riekenburg Were
organized; crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting their flour"
Mead. 3. Wrisht-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes, but
we will eat them skins and all If nee
essary."
| the time we had no substitutes and
had to use flour. Once we had substi-
tutes and no flour
Morgan-James Hurey-"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 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 adj
ministration."
Ouray-Willlam Rathmell-"I feel
safe to say that the Food Administra-
ton can count on the Ouray county"
Pltkin-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. Vai-"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"