The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1918-02-07
FROM BUSINESS MEMS CLUB
By the Secretary.

The war workers council, called
and presided over by Gov. Tom &.
Rye, in Memphis last Monday, was
one of the greatest and most inter-
esting meetings ever held in the
Bluff City. This is the third meet
ing of this kind which the governor
has held in Tennessee for the purpose
of getting squarely before oar ,peo-
pie the necessity Of conserving wheat,
meat and sugar f we and our allies
are to triumph, as we must IN the
finish fight against Prussianism. The
food administrators of Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
hammered home to the people the
truth of the situation. These men, fresh
from conferences with the author
ties at Washington, told the people
that the government wanted the saw
ing Of food tO~be voluntary on the
part Of the people, but they were
frank 70 say ttat force would be used
If necessary, to get the proper 1000
fo1 the army in France.
Ttarly all Of the speaI2"s OF the
day lave sons in the army, which
made their speeches all the more inn
nressive. II IS expected that each
county will effect such organization as
may be necessary to carry out the
plans of the government in all tins
war work,
Fuel conservation also ca'ne "a tor
a full share of consideration at the
Memphis meeting. Administrator
Myer says there has been no I'M
provement in the situation and that
conditions may be worse next winter
fhan thew have been this winter. lie
IIrges the use of wood where it can
be secured and at least half Wood
and half coal.
conference of representatives OF
the banks Of Covington, OF the =.
B. M. G., the fuel and food admins
traitors of Upton county and the may
81 of the city, was held in the club
room Tuesday afternoon Of this week
Fl discuss the advisability Of imnle--
date organization in our town ana
county for food and fuel conserva-
tion and other war measures. 1t was
decided to hold mass meeting OF
business men Thursday night OF TINS
week. and big mass meeting tor
both men and women of the town
and county at the courthouse next
week. AIT the latter meeting q prom
inent out-of-tQwn speaker VIII pe
present and deliver an address.
The War Savings Club is making
progress. and our best business ana
professional men are buying savings
stanns. DR. Baltzer the town CHAIR
man. IS perfecting an organization
II conduct canvass of the town and
oct the stamps in the hands Of all
our people. The town committee
viii meet for organization at =
o'clock Friday afternoon IN the 2. ~.
6. club room. We hope to give 9
full list Of members IN next weeks
Leader. ~
The stress Of the times and the
multitude of things that demand our
attention is showing the necessity
~ 4 more perfect organization Of
our Upton county people. While our
government is making many requests,
reasonable ones--of us, they are
also irving to help us in many IN
stances Recently the government
purchased 100000 tons of nitrate OF
soda for fertilizing purposes, to be
distributed at cost among our farm
ers. Mr.. Adams our farm demon
strator was to get applications by
Fphruarv a, but on account OF the
had weather and inability to reach
the people, only few tons were APP
nIied for Now, if we had good COM
nunity clubs many tons Of this val
nable fertilizer might have been Sc
cured and profitably used by our
neople. If there was ever time
when our people needed to organize
and stand together, that time Is now.
Ana we are going to do just that
thing. We are going to organize and
encourage and help each other we
are going to get the good things that
come our way and take a position OF
leadership among the counties OF
our State.
A State agricultural man asked
the secretary of this club this week
how our county responded to organ
4 ;zafion. The answer was, THE best
Is the State.n We have splendld
neonle. and whether the people shall
hing sorrow or joy we must share
Il tocether as brethren and friends
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