New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-06
CITY MUST ASSIST
IN FARMERS TASK
COMMUNITIES WHICH FAIL TO
PRODUCE SUFFICIENT MAY
co HUNGRY
COMMERCIAL CLUB EXPECTED
TO AROUSE INTEREST IN
FOOD PRODUCTION

Since the last regular meeting of the
: Commercial Club, Secy. Meile has
received a communication from the
Department of Agriculture urging upon
all commercial bodies in the country to
assist in solving the labor problem
which is characterized as quite serious
but which, in the opinion of the Depart
ment, can be solved if the right methods
are used. The letter contains the fol-
lowing significant slogan: 1--WE Can't
Eat If We Don't Help Farmers To Plant,
Produce And Harvest Their Crops"
"Back To The Farm"
1t is urged in this circular letter that
all urban jewellers who were raised on
farms and know at least the rudiments
of the farming business be modified for
tempo, airy work on the farms. Employ
ers of labor are urged to make arrange
ments so that as many Of their help can
be spared for this work as possible.
Each community is called~upon to garner
it's share of the crops, so that there will
be enough for all. If any section should
fall down in this work, it might happen
that these particular communities would
have to be ignored if there should happen
to be a shortage of food production.
They might thus fail to get as much
food as they require, since the fighters
would have to be considered first.
The thought is also presented In the
circular that even if there be food EMU
so that every one may be supplied,
the car shortage may be such that it
will be a physical impossibility to trans
port food products to such communities
that thru their own neglect fail to pro-:
duce emu. for. home ,consumption. This,
communication was referred to the
industrial committee which is to take
such steps as to them may seem necessary
to bring about the desired results. ~
Hofraeister Benefit
On behalf of the committee which
was appointed to devise ways and means
to raise a fund for Capt. Hofmeister,
leader of YOUNGSTERS Band, A. J. Vogel
reported that the committee had had
meeting and decided upon either concert
OF dance for Capt. YOUNGSTERS benefit.
1t was also decided that the fund to be
raised should be no less than $500 and
that the amount thus realized be paid to
Capt. Hofmeister in equal monthly
instalments for the ensuing year. This
met with the unqualified support Of all
present and the committee will in the
very near future make arrangements Tor
such benefit,
Kuehnel Road Too Expensive
Chairman Stolz called attention to
tie fact that now is the proper time for
tie Good Roads Committee to get in
it's work and see to it that all roads
leading to New Ulm should be properly
taken care Of He also reported that
the Kuehnel road which had been
planned had to be dropped, because the
estimates for the work were simply
prohibitive. He said that possibly some
thing might be done to raise the Sheep
ranch road which could be done at much
less expense and which would give the
farmers on the Nicollet County side one
avenue of getting to the city in case of
high water. He also urged upon the
committee to take cognizance of the
moneys voted at the various town
meetings and then get into touch with
the various supervisors, so that the
money may be expended in such way
that the roads leading to New Ulm
receive prompt and. proper attention.
The only matter which aroused any
discussion was the annual banquet and
the opinions were quite divergent as
to whether it should be held or not.
There was considerable talk about
s'Hooverizing" and some OF the gentle
men expressed themselves to the effect
that a banquet such as the Club has been
having in the past might cost So and
even more plate and that this alone
would act as deterrent. For while
it looked as tho the get-together this
year would be abandoned entirely,
= but Judge Olsen came to the rescue and
told the gentlemen present that in his
opinion the annual blowout should by
all means be held, because it was the only
time in the year when practically the
whole membership turned out and that
the results from getting together in this
way were an incalculable benefit to
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