The Lamar register., 1918-05-29
COUNTY FOOD
MEN MEET


at the Brown Palace hotel May 3.
Thomas b. Stearns, federal food ad-
ministrator for Colorado, presided.
4. f. Cullen, personal field repre-
sentative of Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-H. q. Tlffany-"When we
found out that some of the people were
not patriotic. q plain Invitation was
Issued to them To become patriotic. A
rope was carried, not as a threat, but
as a 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. Mitehell-"I have
utilized the shorthand and typewriting
classes in the high schools to help get
out circulars and rulings"
eaca-F. L. Harris-"There Is
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and 1t looks fine"
ecnt-L. E. Thompson-"The farm
ers don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots Of wheat in
Bent"
. chaffee-W. L. PhlIbin-"By "a sys-
tenn in our retail stores telephone or
ders that come in one day are not do
livered until the next 1t works fine"
Crowley-John n. When
sver have anyone | can't reach call
on the people who can best afford to
spend money for gasoline
Custer-B. C. Briggs-"We have a
large German settlement. but the mem
hers all claim to be patriotic. II they
IL T.
Delta - George stephan-"I have
ants during the past three months.
turned It over to Red Cross"
Douolas-W. l. Fsles-'I want PEG
pie to have confidence in this Admin
istration. want them to fear it,
Eaole-T. J. Dlee-"Our merchants
have been very satisfactory
Elbert-c. q. corkett-"Elbert coun-
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 a Motor staff who work together"
Fremont-Guy U. Hardy-"The only
food complaints that We have are from
our Italians and Syrlans. who run
stores. They do not know what is e1-
ptcte0 OF tntm.
Garfield - Ed. MeLearn-"we are
having some difficulty in getting PEG
pie to buy substitutes at the high
price"
Gilpin-B. e. seymour-'we got in
$50 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
orand-Lew WalIaee-"Ihe people
complain of the price OF substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
should take care OF this matter"
Gunnlson-E. /. Sar1ent-'The Nor
NAL School is cooperating In every
way possible Two hours a week are
devoted to Food Administration work.
huerfsno-oeorge Bliekhahn-"We
have boosted increase in acreage un'
I'll the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
jackson W. n. Winscom -" Our
county is difficult to get around In.
Some OF the farmers In reporting their
flour have written, II you want 1t
come and get it,"
Kit carson-Wyat Boger-"We are
boosting state fairs as war measure.
lake-Joseph clarke-"Our populA-
ton is from every part OF the world
except China. They keep food regula-
tons"
Las Animas-George Mason-"On
the start of the flour rulings, We had
bootleggers in flour. delivering to the
foreigners. | fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
Lincoln-Ed. Riekenburs - Were
organized: crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting their flour"
Mesa-D. 3. Wrlsht-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes, but
we will eat them skins and all IL nee
essary.''
Moffat-W. n. Tucker-"Much OF
the time we had no substitutes and
had to use flour. once we had substi-
tutes and no flour"
Morean-James Hurley-"There Is
only one way to handle flour-let the
Government take the flour II they
need it-take all OF it, then all the peo-
pie would be good"
Montrose-Dr. Samuel II. 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-
mlnistratlon"
Oursy-Wllliam Rsthmeil-"I feel
safe to say that the Food Administra-
ton can count on the Ouray county.
PItkin-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 uatrfotic Send instructions