Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-15
BIC CONFERENCE
To PREVENT FOOD
SHORTAGE CALLED
WILL BE HELD IN MACON ON FEB
RUARY 9th, GOVERNOR DOR
SEY PRESIDING-EVERY COM-
MUNITY SHOULD BE REPRESEN-
TED.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 15.-The most
important war call made upon the
people up to this time is that in
which Hon. J. J. Brown, chairman of
the state council ON food production
and conservation, and Dr. Andrew M.
Soule, federal food administrator for
Georgia, are assembling the several
interests of the state in a general
meeting to be held at Macon, Wednes-
dey, Feb. 27th, through which it is
expected to obyiate a possible food
and feedstuffs shortage before the
beginning of another year. The call
which explains itself, is as follows:
To the Farmers, Bankers and Busi-
ness Men of Georgia: 1t has become
more and more obvious as spring ap~
proaches that no phase of the sltua-
tion now upon this country as a
whole presents reason for that Sc
rious consideration demanded for en-
largement of efforts to increase the
food and feed crop yield of the land.
In Georgia the previous call to this
patriotic and necessary endeavor was
magnifcently responded to, and the
ret results have been of untold bene-
fit to the staote. Since last spring,
however. world conditions have be-
come such that a greater effort in that
line now is a pressing necessity. I'm
less we grow and wather this year
even more largely OF these things we
need for both self and animal mainte-
nance than we did the past year there
is danger of a shortage which likely
will be esriously felt before there Is
time to prepare to make another
crop.
Of especial interest to this state,
aside from it's interest in danger OF
a serious agricultural condition over
the whole country, Is the possibility
that there may be numerous Idle
acres of land on our own farms. OF
all time in the history of our state,
that must now be prevented-if pos
sible, every available piece of land
must make a crop that may be utiliz-
ed: that of necessity be made to per-
form its duty to the limit of its ca
pacity. Georgia needs that produce
ton now as it has never before. Upon
our people rests the responsibility of
thus acquiring what must be had
food. In order that there may be a
full and clear insight into this situa-
ton; that we may learn from infor-
nation acquired in official quarters
and from experts, and on this know
ledge advise together and prepare to
meet the situation squarely, shaping
such plans as aren ecessary to bring
about the fullest possible yield of
food and feed stuffs, the undersigned
have this day called general meet
ing of the farmers, bankers and busi-
ness men of the state of Georgia to
be held in the city auditorium, city
of Macon, on Wednesday, Feb. 9th at
9 o'clock, a. m.
The meeting will be presided over
by his excellency, Gov. Hugh Dorsey,
and every organization in Georgia at
this time, or heretofore, operating in
the interest of agricultural develop
ments and food production and con-
servation, the financial and CONNER
cial enterprises who are directly or
Indirectly interested in or backing the
agriculture of the state, are hereby
called upon and urged to be present
by their head or properly selected
The best ultimate
success of all efforts making to the
cne end in mind-food crops-will OBJ
tain through a close coordination OF
the work, and to that end the meeting
hereby called will give specific atten-
ton.
(Signed)
J. ]. BROWN,
State Council on Food Pro
duction and Conservation.