The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-08-30
COUNTY FOOD
men MEET


at the Brown Palace hotel May Q.
Thomas D. Stearns. federal food ad.
ministrator for Colorado, presided
Il. +. Cullen. personal field repre-.
sentative OF Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conferences
representatives follow:
Sdams--H. G. Tiffany-"when we
found out that some OF the people were
not patriotic, plain Invitation was
ISSUED to them to become patriotic. A
rope was carried, not as threat, but
as reminder"
Aiamosa-D. A. Norton-.We have
soo families enrolled under the pledge
card system and all OF our merchants
are working together.
Arapahoe-J. {. Mltchell-"I have
utilized the shorthand and typewriting
classes In the high schools TO help get
out circulars and rulings"
enca-F. L. harrls-"There Ia a
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and It looks fine"
eent-l. e. Thompson--"The farm
ers don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots OF wheat 10
Bent
chaffee-W. L. PhIlbln-"By a sys.
tenn In our retail stores telephone or
GERS that come in one day are not dc.
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-B. C. 6rlgas--'we have
large German settlement but the Nom
bers all claim to be patriotic. II they
are not II is from Ignorance"
Delta - George Stephan-'T have
been compelled to fine three merch-
ants during the past three months.
turned II over to Red Gross"
pougIas-W. L. Fales-'I want peo-
pie to have confidence in this Admin.
istration. want them TO fear IT,"
Eaale-T. j. Dioe-vOur merchants
have been very satisfactory"
elbert-C. q. Corkett-"Elbert coun-
ty has had very few violations OF food
laws
Ell Paso-E. A. swcnson---"we have
an Advisory Council OF nine mer-
chants. We have a speakers bureau
and Motor staff who work together"
Fremont-Guy v. Hardy-"The only
food complaints that we have are from
our Italians and Syrlans. who run
stores. They do not know what ia ex.
pected of them"
Garfield = Ed. Molearn-"we arc
having some difficulty in getting PEG
pie TO buy substitutes at the high
price"
6Ilpln-B. e. seymour-"we got in
$50 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
Grand--Lew Wallace-"The people
complain OF the price OF substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
should take care of this natter
Gunnison-E. L. Sargent-"The Nor.
NAL School is cooperating in every
way possible. Two hours a week are
devoted to Food-Administration work.
Huerfano-George Bllckhahn--"We
have boosted increase In acreage un.
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
jackson w. II. Winscom Our
county is difficult to get around In.
Some OF the farmers in reporting their
flour have written, If you want II
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 Anlmas-oeorge Mason-"on
the start OF the flour rulings, we had
bootleggers in flour, delivering to the
| foreigners. I fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
LIncoln-Ed. Riekenburg - We're
| organized. crops are fine and the
| farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting tbeI flour"
Mesa-D. 3. WrIght-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes, but
MI ell a1I
| essary."
Moffat--W. II. Tucker-"Much OF
the time we had no substitutes and
| had to use flour Once we had substi-
tutes and no flour"
Morpan-Jnmes HurIey-"There Is
| only one way to handle flour-let the
| Government take the flour II they
neod it-take all OF 1t, then all the peo.
pie would be good"
Montrose-Dr. Samuel n. Bell
We produce wool enough to supply our
own clothing and some for soldiers"
Ot-ro--J. L. Weaver-"We carry out
10 tire letter every rule OF the food ad.
ministration."
Ouray-WiIliam Rathmeli-T feel
safe to say that the Food AdmiDistra-
lion can count on the Ouray county"
Pltkin-l. A. W. Brown-"A NOR
chants inventory of flour and sugar
keeps consumers from getting more
than allowed"
Prowcrs-Ray strain-"Our people
are very patriotic. Send instructions
and they will be carried out"
PuebIo-John F. vall-"The substl
tute flour rule got us into trouble We
had meeting and made the purchase
OF substitutes necessary for both re-
taller and consumer"
Routt-s. I. Hoklas-"People as q
rule are willing to comply with regu-
latIons which they understand"
saguache-Frank II. means-"We
are having very little trouble"
San JUsn-H. E. Curran-The Food