The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-05-30
COUNTY FOOD
MEN MEET

u tHe brOwu Paiace MOTEL May y.
Thom,s 3. Stearns. federal food ad-
ninistrator for Colorado. presided.
ID. +. Cullen. personal field rsprs-
sentative of Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-H. c. Tfffany-"whsn We
tound out that some OF the people were
not patriotic. plain Invitation wss
issued to them TO become patriotic. A
rope was carried. not as threat, but
AS q reminder
Aiamosa-o. A. Norton-'We have
$50 families enrolled under the pledge
card system and all OF our merchants
are working together.
Arspahos-J. z. MitcheIi-'I hays
utilized the shorthand aud typewritinE
classes in the high schools to help get
out circulars aud ruiings.r
.saea-F. L. Harris-'Thers is 4
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and IL looks fine
Bent. {. Thompssn-"The farm
ers don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots OF wheat in
Bent"
Chaffes-W. L. PhIlbin-''By a sys-
TEN in our retail stores telephone or
ders that come in one day are not de.
livered until the next 1t works fine"
Crowisy-John n. Cowdsn-"when-
sver'l have anyone can't reach l call
on the people who can best afford to
spend money for gasoline"
custer-B. c. srigas-"we have \
large German settlement. but the mem
bers air claim to be patriotic. II they
are not 1t is from ignorance
Delta = George stephan-"I have
been compelled to fine three merch-
ants during the past three months. !
turned IL over to Red Cross"
OoupiastW. L. FaIes-.I want peo-
pie to have confidence In this Admin
istrstlon. | want them to fear it."
EapIs-T. J. Diee-"Our merchants
have been very Satisfactory"
Etbsrt-c. q. Corkstt-"Elbert coun-
~ has had very few violations OF food
laws"
GI Paso-E. A. Sxsnson-"ws have
an Advisory Council of nine mer-
chants. We have 4 speakers bureau
and = Motor staff who work together" :"
Fremont-Guy U. Hardy-.The only
food complaints that we have are from
our Italians and Syrians. who run
stores. They do not know what is sx-
pected OF them
SAifibio Gh. W0SSAtH- w
having some difficulty i'm getting peo-
pie to buy substitutes at tho high
price"
Giipin--D. e. Ssymour-''we got In
$50 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
Grand-lsw Waiiace-"The people
complain OF the price OF substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
should take care OF this matter
ounnison-E. L. sarosnt-"The Nor.
mal School 10 cooperating In every
way possible. Two hours . week are
devoted to Food, Administration work.
observation-disclosures Dltckhahn-"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, IL you want IL
come and get it,"
Kit carson-Wyat Boasr--"We are
boosting state fairs as a war measure" :"
Iaks-Joseph cisrks-"our popuis
tion is from every part OF the world
except China. They keep food rsgula-
tions."
Les Animss-Georqs Mason-"On
the start OF the flour rulings. We had
bootieggsrs in flour. delivering to the
foreigners. fined one and nov tho
merchants are working line
Iineoin-Ed. Rieksnburg = We're
organized: crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
the people reporting their flour"
Mesa-O. .. WrIaht-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes. but
we viii eat them skins and ali IL nee
essary.''
Moffat-W. II. Tucksr-"Much OF
the time we had no substitutes sne
had to use flour. Once we had substi
tutes and no flour"
Morgan-James Huriey-"There Is
only one way to handle nour-let the
Government take the flour II the!
need h-take all OF 1t, then all the peo
pie would -b< good"
Montrose-Dr. Samuel n. Bell
We produce wool enough to supply ou;
own clothing and some for soldiers"
Otero-J. L. Weavsr-'.We carry on'
to the letter every rule OF the food aG
minIstration.
Ouray-WiIIiam RathmeiI-"I fee
safe to say that the Food Admipistrs
ton can count on the Ouray county"
Pitkin-L. A. w. 6rown--"A mer
chants inventory of flour and sues,
keeps consumers from getting more
than allowed"
Prowers-Ray strain--"Our peopl,
are very patriotic. Send instructions
ari they will be carried out"
puebio-John r. vaii-'The substi
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. !. Hskias-"People as .
rule are willing to comply with regu
iations which they understand"