Arizona republican., 1918-02-19
NAME ELLIOTT
 CONSERVATION
 HEADFORSTATE

ksEEe9 ! OEs U HI - Through the acquisition of Attorney Fred J. Elliott of Globe as state con- servation chairman, the federal food administration for Arizona expects to make its organization and general working plans 100 per cent more ef- fective during the coming year.
 MT. Elliott is a dollar year man" Casting aside for the time being a lucrative law practice in Los Angeles and Arizona, built up by fourteen years residence in Arizona. MT. Elliott has entefed the voluntary service of the government, believing that in this way he can best do his bit in the war. He has been selected by Timothy A. Rlordan, federal food administrator, for this highly important post as the one Arizonan best fitted by training, experience, thought and wide acuuaint- ance to inspire interest in he new ex- tensive and intensive activities of the food administration. which through the cooperation of the county food admin lStratorS is to be carried into every section, every community and every home in the state.
 Alr. Elliott has taken up his duties at the headquarters of the food admin istration, 11S North Central avenue, Phoenix. He will be joined in a few days by Miss Mary Kavanaugh, who Will act as his secretary. She was 1 associated With Mr. Elliott while he was acting as attorney for the Miami 1 Copper Go. and other large copper pro- duclng concerns, and is accredited as a, young woman of special and unusual ability
 There are a good many things to be done to make food conservation ef- | lectlVe In Arizona" said Mir Elliott in l discussing his new duties, but there | IS one particular subject to which I am 1 going to pay special attention and that is increased production"
 Arizona has the largest. areas of undevelOped lands in the United States, and consequently the greatest oppor- tunlty for increasing production. The Dapy state has. taken an enviable stand i ot leadership in patriotism, as evinced in the number of men it has furnished the service and the number of dollars 1t has contributed to patriotic causes, and l feel certain that it will Ego over lne top" as well in the matter of util- i lzlng to the fullest available acreage TOT maximum crops for food and cloth ing. Uncle Sam needs both.
 More than this he needs the earnest cooperation of every corporation, of every land owner and renter, and of every laborer. There is a greater unity of spirit in a small state like Arizona 1t is the parallel to the small town tha' gets behind its baseball team, and fol this reason the proper getting to- gether should be carried out far easier than in state Of large population and with greater mixtures of natiOnalities and greater diversity of interests.
 But many other duties have beer outlined for MT. Elliott. Here are some of them:
 Holding state, county or city wal conventions for general instruction O the purpose and status of the war witt particular reference to the food aspect
 The holding of neighborhood meet. lngs to teach conservation and, CO Operating with other agencies, to stimu late production by instruction in th' best methods of planting and culti vating war gardens, and of raising pigs, poultry, etc.
 Taking a census of the homes il connection with completing the pledg card canvass, and creating publi sentiment which will place a member ship emblem card in the window o every loyal Arizona home.
 Informing the public of fair pric lists, and inducing the merchants t adopt cash-and- carry and one deliver. systems, giving the consumer the bene fit of the expense saved in this man ner.
 Investigating reports and rumors o boarding and profiteering, encouragin community canning and dehydratinl assisting other agencies to remed shortages of farm labor and assistin in the instituting of community kitch ems and cooperating buying ] cities.''
 From which it will be seen that h Elliott should have his mind fairl well occupied and should come brett near earning the nice large round silve dollar that MT. Hoover will presen him at the close of the year.
 Seriously speaking, Elliott is dea in earnest in the big task that is ahea of him. q feel that it is the duty ( every man and woman, whether ric or poor, little or big, to contribut something in the way of actual servic to his country at this time,' he sai' T offered my services to MT. Hoove when the United States entered tn war. 1 first met Mir Hoover when g banquet which I attended in Ne York City, in which he told the as sembled members of the Bankers clu something of the appalling condition in Belgium, which he had been al tempting to ameliorate. That addres impressed me with the bigness and al solute sincerity of the man and 1 rt solved to offer my services voluntaril I wherever and whenever they could best used"