The Springfield herald., 1918-06-07
COUNTY FOOD
men MEET

| uilulbtTAtOr IOf COlOfauO, presided.
e. +. Cullen. personal field repre-
sentative OF Herbert Hoover, attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-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
rs = 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. Mitchell-'I have
utilized the shorthand and typewriting
classes in the high schools to help get
out circulars and rulings"
eaca-F. 1. Harrls-"There ID a
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and 1t looks fine
eent-l. e. Thompson-"The farm.
ers don't seem to understand the food
regulations. There's lots OF wheat In
Bent"
| Chaffee-W. L. Phllbin-"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"
| Crowley-John n. Cowden-''When.
ever have anyone can't reach I call
J on the people who can best afford to
! spend money for gasoline"
custer-8. c. Brisss-"We have \
large German settlement, but the men,
bers all claim to be patriotic. II they
are not 1t is from Ignorance"
Delta George Stephan-"I have
been compelled to fine three merch.
81. .,sw. i, A1.a
turned 1t over to Red Cross
DousIas-W. L. Falcs-"I want peo-
pie to have confidence in this Admin
istration. l want them TO fear It."
Easie-T. j. Diee-"Our merchants
have been very satisfactory"
Elbert-C. 3. Corkett-"Elbert coun-
~ has had very few v,oIatioEA of food
food complaints that We have are from
our Italians and Syrians. who run
stores. They do not know what is OK
pected of them
Garfield = Ed. McLearn-''We are
having some difficulty in getting peo-
pie to buy substitutes at the hish
price"
Gilpin-B. E. Seymour-"We got in
450 pledge cards and had four refus-
ais"
Grand-Lew Wallaee-"The people
complain OF the price of substitutes.
| They think the Food Administration
should take care of this matter"
| 0unnison-E. L. Snrgent-'"The nor
NAL School is cooperating in every
! way possible. Two hours week are
| devoted to Food Administration work
Huerfano-George BIickhahn-"We
have boosted increase in acreage un
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year
Jackson w. II. Winscom - "OuI
I, county is difficult to get around in
| Some of the farmers in reporting theii
flour have written, If you want II
come and get it,"
boosting state fairs as war measure
| take-Joseph Clarke-"Our popula
tion is from every part of the world
(! except China They keep food regula
tions.'
Las. Animao-Georee Mason-"On
the start of the flour rulings, we had
bootIeggers in flour, delivering to the
foreigners. l fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
| LIncoIn-Ed. Riekenburg - Were
organized: crops are fine and the
farmers are marketing their grain and
| the people reporting their flour"
Mead. B. Wrisht-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes, but
we will eat them skins and all IL nee
essary."
| Moffat-W. n. Tucker--"Much ol
the time we had no substitutes and
had to use flour Once we had substi
I tutes and no flour"
| Moraan-James Hurley--"There is
only one way to handle flour-let the
| Government take the flour if they
need it-take all of it, 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
Otero-J. L. Weaver-"We carry out
to the letter every rule of the food ad
ministration.'
ouray-WilIiam Rathmefl-"I fee
safe to say that the Food Administra
tion can count on the Ouray county"
Pitkn-L. A. w. Brown-"A mer
chants Inventory of flour and sugar
/, keeps consumers from getting more
|, than allowed"
Prowers-Ray Strain---'Our people
and they will be carried out"
| PuebIo-John F. Nail-"The substt
tute flour rule got us into troubleL we
7! had meeting and made the pure nase
of substitutes necessary for both re
I, taller and consumer"
Routt-S. |. HokIas-"People as' a
rule are willing to comply with rei;u
lations which they understand"
saguachc-Frank n. Means-"VTe
are having very little trouble"
San Juan-H. e. curran-The Foo "
Administration is very thorough AMI
compact. am it. We have no serious
problems"
sedswlck-Georse S. kinsman--
"Our people feel that If Uncle Sam
needs flour we can eat corn meal'
! Summit--George Robinson-"There
is no question about the patriotism of
Summit county"
Westinghouse. F.. Johnson-"Wash-
ington ships more eggs than any other
county and i have only had two people
! ask me for the privilege of serving
wheat to chicks
Counties not reporting were Archule-
tn. Boulder. Cheyenne, Conejos. Costil-
la, jefferson, Kiowa, La Plata, Larimer,
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