The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-10-18
FOOD MEN MAKE
PLANS FOR YEAR
administrators Of Montana Counties
Confer with Their Chief, ALFRED
Atkinson, at Bozeman.

rood administrators from 20 Mon
tana counties threshed out food adj
mlnistration problems in conference in
bozeman on Thursday of last week. l..
II. Jones, the food administrator for
valley county, was in attendance at
the meeting and returned Saturday
from headquarters.
While the meeting was one of the
most important of its kind held in
the state this year, little was accom-
plfshed that was Of a public nature,
as three big winter conservation CAM
paigns were discussed and notice was
given that publicity would not be re-
leased until a later date, after more
thorough organization had been COM
pleted. The mill feeds pledge, the
new home card and the new war pro-
gram for public eating houses were
subjects brought to the attention of
the visiting administrators.
Administrator Atkinson opened the
meeting with an outline of the food
prospects for the coming winter. He
laid especial emphasis on the fact that
conservation in more intensified fash
ion is to be made a fact this winter
through voluntary action and not
through any system of severe ration
ing.
1.-THE American people do not need
to be %rationed," said administrator
Atkinson. 1--WE have found by one
year of experience that we need only
to point out the necessities of the war
situation, explain the steps that will
fill this necessity, and her rest as
sured that u people will do their
part. We must not sacrifice this VOL
untary spirit of cooperation by taking
up any system that requires strict
%rationing and more strict enforcement.
"Of course, we all notice the per-
sons who are cheating on US and who,
for one reason or another, feel in
clined to ignore some of the military
needs Of the nation at this time. But
we notice those cases because they are
out of the normal. We must remem-
Der that SO per cent of the people
are with US, and this other two per
cent, while a hindrance to our work
and a disgrace to themselves, do not
prevent US from obtaining the re-
suits we ask for"
Administrator Atkinson brought ap-
plause that showed the accord of the
administrators, when he remarked
that "the people of Montana will make
a wheatless and meatless program un-
necessary from now until the end of
the war, because they will save on all
items of food all the time until peace
is declared" Mr.. Atkinson also re-
peated the statements made recently
in Washington by U. S. Administra-
tor Hoover, following Mr.. Hoover's
return from Europe. He paid a great
tribute to the American soldier when
ne told of the confidential report OF
conditions in France at the time OF
the German offensive, and how the
Americans, headed by a few thous.
and marines, turned the tide Of bat.
tie.
Sam D. Coca of Helena, county fooc
administrator for Lewis and CLARK
county, and chairman of the conserva.
ton division in Montana, outlined the
plan for distribution of the new home
card in this state. Arrangement
were made for the perfect distribution
of the card within one weeks time
The text, which has not been mad,
public, was read to tibet administra
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