The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-19
FOOD CONSERVATION CONFERENCE
Was Held at Montpelier To-day--Sugal
Ration Reduced.

Montpelier was reached this morning il
the series of food conservation meeting
| that are being held this week and mex
week in the different counties of tn,
state, and at l0:30 o'clock under the di
rection of c. F. Lowe, county food admin
/ istrator. those who had come from tn,
surrounding towns gathered in the city
council chamber in city hall. Others pres
ent were w. A. Wood, who is in charg,
/ of the bakers end OF the work. j. w
Taylor on pledge cards, John r. Gushing
on publicity, and Miss Bertha Tyrrell.
There were about 80 present at the
meeting, which was presided over by
Publicity Director John L. Cushing in the
absence of r. H. Brooks, the administra
tor. Mr.. Gushing explained the general
program which is being carried out and
told how the public has co-operated in
the matter, showing the administration S
appreciation of the efforts in this respect.
He urged that no one should think that
the little he or she may conserve amounts
to anything, for il is the concerted eff
fort of the many, of which the individual
is part, that is making possible the
big reduction. He said that the reduction
of wheat has been advanced to the point
SO that now we are using 20 per cent
less wheat than when the war started,
and he referred to the reduction in the
amount of sugar per person and the
wheat pledges.
Mr.. Taylor enlarged upon the wheat
pledges and told how the people are tax
ing hold of the matter He urged the
farmers that they are one of the impor-
tant factors in this war game, and that
they can help materially in the conserva-
tion if they enter it as those in other
branches have done. He urged that the
people give their loyal endorsement to
hotels and restaurants that are following
the governments program in conserya
tion and show their displeasure equally
pronounced to those hotel and restaurant
who are not complying
with the same.
Miss Tyrrell lookup the home eeonom-
&c work, showing that the conditions are
better in the homes where the substitu- |
lions have been made and that the saw
ng has been even more pronounced than |
/ was expected in the rural sections.
Mr. Cushing also alluded to the fact |
hat w. A. Wood was the man who gave
% the government the formula upon
which the government has based its fig !.
lres in many departments of conserva-
ion, for he had worked il out practically
{ the state hospital in Waterbury, where
e was steward. by changing the diet.
nd his results were so much better than
he scientists had worked out theoret-
rally that his plan was adopted by the
overnment. This brought applause. Mr..
Wood was present but did not speak.
This morning the amount of sugar was
educed to two pounds a family, instead
( two and one-hslf pounds, as had ex-
ted for a few days, that having been
reduction from five pounds family.
Those in charge Of the meetings have ,
cen meeting with success. some 800 at
snding the meeting At st. Johnsbury
esterdsy and almost as many at New
Drt the day before All counties except /
u Essex and Grand Isle will have meet !
gs The town committees in those coun- I
es attended the meeting IN nearby eoun- 4
Is. The contingent goes to Burlington {
moTrUw. {