The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-06-01
COUNTY FOOD
men MEET

al the Brown fal1Ce nOtoI may y.
Thomas B. stearns. federal food ID
ministrator for Colorado. presided.
Il. F. Cullen. personal field repre-.
sentative of Herbert Hoover. attended
the meeting.
Ideas presented by the conference
representatives follow:
Adams-H. q. TiNany-"Whsn We
found out that some OF the people were
not patriotic, = plain invitation was
issued to them to become patriotic.
rope was carried. not a. threat, but
IS . reminder"
A'amosa-O. A. korton-"We have
$50 families enrolled under the pledge
card system and all Of our merchants
are working together.
Arapahoe-J. e. MItcheIl-"l have
utilized the shorthand and typewriting
classes in the high schools TO help get
out circulars and rulings"
eaea-F. 1. Harr's-"Thers . .
larger wheat area by five times than
ever before and It looks fine
Bent. E. Thompson-"The farm.
ers don't seem to understand tho food
regulations. There's lots Of wheat u
Bent"
chaffes-W. L. PhilbIn-"By . sys.
tenn in our retail stores telephone or.
ders that come In one day are not de-
livered until the next. 1t works fine"
Crowiey-John n. cosdsn-"When.
ever ! have anyone can't reach call
on the people who can best afford 70
spend money for gasoline"
Custer-B. c. Bripos-"We have .
large German settlement. but the mem.
bers all claim to be patriotic. II they
are not It is from Ignorance"
Delta George etephan-"l have
been compelled to fine three msrch.
ants during tho past three months.
turned 1t over to Red Cross"
Oou0ias-W. L. FaIss-"l want peo
Pile to have confidence In this Admit.
istration. want them to fear It."
Eagle-T. J. 0Iee-"Our merchants
have been very satisfactory"
Eibsrt-c. D. corkstt-"Elbeft coun.
ty has had very few violations Of food
laws"
Ell Paso-E. A. swenson-"Ws havN
an Advisory Council of nine mer.
chants. We have a speakers bureau
and a Motor staff who work together"
Fremont-6uy v. Hardy-"The only
food complaints that we have are from
our Italians and Syrians. who rus
stores. They do not know what 10 *
pected Of them"
Garfield - Ed. Melearn-"We are
having some difficulty In getting PEG
pie to buy substitutes at the high
price"
oilpIn-e. z. seymour-"We got II
$50 pledge cards and had four refa>
ais"
Grand-Lew Waiiaee-"The people
complain Of the price Of substitutes.
They think the Food Administration
~
Gunnison-E. L. Sar0ent-"The Nor
NAL School Is cooperating In every
| way possible. Two hours . week are
devoted to Food Administration work.
| Huerfano-George 6iIckhahn-"Ws
have boosted increase in screase un.
til the wheat area will be much larger
than last year"
Jackson Nv. n. Winseem -Four
county is difficult to get around u.
Some OF the farmers in reporting their
flour have written. II you want u
come and get IT."
XII carson-Wyat sossr-"Ws are
boosting state fairs us war measure
Lake-Joseph Ciarke-"Our populat
ton is from every part OF the world
except China. They keep food rsguia'
tons"
Las Anlmas-Gsores Msson-"Oa
bootlcggers in flour. delivering to the
foreigners. fined one and now the
merchants are working fine"
Lineoin-Ed. Riskenburp - "Ws'rs
organized: crops are fine and tho
farmers are marketing their grain aid
the people reporting their flour"
Mesa-p. q. Wright-"Our people
have been eating peeled potatoes. but
we will eat them skins and all II nee.
essary"
Moffat-W. n. Tueksr-"Much Of
the time We had no Substitutes and
had to use flour. Once We had substt'
tutes and no flour"
Morosn-James Hurley-''There Ia
only one way to handle flour-let tho
Government take the flour II they
need it-takc all Of 1t. then all the peo.
pie would be good
Montrose-Or. Samuel n. Bell
We produce wool enough 10 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 Rathmsil-'I feel
safe to say that the Food Administra'
ton can count on the Ouray county"
PItkin.L. A. W. erown-"A msr.
chants Inventory Of flour and sugar
keeps consumers from getting more
than allowed"
Prowers-Ray strsln-"Our people
are very patriotic. Send instructions
and they will be carried out"
PuebIo-John r. valI-"The subott.
tute flour rule got us into trouble. We
had a meeting and made the purchase
Of substitutes necessary for both ~
taller and consumer"
aoutt-o. !. HokIas-"People ~
rule are willing to comply with reSu'
lations which they understand"
Saauaehs-Frank n. Msans-"We
are having very little trouble"
San Juan-h. z. curran-The Food
Administration 10 very thorough and
compact. am II. We have NO serious