Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
CONSOLIDATE POULTRY
INTERESTS TO WIN WAR
Tho National War Emergency Poul.
try Fedcration-lts Organiza-
ton, Aims and Purposes.
WHY AND HOW 1T CAME ABOUT
Need for Cooperation 10 Safeguard
and Expand the Industry-Some
Things the Federation Has Already
Done--More Eggs Next Year.

Done--More Eggs Next Year.
No organization of the billions dollar
poultry industry ever hatched under
.,ch favorable circumstances as tho
.ra,ional War Emergency Poultry
Federation. When it came Into eS-
istenco at the conference of poultry
interests held in Chicago last March.
men engaged In the production. trans.
portation. storage and marketing OF
dickens and eggs. saw promising
iuturc for the federation and became
Tho advisory council met the middle
Of June. adopted a set of bylawg. and
mad the federation incorporated under
the laws OF New Jersey. Quoting from
INC certificate of Incorporated. the
objects and purposes for which this
generation is formed are; to promote.
,a,es of America d"-:ms tho period
# the war. and in particular TO eff
# investisation. co-operation and
aTryins GU. Of this sHna aefpoTatishs gene
,,aI nut pf the snasaeier Scoops Sn nd
My by the provisions OF law"
..seting held in Chicago last sammsr,
ne ne, kaiser. b. producing more meat
numerous problems that ,:iust be
'9lyed In war emergency Ways. as
i've. committee resolved TO open fed
aration Headquarters In washington.
and to place In chargs, Of that Office
rry Association and large producer
If poultry. Reese V. Hicks. 4 budget
:alllng for $4,000 expenditure 10
Adustry, and support the nation. was
approved. national membership
ampalgn was inaugurated.
,G Each 4 s STATS ads has been allotted from
an Intelligent campaign. Tho work Of
aising this money Is in charge Of
tate county and township committees
eif aaoas A1 The as ejoaty afs ora
ganized with prominent leaders direct
'ng the campaign for financial sup
port.
Before the advent Of this combina-
The magnitude and anluence of tho in
iustry. The fanc!ers. represented by
ne American Poultry association. are
u marvelous form and brilliant plum
.ge. Nearby hennery whites, fine to
.ancy" by. the CARLOAD is the dream of
he defects that offend tho trained eye
II the fancier. Milk-fei chickens,
!u dESh and and IRlnmp, packed In fresh,
.rade-that's the essential branch OF
the business says the milk feeder. Eggs
y the million, either solid or broken
ee sans Of po Gh1 IN thy soks hsa
plants; incubator and brooder manu-
;acturers. baby chick distributors and
custom hateheriss. all these and scores
hen. have existed and carried on their
vocations like number of foreign
Countries. each speaking a different
Objects OF the Federation.
FRS. on the federation's program
:or the ensuing year Is TO enlist the
corporation and association engaged or
interested In any poultry work. Then
,ihe attentio1 by ali ayaiiabie nq m etles
20. The value OF poultry and eggs In
greater remuneration for his efforts.
Next, to make certain that the pro-
ducers and handlers OF poultry are
econom.cally. Feed. fuel. preferred
classificat1ons for All equipment needed
in the production OF poultry; the clint
The passage of such laws and regpia-
lions as will standardize the Industry
these are some OF tho problems re-
Giving thoughtful attention.
Finally, to lay plans to restoek war
torn Europe with poultry for breeding
md commercial purposes when. peace
shall have been declared, which may
pub}lshed. SO fast are events piling UP
Igainst the Potsdam gang OF muir
Ierers. - '-FI'
AS illustrative OF the broad-gauge
luton Is Included: "That IL is our
conviction II any branch Of the industry
fected, and that IL we are to prosper
as whole we must individually and
severalIy pledge our united support
to such a program as we conceive TO be
The federation ''is not intended to
mittee, or other Organization. but 10
co:Snerats with and further the, con
done individually and collectively
since the government declares that
the poultry industrgAone-tweift the
will contribute largely to the cause OF
winning the war. the need is apparent
that al branches OF the industry gel
Together ss ia, and pull together with Uncle
wSile fhse ssiss Has d 1ens
cannet be determined by the work
S Worthy Of nopEes ssms Known iasss f ssss
d no st: Dsbarsment handled baby
an experiment. The federstion Helped
secure the. permanency OF this service.
and hps advocated the mailing Of other
kin ni o. live poultry.
wouid be a material reduction Ia the
an,onht Of anthracite coal going to tho
Central states. and that none would
S &c iSnippes further vest. or TO any
sentatives OF the federation inter
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