The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-11
BAKERS ID AID IN !. THE CONSERVATION
 0F FOOD PRODUCTS
New Association to O. operate With Food Ad- ministration in Con-
 serving Foodstuffs

1 Bakers from all the important cities in
 Tutwiler hotel yesterday. at which the Alabama Association of Baking ln-
 dustries was organrzee.. It was stated
 that about 95 per cent of the bakers 1T, the state were at the meeting and joined
 the association.
 T. A. McGoush of Birmingham was
 elected president; Joseph Toole of Mont gomery, vice president; Gordon Smith of
 Mobile. treasurer and w. 0. Martin ot Birmingham secretary.
 The president will appoint an executive committee later.
 The objects of the association as set out in set of resolutions adopted, are; "Whereas, our country peing at war and bread being recognized as never be- fcrc as the staff of life; and 'Whereas, the baking industry is being recognized as an essential industry of the preferred class necessary to the sue cessful conduct of the war: and Whereas, aseonservation of all food stuffs, fuel labor and building material is necessary to the successful conduct of the war and for the comfort and wei being of our people at home; and Whereas, the baking industry is poor ly organized to aid our government IT the conservation of the necessities of lite and for it's own preservation and it's prof | itable conduct; be If, therefore, i Resolved. That the Alabama Associa- tior of Baking Industries start a move ment towards the better organization oi the industry to better help our govern ment in the conservation of food, fuel, l'labor and other necessities of life, and for the preservation of the industry, by organizing the bakers of the state of Alabama, with the idea of affiliating to- ,gether with other state associations, with a great national association. which would lbe representative body of all the bak- ling industries Nf the nation.
 Be 1t further resolved, That we ask | the National Association of Baking. In dustries to change it's constitution so as 7 to admit state associations to become members of it's organization by affilia- jtion. having representation by delega. Ition, according to membership. And be it further resolved. That we use our influence to effect other state or lganizations so that a great nationa organization may be effected in the
 shortest possible time.
 Be it further resolved. That it is thu seLse of this resolution that local or
 ganizations be in some way affiliated with the state and national associations
 
 sociation will constitute representative
 membership in both state and the na-
 ticnal body. 'Be it further resolved, That we in dorse the movement and plan to establish
 an institute of baking and that we dt all we can to make it success, realiz- ling that 1t would fill long felt want for the solving of our technical, me chanical. educational and constructive biisitese nF0bleme'' .,f5f | Ralph D. Quisenberry of Montgomery Representative of the baking division oi ltha national food administration in Ala ibama, addressed the association. urging tthc necessity of organization and co operation with the food administration ir Icarrying out it's policies for the con- lservation of foodstuffs.
 | R. C. Thompson of the American Ba-
 keries company made patriotic speech 1 II which he stated that it was neces | sary for the bakers to organize in or der that they may contribute their share i in the war work. He urged the members of the newly formed association to bus Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds to the ut most of their ability.
 | we have made sacrifices.' he said Land some of the regulations we have
 had to obey may have seemed hard