Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-27
DOLLAR-A-YEAR MAN HAS B|G
 JOB ON HAND
ATTORNEY FRED ELLIOTT OF GLOBE ACCEPTS PO- SETON OF STATE CON- SERVATION AGENT; DU- TIES MULTITUDINOUS

tration for Arizona expects to make its organization and general working plans 100 per cent. more effective during the coming year.
 Mir. Elliott is 'doliar-a-year man" Casting aside for the time being a lucrative law practice in Los Angeles and Arizona, built up by IA years residence in Arizona, Mr. Elliott has entered the voluntary service of the government, believing that in this way he can best do his bit in the war He has been selected by Timothy A. Riordan, Federal food administrator, for this highly important post as the one Arizonan best fitted by training, experience, thought and wide ac- quaintance to inspire interest in the new extensive and intensive activities of the food administration, which through the cooperation of the coun- ty food administrators IS to be car ried into every section, every com munity and every home in the State
 Mr. Elliott has taken mp his duties at the headquarters of the food ad- ministration, ll8 North Central Ave, Phoenix He will be joined in few days by Miss Mary Kavanaugh, who will act as his secretary. She was associated with Mir. Elliott, while he was acting as attorney for the Miami Copper Co.,, and other large copper producing concerns, and is accredited as young woman of special and un- usual ability.
 There are a good many things to be done to make food conservation effective in Arizona said Mir. Elliott in discussing his new duties, but there is one particular subject to which l am going 10 pay special at, tention, and that IS increased pro- duction.
 Arizona has the largest areas oi undeveloped lands in the United States, and consequently the greatest opportunity for increasin produc- ton. The Baby State has taken an enviable stand for leadership in patriotism as evinced in the number of men it has furnished the service, and I feel certain that it will go over the top as well in the matter of uti. lizing to the fullest available acreage for maximum crops for food and clothing. Uncle Sam needs both
 More than this he needs the earn est cooperation of every corporation, of every land owner and renter, and of every laborer There is a greater unity of spirit in a small State like Arizona; if is the parallel to the small town that gets behind its baseball team, and for this reason the proper getting together should be carried out far easier than in State of large population and with greater mixtures of nationalities and greater diversity of interests.
 But many other duties have been outlined for Mir. Elliott. Here are some of them:
 Holding State, county or city war conventions for general instruction of the purpose and status of the war with particular reference to the food aspect
 The holding of neighborhood meet ings to teach conservation and, CO., operating with other agencies, to stimulate production by instruction 1T the best methods of planting and cultivating war gardens and of rais- ing pigs, poultry, etc.
 Taking a census of the homes in connection with completing the pledge card canvass, and creating public sentiment which will place a membership emblem card in the win dow Of every loyal Arizona home.
 Informing the public of fair price lis $, and inducing the merchants to adopt cash-and-carry and one-deliv. cry systems. giving the consumer the benefit of the expense saved in this manner.
 Investigating reports and rumors of hoarding and profiteering, encour- aging community canning and de- NA oAihsp GSSlSlllles OAll1l 10 remedy shortages of farm labor and assisting in the instituting of com munity kitchens and cooperative buy ing in cities.
 From which it will be seen that Mr Elliott should have his mind fairly we'll occupied and should come pretty near earning the nice large round silver dollar that Mir. Hoover will present him at the close of the year.
 Seriously speaking Elliott is dead in earnest in the big task that is ahead of him. "I feel that it is the duty of every man and woman. whether rich or poor, little or big, to contribute something in the way of actual service to his country at this time" he said "I offered my ser- vices to MT. Hoover when the United States entered the war. I first met MT. Hoover when at banquet which [ attended in New York city, in u.hieh he told tho aecnmhled ,,,au,herc