The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-08-16
FOOD CONFERENCE
HELD AT COLUMBIA
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS or MID.
DIE TENNESSEE GATHER
FOR ALL-pAY SESSION.
J.I. FINNEY MAKES ADDRESS
A Feature Of the Meeting Was An In.
splrlnu Address BY Or. Everett Col.
BY, Member Of U. 8. Food Com.
mission Visiting England and France

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BY, Member of U. 8. Food Con
mission Visiting England and Franc
Nashville, Tenn.-Probably the bes
food administration conference eve
held was that at Columbia, when neai
ly thirty Of the forty-one food admin
istrators of Middle Tennessee met 70
an all-day session. The conferenc,
was presided over by J. |. Finney, az
sistant to the federal food administra
tor OF Tennessee, who delivered tn,
opening address. DR.. Morgan and tn,
following members of his staff were Ii
attendance: Charles Clay Trabue, state
legal representative; O'Bryan Wash
ington, chief Of enforcement; Alberl
L. Love, executive secretary, and Miss
es Lucille Meek and Sara Paris, report
ers.
The feature of the meeting was an
inspiring address by DR.. Everett Colby
sf the United States Food Administra,
sion, Washington. He was member
OF the food commission that visited
England and France last winter, and
he drew graphic picture of conditions
there, appealing for still greater con,
servation.
DR.. Morgan spoke briefly, appealing
especially for increased crop prodAc
tion. The roll was called and the fol.
lowing county administrators re.
sponded:
t. c. Cunningham, Bedford; P. H.
Duke, Cheatham; Doak Aydelotte, COT
fee; G. P. Burnet, Cumberland; z. L.
Doak, Davidson; James Drake, De.
Kalb; VILE. Walker, Franklin; w. L.
Abernathy, Giles; A. H. Grigsby, Hlck-
man; ]. T. Richardson Houston; G.
w. Cowan, Humphreys; B. L. Quarles,
Jackson; T. J. Petway, Lewis; d. d.
Clayton. Marshall; John P. Graham,
Maury; l. r. Peterson, Montgomery:
]. A. Hargrove, Overton; Jas. N. Cox,
Putnam; J. Moore King, Rutherford;
T. w. Hunter, Sumner; P. v. Burnley,
Trousdale; n. F. Bailey, vanBuren;
Edgard Pearson, White; Homer Han.
cock, Wilson.
The following program was observ.
ed in the afternoon:
Enforcement of Regulations-Chas.
G. Trabue.
Sugar-Albe-t c. Love.
Wheat, Flour and Mill Feeds. l.
Finney.
1t was decided to divide Middle Ter
nessee into five zones and to hold zone
meetings Of the food administrators
The zones announced are as
follows:
Columbia Zone-Counties of Maury,
Lewis, Giles. Marshall, Lin
coin, Wayne, Lawrence.
Nashville Zone-Counties OF David.
son Rutherford. Sumner, Wilson, D.
kalb, Trousdale. Humphreys, Dickson.
Cannon, Williamson.
Cookeville Zone-Counties of Pick
stt, Fentress, Clay. overton. Putnam.
Smith, Cumberland Jackson.
Clarksville Zone-Counties Of Mont.
yomery. Robertson. Cheatham, Hous-
on and Stewart.
Tullahoma Zone-Counties Of Frank.
in. Grundy, White, Warren. Van Bu,
en-, Coffee, Moore, Bedford.
In opening the conference J. 1 Fin
ley, whe presided. spoke as followsi
Fellow Food Administrators:
'It Is gratifying In the extreme to
rect 30 many OF you here today. The
ounty food administrator Ia the most
important factor I'm the United States
ood administration. IT. success, its
roper solution OF the many problems
pressing upon It. its r..
ponse TO the needs OF the hour, de-
end very largely upon the zeal, the
Efficiency, the energy and the loyalty
I the county food administrator. Our ,
rganization in any county IL just what
he local food administrator makes It.
| those counties where we have active |
nd zsalous representatives we find |
nr regulations observed and our rules
sspected. The state food administra. |
on sitting In It's offices at Nashville. I
ith its force limited. cannot. in the
cry nature OF things. know what Ia
,ing on down in the counties. It must
spend upon you gentlemen. In coun-
es where our organization II weak.
cking in energy. In loyalty and IN
hole hearted consecration to the nas
On. We find little conservation OF
Cd; our regulations are treated with
and the whole food admiHiss
alton Is looked upon Is $ sort OF IN
.ngihle something TO BE- respected
~ hy those whose tastes or apostles
inform to it. win.