The state herald., 1919-01-10
.uch on such ilnlt.A financial prov,.

has met in ths executive offices cvsry
BY the chief saseutiy.. they hay. oT:. re-
and Initiated. advised and aided every
class OF war work. The $4,000 ap-
propriatcd as stated has been oxpend-
Vision Of a finance COMMITTEES Of the
Mems Council of Defense. No payment
out Of the fund has been made until
approved by the executive committee
of the council and In course approved
by the council In regular session.
Some OF the uses OF this fund: The
president Of the Agricultural College
mittee on food production, conservation
and marketing. In aid Of his numer-
ous committees $4,000 was appropriat-
GUS committees and the effective agen-
cy Of tho Agricultural College, produc
tion OF crops was encouraged In the
counties. the construction of silos. the
construction Of warehouses, and. CO.
operating with the State Utilities De-
partment, the transportation of crops
was materially aided; also the moving
OF live stock. with results for the good
We can scarcely estimate.
During the season of 1913 most de-
sirable results were attained through
the organization Of an Irritation cam
manifest that without the conserva-
ton of water and cooperation among
our people. enormous crops would be
formed. numbering In Its personnel the
state engineer. the engineer of the
Land Board, one of the professors
atSsr, the bs Gssgs a,.sr nnq
was 10000 acres of wheat lying under
the Henrylyn, the Burlington and
neishborlng ditehes. BY cooperation
Union Water Company. giving from
their reservoirs In the month OF June
5000 acre feet. i is conservatively es-
timated by the farmers that over 30o,-
900 bushels of wheat were saved, OF
a value of over half million dollars.
BY the further cooperation of the
same systems and the giving In the
Water Works of 1000 acre feet, at
least 100000 In various characters OF
crops were saved In the Platte valley.
This committee went into the Ar
kansas valley, over into the San Luis
valley and In other districts of the
state, and water owners cooperated.
who never helped each other before.
Crop results were obtained and an ex-
all time.
Washington urged campaign
against venereal diseases among the |
young soldiery and those about to en- |
ter the service. Cooperation was es-
tablished with the efficient secretary |
of the State Board of Health, $500
ject was reached by the moving pie
lures. .placards. lectures and personal
The campaign against influenza was
retary of the State Health Board from
this fund.
REORGANIZATION.
Committee headed by the president
Of tho State University. The total ap-
to this committee from the
FUNDS given the governor WAS $500
This was aided by contributions Of pri-
vate funds. The committee went out
with Its organizations to all counties
Where ,yde there here was a large allen popula,;;
speakers gave their services. the NOV
Ing pictures were used and every eff
Tort was made to get before the alien
the Importance OF acquiring the Eng
lish language. of taking out his natu-
ralization papers and to bring to him
a realization of the opportunities, du-
ties and benefits OF American citizen
ship.
THREsHERMEN.
With a view of locating the grain
crop of the state-especisliy wheat
and avoiding waste In the threshing,
threshermen's committee was or
sanizcd, TO supervise. through agsn-
threshing OF grain throughout tie en-
tire state. A proclamation was issued
by the governor. requesting all thresh-
make report-5,ooo made-of the num-
bsr OF bushels threshed. the quality,
the owners and the disposition made.
Threshers were inspected by local
committees and waste OF grain pre-
vented. There was an effort made.
partly successful. to standardize the
charges for threshing and a successful
.hiort ,id 70 distrieats throshers In opera
voluntarily acted In harmony. The
federal food administrator Loyalty CO.
operated. Abundant were the results.
\ consequent saving. estimated by the
Federal Food Department at 500 900 |
bushels Of wheat during the season OF |
1918. II is hoped that this and many |
eth.r ike measures inaugurated. may
b. continued In the coming years
All departments OF the state govern
mont loyalty coopernted with the gov |
ernor and tho State Council OF De
Tense. The state Board OF Immigra-
ZION TOOK up The question OF securing
stances without rental. on the lands in |
tn. state lying fallow and suitable for
asrleulture The Stat. Board OF Land |
the agricultural committee OF the
state Council of Defense. When mo-
tie- came of the breaking out OF hog
cholera or any cattle disease In any |
the Council OF Defense acted In effect
i've cooperation with the Stat. Hoard
Of stock Inspection. using the state |
this undertaking.
COLORADO DOES ITS PART.
AZ this point II may be well 10 p.u.s
for q moment to contemplate the con-
ditions TO be mef when the dseiara-
tion OF war was mad. against The i'm
perinl empire Of Germany. A message
came from the President Of the Unitsd
states and also from the secretary Of
stat. OF the United States six davs
before the declaration OF war ndyi.iny
that war was imminent. urging the
governor OF the state TO gusri nIl
transportation lines. power plants rss
orvoirn ana the Industries ayniinbIe In
aid Of war. and further hsEinv thn,
this protection be- provided by the
state, saying that federal troops. 10
the every man. would bc needed In the
world war. Wv
The area OF our state equals that of
the states OF New York and pennsvi.
vnnin-i03on0 square milss-ns.rivl
5000 miles Of steam railways; briasss
many Of them gigantic struc,urss
900. trestleH, many OF great I.nyth
1000: tunnels 100. tho deHtrue,inn ~
amy on. of which would serlou,iy nrs
ven, transportation OF food and r,n.
piles, These miles of trnrknse rs
versinT tho plains, through our na,,n.
tain Gorgor and d~fii.-. and aver o,,y
lofty ranges, districts trayers.d In
many Instances. In npsrnoiy .s,,isd
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