Connecticut western news., 1919-01-02
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
 ISSUES FINAL REPORT
Connecticut's Federal Food Administration Sends His - tory to Washington

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 tory to Washington
 Connecticut, being a consuming rather than a producing state, was one of the first to realize the pres ence of food problem and, early in March, 1917, the Connecticut Cham Der of Commerce called a meeting lof representative citizens to con- sider what should be done in the event of war. This meeting ap- pointed large committee which was afterwards reduced to the follow ling membership oseph w. Alsop of Avon; William C.. Cheney of Man chester; Charles T. Davis of Middle town; John P. Elton of Waterbury George M. Landers of New Britain Wilson H. Lee of New Haven; Rob |ert W. Perkins of Norwich; Robert Scoville of Salisbury; Clifford I. lStoddard of Woodbridge. This com .mittee, feeling the lack of govern mental authority, requested the sup port of Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb and, on April 10, 1917, under the powers vested in him by a recent Iact of hte Legislature, then in ses- sion, he formally appointed the committee as the Connecticut Com mittee of Food Supply.
 Connecticut Ready Early
 So, when President Wilson on August 10, 1917, signed the Lever Food Control Act and thereby gave life to the United States Food Ai- ministration, which MT. Hoover had already partially organized, the state of Connecticut had for five months been conducting a war time food department.
 Scoville Named July 4, 1917
 | On July 4, 1917, Robert Scoville of Taconic, Connecticut, representa- tive of the town of Salisbury in the Connecticut Legislatures of 1901 and 1903, New York banker and business man and Connecticut far mer and cattle breeder, had replied to Herbert Hoover's telegram ac- cepting the office of Federal Food Administrator for Connecticut with out compensation. Former State Senator George M. Landers of New Britain, one of Connecticut's most. successful organizers and m2nufac- turer, identified with numerous New Britain industries, had been chosen Ct irnlan of the Connecticut Com mittee of Food Supply and MT. Sco- vile was his most valuable and con- stant assistant on food production and conservation matters.
 Worked With State Committee
 When MT. Scoville became Food Administrator for Connecticut, he promptly appointed MT. Landers as Assistant Food Administrator. The. offices of the Federal Food Admin istrator were housed at No. 36 Pearl Street, Hartford, with the Connecti- cut Committee of Food Supply, which already had a number of ae- tive subcommittee working on food production and conservation.
 Issued First Posters
 r It is interesting to note that the first food posters displayed in this country were distributed by the Committee of Food Supply with the endorsement of the OhlICu oLdISS OOu Within a few months after we en- tered the war, MT. Scoville and MT. Landers had held several meetings with the leading hotel proprietors and restaurant men and initiated one of the earliest food conservation programs among the public eating places of America. Even before the President had signed the Lever Act, the Connecticut food authorities had instituted a food conservation pledge card campaign and, in June and July, 1917, secured thousands of pledges from Connecticut house. wives.
 Organization Perfected
 When the Presidents proclama- ion placed wholesalers and large re- ,ailers under license and rules and | were promulgated for | various trades, Food Administrator ! Scoville secured the volunteer ser vices of Attorney Clark T. Durant, who was placed in charge of the | Enforcement Division. During the i ate summer and early autumn of | 1917, MT. Scoville visited nearly every town in the state, conferring | with the leaders of various organiza- ions and industries.
 Pledge Card Campaign
 In October 1917, Francis R. Coo sy of Hartford, and D. Newtown Barney of Pennington, were ap- pointed as director and assistant di- 'sctor of the food pledge card cam