The Dolores star., 1919-01-10
much on such limited financial prov.


Tuesday morning, where. presided over
by the chief executive, they have re-
ceived the reports OF the committees
and Initiated. advised and aided every
class OF war work. The $4,000 APP
propriated as stated has been eNpend-
ed. every dollar of 1T. under the super
vision of finance committee 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
was made the chairman of the COM
mittee on food production. conservation
and marketing In aid of his numer-
Gus committees $4,000 was appropriat-
ed from this fund. Through these vari-
Gus committees and the effective agcn-
cy OF the Agricultural College. produc-
tLon 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 1918 most de-,
sirable results wcr. attained through
the organization Of an irrigation cam
paign. In the early summer IL was
manifest that without the conserva-
tion OF water and cooperation among
our people, enormous crops would be
lost. An irrigation committee was
formed numbering in its personnel the
state engineer. the engineer OF the
Land Board, one of the professors
from the Agricultural College and
others. The most immediate matter
was 10000 acres OF wheat lying under
ueishboring bitches By cooperation
among the bitches and the Denver
Union Water Company. giving from
their reservoirs In the month Of June
5000 acre feet, IL is conservatively es-
umated by the farmers that over 800
900 bushels of wheat were saved, OF
Al Of I.,.l to- A..I lg.r
BY the further cooperation of the
same systems and the giving in the
month Of July from the Denver Union
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
valley and in other districts Of the
state, and water owners cooperated.
who never helped each other before.
ample set that viii avail the state for
all time.
Washington urged campaign
against yenereal diseases among the
Young soldiery ana those about to en-
Ter tue service. Cooperation WAS
tublished with the efficient secretary
of the state Board Of Health, $500
appropriated for this work The sub
Ject was reached by the moving pie
lures, placards. lectures and personal
visitation.
The campaign against influenza was
on. Aid ana cooperation to the sec
rotary of the State Health Board from
this FUND.
AMERICANIZNTIO
committee headed by the president
preparation to this committee from the
funds given the governor was $500.
This was aided by contributions of pri-
late iunds. The committee went out
win IT'S organizations to all counties
wh.fc there was a large allen popula-
ton. Night schools were opened.
H.. ,,ir,,,, s.,N ene'r SIT tme i''ot
i"T, yys,s MI" ,n 20 IN ~
~ i 80 t''a.'t 70 go petore tIle aheh
III i ip StiI'c 81 aNiulrlhE tut EhE
,,iizati4n ,',,.r ~ ~ m's nt ~,
rn.aiiznttpp eT %au ~ ~ III 20 MN nm
- "a , 90 inc "pporthhitlesi un
NJ """ p'"ci''S "L American citlZeh-
S"'P'
TifREsHERMEN.
crop of the statc-rsnnciaiIy WHEAT
and avoiding waste in the threshing,
a thrcshermen's COMMITTEES was or
gauiZ.d To siIucryisr tGrnr,f.b ,ya,.
Cics in tic resnectiy. rnumti.s ~.
tbreshinr Of grain throupbnut ~. an on.
tire state. A prorlamnti0n was issued
by III. governor. requesting all thresh-
rsmen to take out licenses ana "a
make report. 900 made-of the num-
per OF busheIs thfeshed. the quality,
~, III p%hefs ana ihe disposition made:
, lnrest,trS were Inspected by local
t"HihItl'cs ana waste or gram pre-
NehtS'' mere was an effort made.
psrtiy successful; TO standardize the
SEarses ioT ,mresh,nE ana successful
effort l." distribute thrcshers IN opera
non =" GIstricts IN need. The citizens
N"iuhtailly acted IN harmony. The
drasrai io"a administrator loyalty Co
operated. Abuhdint were the results.
4 CohSeqnentl saving. estimated by the
e4etni rood department at 100000
bushels OF wheat during the season of
I"ie. II is hoped that this and many
Ht s IKE ,i., measures lhausurated, may
ne continued in the coming years.
All departments of the state govern
meht l"EallN cooperated with the gov
eFhof ana the state Council of De-
Tense, The state Board of IminIgra-
tlnh TOOK up the question of securing
rom the owners leases. IN most In
stances without rental, on the lands in
the state lying fallow and suitable for
agriculture The state Board OF Land
commissioners We're active In aiding
me AGRICULTURAL committee of the
state council of Defense. When no.
nee came OF the breaking out of hog
cholera or any cattle disease in any
locality Of the state committee from
l. NENN l1 So.