Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1917 — Counties Asked to Meet Saturday in War Parleys. [ARTICLE]

Counties Asked to Meet Saturday in War Parleys.

Indianapolis, April s.—Ninety-twc meetin- will be in progress in the county seats of Indiana at the same hour Saturday to consider, as a war measure, the matter of increasing crops, as a result of an appeal made today by Gov. Goodrich. The governor urged farmers, bankers, canners, grain dealers, millers, county agents and others interested in agriculture to issue a hurry up call for a conference to be held in bach of the county seats to consider the question of increasing and conserving the - food supply “for our country’s sake.” The decision to request the calling of the meetings was reached following the state conference held today in the house of representatives’ chamber. After a dozen speakers had discussed the subject, the governor named a committee to outline a pian for bringing the state’s agricultural resources up to war strength.