Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1917 — ALL SHOULD ATTEND SATURDAY MEETING [ARTICLE]

ALL SHOULD ATTEND SATURDAY MEETING

At Court House in Affternoon for Increasing Food Supply For the Country—-Governor’s Wish. Henry Paulus, president of the Jasper County Better Farming Association, is making arrangements for the biggest demonstration ever held in the county on the part of the farmers and townsmen at the meeting held in the court house next Saturday afternoon at 2:30. The meeting is a continuation of the one held last week at the order of the governor and is called for the purpose of forestalling the threatened food shortage of the county. That the federal government is deeply concerned relative to the matter is indicated by an order received by the county agent this week from the U. S. Dept, of Agriculture, ordering that an immediate survey of the county be made in order to discover if any farmers are lacking seed grain of any kind for planting. Presumably the government is undertaking to see that all farmers will ibe suppied if possible.

■ At a meeting of the mayors of Indiana held in Indianapolis on Wednesday definite steps were taken to stimulate the production and economical use of home wardens. Mr. G, (M. Frier of Purdue has (been secured to address the meeting here Saturday on th subject of “Home Gardens for tjhe Towns,” and will speak ox the plans adopted at the Indianapolis meeting. The subject is of such importance as to .warrant tjie attendance of every person from the towns of the county as well as from the country. A town of the Size of Rensselaer might be made practically self-sustaining if the matter were given the proper The Better Farming Association is taking pains to offer a program which should be unusually attractive to the farmers. Special addresses have been arranged from Representative W. L. Wood, Prsident Henry Paulus, Attorney Charles M. Sands, Commissioner Charles Welch and County Agent Stewart Learning. Plans will be made for definite steps toward a larger production in the county this year. Believing that conditions warrant such action, County Superintendent Lamson has issued a request that all the teachers and trustees of the county attend the meting and add the forces of the schools to those already engaged in conserving the nation’s food supply. The ’committee in charge believes that it is the patriotic duty of every citizen to be present on Saturday afternoon and enlist his services in the great army which is to fight the big l gest battle of the war, the supplying of foodstuffs to this country and her allies during the period of hostilities.