Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1917 — STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

News Items From All Over Indiana. INCREASE FOOD PRODUCTION In Response to Call From Governor Goodrichr Farmers and Others Attend Conference at Capital— Meetings in Each County. Indianapolis, April 6. —In response to a call issued by Governor Goodrich, more than two hundred farmers, grain dealers, livestock breeders, fruit growers, ralmers, bankers and others from all parts of the state held a conference at the statehouse to make plans for greater food production and conservation of food supplies on account of the conditions produced by the war. It was a patriotic gathering and speeches that were made showed that the production of the foodsluff and crops in Indiana could be increased greatly through larger acreage and more intensive work on the land. It was shown that thousands of acres of unused land dan be utilized also. W. E. Stone, president of Purdue university, presided at the meeting. A committee known as the Indiana commit tee of food pfodfi'etion and conservation composed of twelve representative men representing the various food-produc-ing interests of the state, particularly the farmers, was formed with ex-Con-gressman Ralph F. Moss, Clay county, as chairman, and W. W. Bonner, a banker of Greensburg, secretary. This committee will at once begin a widespread -campaign of organization to carry out the purposes of the: meeting. This committee decided to issue a call for a meeting for Saturday afternoon in each county seat in the state for the formation of county organizations in view of the serious food situation throughout the world and the absolute necessity for the fullest extent the production"'of foodstuffs. It is believed that Indiana farmers will respond patriotically to the call'. The following call was issued : “For the puropse of giving careful consideration to the production and conservation of a larger food supply, a call is hereby made for a public meeting at the county seat of every county in Indiana at 1:30 p. m., Saturday, April 7. All farmers, county agents, better farming associations, farmers’ institutes, granges, chambers of commerce, commercial clubs, grain dealers, millers, bankers, canners, woman clubs, schools,and Other interested organization stjartd individuals are urged to work for a large and successful attendance. (Signed) “JAMES P. GOODRICH, “Governor of Indiana.’’