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Show FOOD AND FUEL REGULATION II UTAHJNIOUE "Patronize Home Industry" Slogan Responsible for Much of Advance in This State. 55,000 "PLEDGES ARE SIGNED BY CITIZENS Second Call for Action Not Needed Here as in Many Other Commonwealths of Nation. The work of the food anil fuel act-mini.stration act-mini.stration in Utah stands out most prominently when compared "with the activity of ot.hcr states. In fact, it can be said that this state began its labors aton conservation lines long before be-fore the other commonwealths began to sense the real need of such action. Utah, of course, has occupied a unique position in this regard, and this fact has nuide it easier perhaps for her people peo-ple to get into line. "Patronize Home Industry'-' has been the slogan in Utah from t lie time when the Mormon pioneers pio-neers came right, down to the present. Yearly lor a. long period there has been 'in Utah what has been termed "Home Products Week,'' where the fruits of the. soil were exhibited to thousands of people throughout, the state and emphasis placed upon the importance impor-tance of keeping every dollar possible at home. This slogan has been responsible iu large degree for the many immense sugar and canning factories that have sprung up in Utah and surrounding states, and not only has kept an immense im-mense amount of money at home that otherwise would have gone out of the state, but has brought thousands of dollars dol-lars iijo the state that otherwise woujd have remained away. Utah Was Ready. In view of all this. wTien the call of the nation tame roganliug tlic importance impor-tance of conserving food, Ctah was ready to begin at once and without any preliminaries, and her people knew what was expected of them and also knew exactlv bow and where to bein. That they did know this is evidenced by the fact that approximately 55,000 pledge cards sent out by the food administration administra-tion Tvere signed and forwarded to Washington while other states were wondering largely what it was all about. Utah, in fact, was the only state that went through with the pledge-card programme pro-gramme her people pledging themselves them-selves to conserve food in every possi- hie way a second call from the national na-tional food administration being necessary neces-sary to stir many of the states to definite defi-nite action. Hence it was that when the call of the nation came, this state was ready to take up the all-important work at a moment's notice and it was taken up. With the announcement from "Washington "Wash-ington that "W. W. Armstrong, president of the National Copper bank of this city, had been appointed food administrator adminis-trator for Utah, he was flooded with letters from organizations throughout the state, inquiring as to what was expected ex-pected of the people, and assuring him that thev were with him and the national na-tional administration to the end. Result Satisfactory. The result has been more than satisfactory. satis-factory. Aided by the extension division of the Utah Agricultural college, with its big staff of experts, both men and women, and by other similar organizations, organiza-tions, state ond national, the women of Utah went bravely to work with the object ob-ject in view of making a new record in the matter of canning foods, and that they have accomplished their laudable purpose is a simple matter of history. Xot only have they canned more food than ever, but they also have studied and practiced conservation in other ways to such an extent that Utah today stands first in accomplishment of the great purposes urged bv the government and state food administrations. ; , Shortly after the announcement of the appointment of Mr. Armstrong as state food administrator, he, in turn, announced the appointment of J. Edward Ed-ward Taylor, horticultural and food expert, ex-pert, as executive secretary of the food administration for the state. "Mr. Tav-lor Tav-lor is perhaps too widelv and favorably known to be in need of a eulogy. Immediately Im-mediately after his appointment he dived into the big assignment with a will, and has virtually worked night and dav since that time, assisted by a competent com-petent staff of assistants. Mr. Taylor has not only covered every nook and corner of the state, but he has covered it. eneraeticallv and efficiently. Expert Demonstrators. Aided bv the Utah Agricultural college. col-lege. Mr. Tnvlor has sent expert demon-straturs demon-straturs through mi t the state, these demonstrators going into the homes of the farmers and giving the housekeepers housekeep-ers personal instruction as to food conservation con-servation and giving them other assistance assist-ance as it was needed. Tn Salt Lake City demonstration kih-hens have hem continually maintained, main-tained, and here the housewife who de-: sires information nu any subject what-! ever, has been given the expert aid and j opinion of which she- is iu need. The ; same plan has been pursued to excellent advantage in other towns of the state. The federal government, too. has helped in this great work through sending out bulletin? and rendering assistance in many other ways. In addition to the work of conser- vation done by the women of the state, the wholesale dealers, the retailers ami. j in fact, everv bran"h of business repre- j sen ted in the handling of food, have : done their 1 i t tn conserve food and maintain reasonable price. The conservation of food, however, j has not been the onlv big undertaking! that has (alien tn The lot of the people of Uf:ih. The cm-crvation of coal also ; lias be.-M a mitditv undertaking, and ' with The i-nns-'rvrmon fame the still 1 higher problem of dipt iib;;t ion. It is a I matter of history that although Utah possesses the largest eoal fields in the United States there being more coal iu the single county of Carlton than there is in the state' of Pennsylvania there always has been a shortage of fuel in Salt Lake and the other larger cities of the state far removed from the center cen-ter of population during the winter months. Combines Jobs. "W. V. Armstrong, food administrator of the state, also was asked to accept the position ef fuel administrator. Despite De-spite the additional demand upon his time, he did so. His first step was to appoint Ledyard M. Bailey as executive secretary of the state fuel ' administration, administra-tion, and Mr. Bailey himself has evidenced evi-denced the wisdom of the selection by hard and efficient work. As Mr. Armstrong was not only charged with the conservation of fuel, but with its distribution as well, he decided de-cided that it was necessary to create a bureau that would have for its purpose the speeding up of ears and the systenii-zation systenii-zation of distributing coal throughout the western and coast states, and he effected ef-fected the organization of a district ear service bureau to serve the states of Utah, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Nevada and California. ,f. S. Spelman, a railroad man with years of practical experience, was placed in charge of this bureau. Mr. Spelman immediately appointed ap-pointed an efficient office force, together to-gether with a number of inspectors, who have worked in connection with the fuel administrators of the six states included in-cluded in the bureau. The district car service bureau has not entirely solved the big problem that confronted it at the time of its creation, crea-tion, but it has brought order out of semi-chaos, marie and enforced stringent rules respecting the speeding up of cars and the prompt delivery of coal, and lias done magnificent ''work iu preventing actual suffering for want of fuel up to the present time. Aided by Committees. The state fuel administrator also appointed ap-pointed advisory committees throughout through-out the state in the various counties and cities, and these committees have becu a big ludp in keeping him advised as to conditions in their respect ice jurisdictions. jurisdic-tions. In Salt Lake C. P. Castle was placed at the Tread of the advisory committee, and his first important work was t he taking of a coal survey. In this main-moth main-moth undertaking he was assisted by the stake presidents and ward bishops of the Mormon church, and for the first time in the history of the city it was learned just how much oal there was on hand in the bins of the householders, how many were entirely without coal and how1 much would be needed to see everybody s-afely through the winter. This also was done in other cities of the state. With this information at hand, Mr. Castle then put into operation a system of distribution and checks on coal delivery de-livery which prevented duplication of orders, etc.. and in this way coal con-Mimers con-Mimers have not only been greatly aided, aid-ed, but have been protected as well from the "coal hog," who heretofore had ordered or-dered eoal from as many as a half dozen dealers at a time, thus frequently ob-taining ob-taining more fuel than he needed while others were going without. fn all this work the state administrator, administra-tor, the district car service bureau and the various advisory omm ittees ' ha ve been rendered, every aid possible by the railroads, the producing .-oal companies and the retail dealers. j |
