Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-09-17 | Page 1 | Food Conservation Kept before People

FOOD CONSERVATION KEPT BEFORE PEOPLE Public Buildings Converted Into Bill Boards by Administrator Hoover. By International News Service. WASHINGTON. Sept. 16. Public buildings in practically every city In the country will be converted Into huge billboards bill-boards as part of an advertising campaign just inaugurated by tho food administration. administra-tion. "Food will win the war don't w?.ste it" Is the slogan that will blaze In bright letters by day and in electric lights by night from postofl'ices, city halls and all government properties. Advertising companies and electric light corporations have pledged their aid In erecting the huue electric signs without with-out cost to the qovernmcnt. The signs will be uniform in design. The treasury department has given permission for the use of fedeni 1 premises in the principal cities. Mayors and municipal councils are permitting the message to be placed on citv halls. " T'-enlon, K. J.: Philadelphia and Yash-irmton Yash-irmton are the first cities to display the stirns and work is now under way in Nw York. Norfolk, Richmond and other cities.