Show URGED TO CUL A TE LAND INTENSIVELY Y j f Each Each Locality Should Be Self Sustaining in Event of War Says Appeal A Agent nt Webb In Is in receipt of ot a letter from tram President D D. D D. D MacKay y of ot the Utah state farm bureau calling attention attention attention atten atten- tion to tho the appeal of ot tho secretary of ot agriculture asking tho rho people to note tho the shortage of ot foodstuffs and to put Into uso use every Inch of ot available space in tn Utah Not only are oro growers urged to o plant food tood which will ho he useful to mankind but fodder odder for tor animals also In tho the event of ot war the appeal states state t transportation n J will be tied up and the moving of ot troops and m munitions willbe willbe will willbe be the tho question of ot tho the hour Each lo locality lo- lo should hould be Independent and able to exist upon its o own on n resources which hould should be developed as nevor never before in history Woodbury nn and Webb acting t I as a s committee representing the county commissioners sent out letters to the tiro ninety ty Mormon bishops In tho county asking them to work omon among the people in to their districts regardless ardless less of or sect towards the end that they that they ma may h help lp to double the tho fertility of ot Salt Lake count coun coun- ty t ty Tho The letter follows Dear Bishop The Thc The board of or county count commissioners this morning passed pasHed a resolution to appropriate a a. sufficient fun fund to be u used cd to encourage encourage- Instruct and where necessary to furnish seed to those In need The thought is that through organized organized organ organ- effort a n large amount of ot foodstuffs can bo be produced that will relieve the distress of or the poor due ue to scarcity and high cost of ot farm tarm and garden products PlantIng time is near and action must be Immediate Will you please assist us b by return mall mail If It possible b by furnishing a list of or people whom you think should receive aid and the thea vacant va vacant va- va cant and uncultivated d land In your our vicinity that probably could bo be obtained ob obtained obtained ob- ob for tor this purpose We Ve particularly particularly larh refer reter td unused d suitable tracts of or orland land where water is obtainable and to toan an any and all an people whom you OU would think would e earnestly rn endeavor to profit by this this' kind of ot assistance Please give us this information so 50 that a report can be made back to the tho commissioners loners Monday forenoon I |