Show A proclamation ly by tile governor of the state of atall WHEREAS in order to prosecute to R i and succo stul determination tho the war in which this country Is now engaged it Is necessary primarily to gre groelly atly increase the food production of at tho the nation and ana to carefully con servo serve tho the food supply and in order to increase the food production it Is necessary to urge upon all farmers armors to increase their cultivated acreage acreage and to take steps to increase the tha yield of each sore under cultivation and to impress upon all owners of vacant city property tho the importance of planting gardens that our supply ot at vegetables may bo be increased and WHEREAS it la Is Imperi imperative tive that all families learn the importance of eliminating imitating all possible pos vasto nasta of at food supplies and of I 1 r daeing tho the tion of food as much as Is consistent with tho the health and comfort of our people NOW THEREFORE TIIE 1 I SIMON DAMBERGI R governor of tho the state or of utah do da hereby proclaim and sot sol aside friday april 1917 as a day to be observed la in all schools of tile tho state upon which educators shall impress upon the students the necessity or of iacre asang the food prodie and of carefully conserving all food supplies and also observe tho the day with special exercises and I 1 also proclaim and set aside sunday april 1917 as aa prod production and conservation day throughout the state of utah and recommend that on this lay day all good citizens take steps to impress apon the public the observance of measures to help in tho the movement tor for a greater production and conservation of food I 1 would recommend that this day be ba observed in all churches with appropriate prop sermons by the pastors thereof by tho the business houses of tho the state with appropriate window displays and in their advertising matter and by tile tho dally daily newspapers news special articles on this subject in their sunday editions lit in testimony whereof I 1 nayo kayo hereunto set my hand and caused fixed tho the great seal of tile the state ot 01 utah dono done at salt lake city the capitol this day of at april A D 1917 SIMON ny by tho governor governor harden donnian Bonn Don nion lon secretary of state |