Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1915-05-21
Beach Mayor
Makes Statement

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1t has seeming been the purpose of certain Beach
newspaper for the past year carry agitation
against Golden Valley farmers whenever they become
active politically in business way This newspaper
If be called that-has called the farmers pin
heads woodheads bulletheads, etc. when they
did not agree with and support the political activity
OF this particular Sheet they calling the farm
ers dummies because they organizing produce
company and farmers store-and are denouncing
some of them because they giving short time
to raise the necessary funds this time of the year
promote these projects.
Several years ago a farmers elevator company was
organized in Beach, in which the writer took active
part and in almost every instance the subscriber gave
note to raise money with which buy his stock in
the conpany today the who have stayed with that
organization have been many times repaid in dividends
alone. i perfectly legitimate transaction for farm
to give note to raise money for any purpose he may
desire-just as it legitimate transaction when
certain Beach business and lawyers in 1912 gave
their notes to the of 100000 and organized
stock company and took the Beach Advance If it
legitimate proposition for business and lawyers
to give their notes tor stock newspaper it
tanly ought to be legitimate transaction when the
+ dummy farmers do the thing in organizing a
: store produce company.
1t it were not for the dummy farmers referred to
by this businessmens" paper, socalled, who make
up the different boards of directors and stockholders
in the elevator companies, creameres cheese factories
produce companies and numerous other farmer organi
zations Including farmer stores, the coun4y would not
" have of these enterprises doing business today
You assured they promoted by busi-
supported by such newspapers as the
Beach Advance. The country wants "bonehead'
farmer organizations, more woodhead farmers in poll
tics and more dummy farmer-made laws if the Ad-
the correct terms when speaking of the
J" farmers.
Whatever others may think and whatever this 'bus-
nessrnens newspaper may say, the mayor of Beach
wishes to officially and publicly say that he does
approve of such hostile utterances against the farm
. coming from Beach source and hope that it
is taken seriously by any of our Golden Valley
tillers of the soil.
+ We know it is not pleasant to be referred to
y dummy farmer, , a woodhead farmer or 'bonehead
farmer and believe these terms applied to the Gold
Valley farmer repeatedly by this particular sheet
against the city of Beach, but this public nuisance
does not under the board of health police de-
partment am powerless to abate it, and only
the public and particularly the Golden Valley farmers
to pay attention to its abuse. Only the behind
the paper and those who patronze it to blame
and not the town a whole
1t has been my desire since assuming the Office of
to carry out promises OF endeavoring to eli
. inmate factionasm from the city, and think have
been successful in small degree My further
will depend upon the attitude of the public toward
terances of this particular sheet and the back of it,
Personally, my character and reputation ought to
be known thoroughly by this time and in far that
question involves the public mind it ought to be dead
ISSUE defending it here hereafter in the
columns of newspaper. There other places
proper and which are provided by law.
However, if the Advance must discuss the personal
character of who dabble public affairs suggest
that it inform the public why its present editor served
= time in prison for violating state laws; also why
its former editor served time in Jail for violating
state laws; also why the who control it hire jail
BIRDS to edit its columns and hold down the editorial
chair; also about that little affair with the Federal Gov
s. about Advance editor being arrested and
held for sending obscene in the form
of copies of the Beach Advance through the United
* States mails 1t would then be serving the public and
would have less time attack Golden Valley farmers
organizations and would have space to call the
= dummies" who manage them.
This statement is made by the Chronicle, by
= the who it, but is my personal opinion
s. publicly and officially expressed
= ]. w. BRINTON. Mayor.