The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-10-04
SOME MORE EFFICIENTLY
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rected sum of $3.50 in the second
Mace? Didn't the efficient" county
auditor know that county funds can
not be legally paid out without
"C1AJM TO SUPPORT THE WAR
RANT?" If there was, who signed
the claim? And was it signed with d
nen or with rubber stamp"
IF it was necessary to have tine
claim supported by a warrant IN the
second instance, was it not also ne
cessary to have the warrant support
ed by claim in the first place?
It is evident that the holder of seed
grain warrant No. 631 did not sign
the claim supporting the warrant be-
fore the first warrant was issued or
the mistake in reference to the price
that Peter Westerlund was to receive
for the grain could not have been
made.
Now, right here, we will ask eff
cheney Jim" a question. When the
Seed Grain contract was made out
between the county and c. E. Lind
ouist, was he charged at the rate of
s2.1O per bushel plus Is cents for
handling or the net sum Of 1928 per
bushel. or was he charged the sum Of
s2.48 per bushel for his wheat and
if he was charged with the latter
sum, which we understand he was,
who was to get the difference be-
between 2.2S and $2.48.
Again, when the mistake was
made as to the price Westerlund was
to receive for his grain, was there a
corresponding mistake made as to
the price Lindquist was to pay the
county for the seed grain?
Now read the second paragraph of
the first letter.
!. "You state that we sent you war
rant in the sum of $4,000, we I'M
doubtedly misunderstood the appli-
cant as to the price you charged for
the grain, therefore if you will return
the warrant of $4,000 in payment
thereof, We will issue a warrant In
the sum of $4,000"
It seems from the above that the
first warrant was supported by what
Sunny Jim" heard from Lindquist
which was the cause of the blunder.
However, if Westerlund had made out
his own claim in support of the first
warrant, instead of having it sup
ported by what J. F. Redmond under
stood Lindquist to say, there could
not have been such a blunder and
Sunny jim" would not have had to
write such an efficient" letter.
Now go to the last paragraph of
the first letter.
Read the following instructions as
to how to make out the claim for fear
a second mistake might be made.
"Have the claim subscribed ana
sworn to either before a Notary Pub
lie or Justice of the Peace, attach
seed grain order No. 631 to this claim
and kindly return it at your earliest |
so that we may complete
our records in connection with this
matter.
Yes, the record must now be care
eully completed. If this mistake had
not been made probably the records
n this matter would never have been
can i'll wind that blows someone no
good"
How carefully Mr.. Westerlund is
Instructed, and what marvellous de-
nonstration of efficiency"
Now we can go to the second let
ter.
1t was written on June 18th, the
ifst one on May oath.
Eleven days elapsed between the
etters.
"Hand you herewith seed grain
No. 40 in the sum of $4,000
n payment of seed grain furnished.'
You will note that this letter calls
attention to the warrant number
which is No. 40. The first warrant in
he first letter was not named By
number.
Now read the second paragraph
again.
Kindly acknowledge receipt of
payment on the form enclosed. re-
urnlng same to this office. When re-
urnlng the Receipt, also enclose the
county Claim Blank, which I am
sending you to be executed in sup
port of seed grain warrant No. 40 ]
n the amount of $23O.OO."
Notice that the efficient" county
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