The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-25

graft the people would never nave
heard had it not been for the farm
ers' paper.
The Producers News. editor prom
ised to attend the trial and report the
facts brought out at the trial which
will yet be done in due time. The
reason for this delay has been the
fact that the entire case is in the
hands of Judge Hurley whom we
believe will render just decision.
Judge Hurley has heard the facts as
placed in evidence. Attorneys for
both sides have filed briefs, very
learned briefs, which we can testify
to-, as we have almost completed
reading the briefs Of the plaintiff as
prepared by Messrs. Babcock & FL
lery, and when we have had the time
to read the briefs prepared by the
county. attorneys Office and the final
brief by the plaintiff again, we will
be in a position to take stand on
the bond issue, perhaps an intelligent
stand, and when that time comes, we
promise our readers a fair and i'm
partial review of the whole case,
without regard as to whom the
opinions reflect upon. In the mean
time perhaps it will not be amiss to
call attention of the plaintiff to the
fact that the matter is before the
court, and an opinion of this paper
with it's very wide circulation could
do no good at this time but embar-
rass the Judge, which we are not in
clined to do.
- The gentlemen opposing the bond
issue have jumped at conclusions
when they charge the Producers
News with collusion in this matter
and we have very serious doubts as
to whether this charge was or, has
been made with clean hands or iI
good faith. We are rather inclined
to believe, that the charge is gratuit-
| Gus, and that a desire to question
| the motives of the editor of the
Producers News was reason, rather
than to give the people any informa,
| ton as to the facts in the case. Fol
the editor of the Producers News is
not nor has not been opposed to the
Injunction case; he is not prejudicet
against the restraint of the bond is
sue, if there is any good reason tha
it should be restrained, or if the tax
payers can be saved a five cent piece
or if the bond issue is illegal. Tht
whole matter is before the court.
When the case was tried, no evi
dence was introduced by witnesses
to show that the bonds could hav'
been sold for less than per cen
for serial and the Producers New
contends that a six per cent seria
is a better bond for the county thai
a five per cent twenty year bond O
a five and one-half per cent twent.
year bond, which was the price BIZ
by Mr.. Nelson and Mr.. Mckee an
others. The Producers News doe!
not contend that six per cen
serial, twenty year bond is bette
than 5A per cent serial twent
year bond, not by a good deal. Thi
paper even alleges that 5A pc
cent serial, twenty year bond is bet
ter than even 515 per cent twent
year bond which was the bid of MI
Ellery's clients. It seems peculia
that the information contained il
Mr.. Ellery's article below in tn
. form of a telegraphic news item. rela
tive to the price of serial bonds wa
not placed in evidence at the tim
of the trial. The Producers New
looked for and expected as much. |
other words why did he not do tn
first thing required to make cas-
instead of making no showing alon
this line at all?
! The Producers News, nor are th
taxpayers of Sheridan county, in
) terested in a personal squabble bt
: tween the different banks as to whic
bank sells the bonds or as to whic
man gets the commission, or whetf
er the commissioners played fair b.
tween the parties, if the Taxpayer
/ did not lose anything thereby.
II The commissioners may, as usua
have proceeded in an arbitrary ar
: unbusinesslike manner. They haS
: never shown before that they unde
1 stand what the public interest NEAR
h nor do we believe that they now d
n We believe that they are too stupi
: to do anything intelligently or fl
2 the public good, for did they not gi7
G Joe Dolin his grating contract al
: did they not count Rennond into 0
e flee and Mrs. O'Grady out and nun
: erous other things? Yet the plaintiff
s in the bond case did not show tn
any harm had come to the taxpaye