The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-04-18
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ING COMPANY, and whose energy
and money pade this paper pos
sibility.
THE PRODUCERS NEWS will
be just what the farmers make it.
WHY WE ARE.
The organized farmers, organized
through the medium of the Nonpar-
tan League, for the purpose of Sc
curing justice both politically and /
industrially, are about to enter upon
what will probably be the bitterest |
and hardest fought political cam
paign experienced in this generation.
Those who are opposed to the far
mers and the farmers political and
industrial program; those whose for
tunes are at stake, fortunes derived |
from the exploitation of the class
who produce the food on which man.
!. kind sEbsist, rendering no adequate
service in return for this ln-gotten |
wealth, aided and abbetted by some
small business men who are so short
sighted and stupid as not to see
where their economic interest lies,
! and their retainers and Changers on"
\
!, credit and defeat the farmers in
: their noble aspiration for. economic
! and political Justice and democracy. 4
There viii be nothing too low for
= them to stoop to, too mean for them
!. to do. - 2st.
ii The lying and maliciously false
t articles appearing at the present
!; time in the kept press" both great
: and small tell the tale better than we
: can tell it.
e Now to. offset and neutralize, an
f swer and explain the ISLANDERS launch
% ed against patriotic, organized far
= mers who are contributing so much
in this hour Of the nations trial, this
di paper is established.
q ITS NEED is SELF EVIDENT.
l. WHAT WE ARE FOR.
ISL We are here to discuss political
sr and industrial questions from the
le farmers standpoint.
in We are here to publish the news
from the farmers point of view.
ID We are here to educate the farmer
,e to understand his own economic in
l. terest.
m We are here to help organize the
farmers politically and industrially
E. to the end that the farmer msy ac-
lie tually get control of the political
ne machinery of the state, that the laws
d, of the state may be remade in the
In interest of the farmer and producer
&c instead Of the exploiter as they now
as are, and for the purpose of placing
OF the gigantic resources of the state
inf 4Aa - H. e.
u, producer, of aiding the working ou
ed of their economic problems, which
are the economic problems of thu
mass OF mankind
~ Bankers, Doctors, Lawyers, Mer
IL chants and Public Utility corpora
tons have long been organized fo
oh the same purposes that is their owl
political and economic interest an,
VI successfully organized, as evidence
'Ii in their prosperous condition, and tn
u laws on the statute book in their in
terest.
is there any reason why farmer
and laborers should not profit by tn
example of business and profession
od al men?
,rs LET US STICK!
ers With these remarks we presen
ial you Vol. 1, No. 1, of THE PRODUC
Frs NEWS, made legal paper b
lor the continuation of the OUTLOO]
PROMOTER.
R.
How well the Producers News ha
1to kept to it's ideals and purposes
OF leaves to it's readers to determine.
on The future outlook is very brigh,
ny the businessmen of Plentywood hav
our come to recognize that the Producer
an News is an asset, a business asset t
the county seat and their patronag
the is generous.
'rs' 1t is the hope of the Producer
lay News to build nice home for itse
'ur this summer, a home that will be
ap- source of pride to the farmers VIII
I. own and support the paper as we
"A as to the city of Plentywood.
e cE To do this will require a lot
AT promotion work. It will require
NJ vision and faith on the part of tt
farmers-you farmers have made U
on- your mind as to the value of IL
ha, work and accomplishments of tt
;ng Producers News: how many will ser
aa5 in checks for another share of stoe
in order that the work commence
ia may be properly and adequately con
m pleted?
ra- This is as a sort of anniversary o
of fering for the benefit of the Peopl,
ital Publishing Company.
ers Appreciation is best measured |
ital deeds: let deeds give voice to Apr
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