The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-12-19

The Drouth Relief Bonds


There are many people in Sheridan County that need
aid in order to put in crops next season..
There many people in Sheridan County who need
aid in order to live till next crop season
# this aid is not extended will mean that not more
than forty per cent of the broke land will be seeded
This country is in a hard way financially.
A hundred per cent crop weuld redeem the country;
would restore confidence would hqute our indebtedness
and would advance the land values 81
Nothing less than 100 per cent crop will do this.
The prospects for crop is good
The world sadly needs the gram that this county can
and will produce under normal conditions @ ,..e.,
It something to the entire business fabric OF the
contryis is shame to extend the help, help that is
needed now never.
Look at our Board Of County Commissioners and their
recorda record of political piracy that would make Boss
Tweed turn green with envy.
men with the record that these have in Sheridan Cou
ty? Would not be the pinnacle of fooshness to 90
The last seed grain bond fund is $4,000 short
Where is the money?
It is not accounted for
Commissioners Matkns and Weinrich last April,
companied by Redmond and Attorney Eery went to Min
neapos to see the Montana and Dakota Elevator Company
and get settlement.
The expenses of the trip were paid.
WHERE IS THE REPORT AND WHY IS IT NOT
FILED AND WHO GOT THE MONEY?
Ask yourselves these questions and then decide Whet
er YOU want to trust these men these whom the
cords show have collected fees illegally these men who
handled the goer poison fund these who let the thv
inc county printing contract privately and without bds
these men who the county classification contract private
y and without calling for bids these men who have lelt
Do YOU want to put two hundred thousand dollars OF
five cents than you have into their hand to be ad
ministered? -:
You needy one what would you get out OF this fund
AFTER THESE MEN GOT THROUGH WITH IT?
Just think it
Two hundred thousand dollars are not adequate 20 the
needs of the county. -
IN THE END NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED
PEOPLE COULD GET ANY RELIEF.
Seed wheat will be five dollars per bushe at seeding
time fax will be ten, with other grain IN proporto and
food stA soaring.
Money is falling in purchasing value very day and the
hopes of lowering the cost Of living founded the ma
teIal that dreams are made OF.
s. How many can be helped?
And who will be helped?
Those that Mr. Matkins likes and those who so deep
in the hole to the banks that they must either have help
& or the banks will go broke from the losses.
= The banks are up against It.
The relief must be granted the financial fabric OF
s. the county will break.
< THE BANKS WANT HELP.
$ Nothing less THAN $500O00 or S600000 will do the
The Producers News would be glad to support bond
issue in the above sum, providing Mr. Matkns and MI
Tnons weI4reoved from the board OF county comllls-
sioer and appointed with decent record who could pc
depended upon to administer the fund honestly and eth
GENTLY which neither of the above gentlemen capable
y of doing or even willing to do.
the matter to these methe bankers and Dusl-
ness men: if they want the relief let them get busy
Get busy il possible at oncef not at then tell
them that YOU mean business by voting down the issue
There is time enough to call another election before
soedno time and another election won't be hundredh
tai ncompetents Messrs Tmnons and Matkns to ad-
minister the fund
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