The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Secretaries of Commercial
Bodies Discuss Many
Subjects
LOCAL SECRETARY
TELLS OF PLANS
w. G.. Ferguson Tells of
Matters of Vital I'm
portance to State

''As interesting and instructive
meeting as ever attended," was the
way in which Secretary Ferguson of
the chamber of commerce character
tied the meeting of the state secre-
taries from which he returned yester-
day noon. The meeting was held at
Butte and occupied two full days.
During these sessions many subjects
of vital interest to the state of Mon
tana came up for discussion.
Prominent among the subjects pre-
sented to the meeting was the need
for energetic work in connection with
the $15,O00,OO0 bond issue which is
to be presented to the people of the
state at the special election which
+, will be held in September. Every
y H. ture o. the measure was discussed
Fad a campaign to give the measure
publicity was planned. This will be
in charge of Richards of Missoula,
Ferguson of Miles City and Stanley
of Lewistown.
Under the head of legislation the
Lane land settlement bill was dis
cussed and will be aided to the limit
by the commercial associations as it
has been favorably passed on by
practically every association in the
state. 1t was also decided to work
for measure which will make it pos
sible for Montana to have some defin-
ite crop statistics rather than the
present system of estimates.
The need for hard work along
Americanization lines was brought
out by reports made from the var
ious districts and the experiences of
various localities in this work were
cited. This subject was presented by
Mr.. Gooda1e, superintendent of the
Safety First work of the A. G. M.
company, who made strong plea for
more and better American citizens.
Probably the most interesting sub
ject from a secretarial viewpoint was
the report made by Commissioner
/ Y4reenfield of the State Bureau of
Agriculture and Publicity. He re-
cited the work of advertising and
publicity as it was being carried out
by his department. "It has been my
plan to advertise good lands cheap,
rather than homesteads," said Mr..
Greenfield, "and it is my experience
that it pays. I recently placed ad-
vertisements in about hundred pa
pers through the middle west and I
received SO inquiries within five days
after the advertisement appeared
People are more interested in good
lands cheap, than in homesteads and
you are bringing to the state farm
ers who have money to invest
The department is planning a va
cation number for Montana and these
booklets will be ready for distribu-
tion within very short time. The
1919 state book, Montana" will be
ready within short time and is now
practically compiled. Mr.. Greenfield
also stated that the government had
trimmed it's promised railway booklet
from 48 to 80 pages and promises
that many districts would probably
be disappointed over the display CIV
en- them in this condensed brochure.
other subjects discussed were: the
eommon-manager form of govern
ment; the relation between the en-
ployer and the employe; the refusal
of the government to grant home
seekers rates for Montana and CO.
operation with county agents.
The secretaries were entertained
by the Butte Chamber of Commerce,
the Butte Ad club and the Associated
Industries of Montana during their
two-day session.