The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-01-09
Farm Bureau Meet
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the election to be held Jan. Bird, 1919,
for the purpose of voting bonds in
the amount Of 100000 is carried, do,
respectfully, petition your Honorable
Board Of County Commissioners to
agree to handle the Drouth Relief
funds as follows:
!: That the maximum amount to
be loaned to any one farmer shall not
exceed 5000, which may be used as
follows: for supplies and provisions,
500, maximum; fer feed and oil and
repairs, 5000 maximum; and for seed
$500, or. total amount 5000.
2. That applications be received
by the local banks and acted on by
the Local Drouth Relief Committee,
sent to Clerk and Recorder and pre-
sentcd to the County Commissioners.
9. That, after loan has been grant
cd, credit be given applicant through
his local bank for the specified pur-
poses in the application and order is
sued for purchase in the open mar
kct.
4. That in settlement for such
loan a contract be given, as provided.
Minutes Of meeting between citizens
and County Commissioners in County
Agent budget for 1920, Pentywood.
Comlu iSaioncrs Room. Attendance
December II.
The Budget was again presented By
the citizens. The absent County
Commit: toner's failed to be present
Still one agreed and the other would
not. Considerable argument followed.
The citizens demanded reason. The
one County Commissioner had most
ly Il personal dislike for the County
Agent, An,icIson.-but said that the
Count. Agent bought oats for Co.
phc1 belt without authorization.
The County Agent was called IN
to talk over points Of difference Cot:.-
tE Agent Anderson asked j. ID. Mat
KIN What the disagreement was over.
Mr. Mut.lin.; mentioned tho ordering
Of three carloads OF oats without au-'
thority. Mr.. Anderson explained that
he did have authority at that time to
purchase everything that he needed
in the gopher work. He further ex-
planned that he had not definitely or
dered the three cars of oats and stat
ed the circumstances. Mr.. SoWls
called Mr.. Anderson up by phone at
Wolf Point. They made arrangements
to meet at Bainville the next day and
go to Plentywood next day together.
Mr.. Sowles did not show up. The
next thing-Mr. Anderson knew that
the oats had arrived.
Further Mr.. Watkins wanted to
know why Mr.. Anderson did not re-
port on oats received from Jack Dug
gan at time requested. Mr.. Ander-
son explained that he had tried to
get the weights of every load, but
that Duggan would not deliver them.
Two weeks later the commissioners
requested the weights but Duggan
still withheld them. Finally weights
were secured from Duggan but his
dates Of delivery were wrong so that
on his report had two loads delivered
before the mixing was opened. Furth-
er Mr.. Matkin seaid that Anderson
got the County Commissioners in bad
over the strychnine orders, in that
Anderson knew the order had been
let and then called for more bids. Mr..
Anderson explained that two bids
were opened and presented on Satur-
day. He recommended to the County
Commissioners to allow the bid of the
Plentywood Pharmacy provided the
Pharmacy would furnish the sac
charine at So per ounce. This meant
that the bid was not let. Huxol Drug
Co: and Hudson-Crawford Co. had
bids ready to present on Monday.
The Plentywood Pharmacy then came
in with bid of So on saccharine. So
Mr.. Anderson recommended that the
bid be allowed to the Plentywood
Pharmacy. Mr.. Anderson further ex-
planned that this saved the County
about 5000.
Mr.. Matkin would not sign any,
thing relative to the County Agent
work.
The citizens and farmers requested
County Agent Anderson to send out
the information on Drouth Relief and
to continue to have the communities
to elect Drouth Relief Committees.
Agreed.
We, the undersigned members of
the Sheridan County Farm Bureau
and free holders in said county,
make the following recommendations
in connection with the coming seed
grain or drouth relief election to be
held on January 3rd, 1920, which
election is being called for the pur-
pose Of voting on bonding the said
county for the sum of 100000 for
the Relief of the Drouth-stricken
farmers IN this county:
1. That the maximum amount to
be loaned to any one farmer shall not
exceed 5000, which may be used as
follows: For provisions, 500 maxi
mum; for feed, oil, or repairs, 5000
maximum; for seed, $500 maximum.
g. That all applications be sent to
the local Farm Bureau committee for
execution and approval.
8. That all amounts approved be
sent to the local bank for distribu-
ton, to be used for the specific pur-
poses applied for, and that the appli-
cants be given the privilege of pur-
chasing the seed, feed, or supplies on
the open market.
4. That in settlement for such
funds contract he given as provided
in the state laws.
S. That an additional charge of
per cent on the face of the amount
approved be made to defray expenses
of election, which S per cent should