The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-12
Four Days Congress. Followed BY Conference Which Spells
Victory for Prosressves Montana and Sure Defeat for
Reactionary Forces. thousand. Were In Attendance

innate success of the effort of the
people who work to rule their
own state, he was greeted with
tremendous enthusiasm.
Grading Robbery Stopped.
| Dr.. Ladd dWelt especially On the
tremendous savin gthat had been ef-
fevted BY the farmers through the
state grain grading laws which pro-
vided that if a farmer when selling
his grain is not satisfied with the
gradefand dockage offered him by any
OF the local. elevators may send q
grain inspection AND THE ELEVAT-
OR OR MILL IS COMPELLED TO
SETTLE WITH THE FARMER ON
THE GRADE AND DOCKAGE AS
FlXEDsB THE STATE EXPERTS.
He reviewed at length the terrific
opposition, he hal encountered in his
battle to give the farmers justice and
the impossibility of carrying out his
plans for just grading until the farm
ers elected a Legislature and state off,
cials who would hack him up.
He reviewed the value Of the state
owned mill and terminal elevator and
said they were vitally essential to the
SUCCESSFUL the farmer in securing a
sauaretaeal for the farmer, and that
81 ss9os guy deal ,~as all the farmer ask:
State Hail Insurance.
DR.. Ladd, Gov. Frazier, r. B. Mar
tin and A. c. Townley explained in
detail the saving of millions in insur-
ance premiums by the state hail in
surance law in North Dakota. Under
that law It was shown that the farm
ers gotatheir hail insurance at a cost
Of 28 cents per acle, where the old
Line companies were sticking up the
farmers for from 20 cents to IS cents
per acre.
This saving alone in one year was
more than it had cost the farmers to
build ; ail tl,,s ana \ maintain the Nonpartisan
~ Fair to Labor.
The same speakers reviewed what
had been accomplished for the bene-
fit of labor in North Dakota, and the
complete harmony existing between
the farmers and organized labor as a
result. It was shown to be the finest
example of real cooperation in the
whole United States today.
The Wohhnen's Compensation law
in North Dakota is today the best to;
and is the same the. farmers of this
state have inflated for labor in Mon
tana. The full crew bill for the rail-
road workers, the eight hour day, the,
minimum wage for women result in
labor getting the squarest deal in
North Dakota to be found anywhere
in the United States. Reference to
these measures evoked wild applause
from the farmer labor audience re-
peatedly.
Montana Tax Steals.
Attorney General Ford was given
a tremendous ovation when he went
into detail as to how the railroads,
the Montana Power Company and
other big corporations were evading
their just share of the taxes. The
people Of the state are familiar with
the ValientN Wight he has put up, even
though but partial success was achiev-
ed owing TO- the reactionary attitude
of Gov. Stewart, Secretary of State
Stewart and State Treasurer Hart
who formed majority of the State
Board Of equalization. He made it
plain'to the people that no relief could
be expected till they eected men to
Office who would give the common
people q square deal and who would
refuse to be the tools of the big cor
poratlons Of the state. Attorney Gem
eral Forufs address will be published
in full later to keeps the facts fresh
in the minds Of the people.
Farm Problems.
Wednesday afternoon was devoted
to prUgram on Cooperative Market
ing 'The Farm Bureau" and New
DemandsP by group of instruetors
from the Agricultural College: al
Bozeman and the morning dfY tie
same day R. A. Haste of the Scientific.
Farmer gave a splendidly practical
address on soil culture and conserva-:
tion Of moisture. Mr.. Haste as editor
Of the bent, farm paper in the North
west made a very constructive and
practical address.
w. ]. Hannah discussed EARN
Loans at 8 per cent" and struck q
very popular chord, reference to
which will be made in greater detail
later, ywhile DR.. Taylor of Washing
ton, D. D. discussed the cost of pro-
tuction and farm profits, but his con-
clusions were not satisfactory because
he provided no adequate remedy for
existing, evils.
Taxes Discussed.
Ole Sanvik, county assessor of Hill
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