The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-12-10
N.D.A. DIRECTORS
OUTLINE PROGRAM
Will Foster Helpful Legislation
and Seek to Create Better
Feeling.
BIG MEETING IN FEBRUARY
Will Remain Aloof in Contest over
Speakership in House; Selvidge
of Billings Reelected Presi.
dent S. NJ. Ward Appears
for Farmers. :,

Helena, Mont. Dec. To foster
any helpful legislation for the farmer
and to promote better feeling between
rural and town people, is the general
policy for the years of the Montana
development association, decided Tues
day morning at meeting of the direc-
tors at the Placer hotel. The session
concluded Tuesday afternoon with the
disposal of routine matters. The meet
ing opened Monday.
The directors showed much interest
in Governor elect Joseph M. Dixon's
proposal to establish bureau of agri-
culture in Montana.
it was voted that the association
would be impartial to the fight for the
speakership of the house in the state
assembly.
The next meeting, the annual gath
ering, will be at Great Falls, tentative
ly on the first Monday in February
when the directors and county chair
men are to assemble. 1t is to be the
largest meeting of the year.
The directors decided Tuesday morn
ing to issue the Bulletin semi-monthly
instead of weekly. 1t will contain mat
ter of interest to all the people of the
state, it is planned.
Monday the election of officers was
held. W. A. Selvidge of Billings was
reelected president. The others
chosen:
Vice presidents w. C. Lauge,
Havre; c. H. Mcleod, Missoula; w. D.
Symmes, Lewistown; Aubrey NJ Holt
er, Helena, and E. H. Neal, Livingston.
c. W. Fowler of Billings was re-
elected secretary and L. c. Babcock of
Billings treasurer.
The new directors on the board are
c. F. Fuller, Ananconda, and w. D..
Symmes, Lewistown.
DirectOrs-at Large
Directors at large: w. D. johnson,
! Lewistown: j. F. Woodward, Butte,
and L. c. Babcock. Billings, represen-
ting the bankers; L. C. Rubrecht, Ron
an, representing lumbermen; G. E.
Hurd, Great Falls, representing the
professional men; w. w. Smith, Har.
lowton, representing the milers, and
W. M. Tuohy, Butte, and E. H. Neal,
Livingston, who were reelected.
S. M. Ward of Hamilton, farmer
with large acreage of improved land,
appeared before the directors and out
lined his plan of financing the farm
ers. He said that all plans to benefit
farmers, like cooperative marketing,
must be financed by the farmers them
selves. He said that when farm
ers realize they had financial in
terest in a going concern they will be
less inclined towards radicalism.
"The meeting" states J. L. Trus-
colt who returned from Helena We'd
nesday, "was in my estimation, the
impetus of something real and defin-
ite of accomplished cooperative effort
for the state of Montana.
"The past year." continued Mr..
Truscott, $50 far as the Montana De-
velopment Association was concerned
everyhas been consumed in the lend
ing of every effort to meet dire en-
ergency. During that time, it was i'm,
possible for the board of directors to
make manifest their real aim
and purpose so far as the taxpayers of
the state are concerned.
"Now, with a free hand, I believe,
under the capable direction of an able
reelected for the coming
year, the Association will promptly
make plain in material way the we'll
founded aim toward legitimate CO.
operative effort that lies behind the
"Many people become possessed of
the erroneous idea that the Montana
Development Association was purely
4 business mans protective institution,
and that it was selfish in it's aims. Ra-
her than that, this organization has
already gone long way toward VOL
lntary preferred assistance especially
% the farmers of the state, in this
heir hour of dire need.
"Only last week did the Montana
Development Association send as it's
representative to the Indianapolis meet
ng the National Farm Bureau organ-
zatlon. man who will report both
o the Montana Farm Bureaus at their
5ozeman meeting as we'll as to the
Development Association. The De-
'elonment Association will also have
It the Rozeman meeting in January
committee of three of their director
tie who will simply be on hand to
end every assistance that lies in the
ssociation's power to help the farm
r secure those things which he needs
long lines of needed legislation and
uch.
at was quite noticeable at this
netting of the hoard that practically
o discussion was given to matters
elative TO the merchants the time be-
'g wholly taker I'D with plans for
ne betterment of farming conditions
, the state. and co-operation with the
armers for the advancement of the
ntire state" a7S
Mr.. Truscott has proved one Of the
lost reliable members of the direc-
'rate. and was chosen to serve on
'me of the committees to act on GER
lin imnortant matters during the COM
lg weeks.
EAnFR OF FARM BUREAUS