The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-12
Commissioners Call Another Seed Bond Election
Applications BE Through Local Bankers
Election Set for Thsday March Is and ,e Amount Auth
oiized $780, ooo-To:Be Handed By Special Deputy
Appointed By County Commissioners
The county commissioners

The county commissioners las
Tuesday forenoon, called another
seed grain election, the election K
be held Thursday, March 25th, which
is surely speeding up some, and thu
proposition submitted proposes to bono
the county in the sum of $4OO, 900 un
der the Belden Act, to be used fo1
seed, feed, provisions, etc.
Petitions were filed with the coun
ty commissioners praying for an cleo
tion about two weeks ago and the
matter was before the county com
missioners last week when the pro
position was considered, and ther
tabled until the adjourned meeting
Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morn
ing supplementary petitions were
filed signed mostly by residents Of
the city Of Scobey and few farmers
residing around and near Scobey.
. The County Commissioners, aftel
the supplementary petitions were fleo
again took the matter under advise.
ment, and resolutions were offered
calling the election for the purpose
of bonding the county in the sum OF
100000 for the proposed drought re-
lief. Commissioners Timmons and
Matkins voted for the resolution and
Commissioner Tyler voted against it
The resolutions calling the election
were declared passed and the date OF
the election set for Thursday, March
25th.
: In support Of the bonding PROPOSE
ton, there was a delegation Of busi-
ness men and bankers from Scobey
accompanied by several farmers from
Il II IL Is represented pres That the M bank; 81
the west end are in practically in
solvent condition, in fact are possibly
running and have their doors open by
reason Of the favor extended them by
the banking department of the State
of Montana, and are in such destitute
conditions that they cannot take care
of their customers and the farmers of
the west end of the county, and that
bank credit being exhausted, that un-
less the county comes to the rescue
Of the farmers, that fully fifty per
cent of the farmers not only will be
unable to put in any crop at all, put
that large number will be compelled
to leave the country in order to get
the food upon which to exist.
It is claimed that about 80 per cent
of the $4OO, 900 of relief will go to the
SAA&AS
the farmers are in very Strengthened
conditions.
The county commissioners will han
die the loan in the same manner as
proposed last winter and in the same
manner as the last seed grain bond
was handled. A man will be selected
to. attend to the clerical work, and
will occupy the office recently vacat-
ed by County Agent Anderson The
applications for aid will be made
through the banks, who will 0. k. the
applications. The money will then be
placed in certain designated banks to
the credit of the drought sufferer, and
will be distributed under the direction
Of. the county commissioners, a GER
tain portion for seed, certain por-
ton for feed or gas, a certain portion
for the maintenance of the farmer
and his family.
In order to get this aid, the appli-
cant will have to make an oath that
he is a pauper, and that he has no
credit or any other means Of getting
aid, in the way Of food, sede and feed
or nil