The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1920-03-12

Appicaons For Through
u;on Set for Thursdsy March Is and te Amount Auth
orzed /. $4oo Be IIandled>By Special Deputy
APPOINTED BY County Commissioner

r county commissioners Lasts
Inc adov forenoon, called another
's' " Grain election, the election to
Fl soId + Thursday, March 25ths which
/ snrely a speeding up some, and the
Esas;tion sui submitted proposes to bond
: .ountv in the sum of $500, 900 un-
/, y the The MBelden Act, to be used for
= feed, provisions, etc:
Fps pst;tions were filed with the coun-
commissioners praying for an cleo
u about two weeks ago and the
~ a4ter m was before the county COM
P''ss1 Pss;oners last week when the pro-
Pss [ss;on was considered, and then
ESed GSslI until the adjourned meeting
Endav s afternoon. On Tuesday morn
T. E supplementary petitions = were
H signed mostly by residents of
/, eity of Scobey and a few farmers
|s;ding around and near Scobey.
The The County Commissioners, after
\ supplementary petitions were filed
Lin took the matter under advise
Esnt and resolutions were offered
saing the election for the purpose
| n handing the county in the sum Of
(M0oO for the proposed drought re-
h commissioners Timmons and
E,tkins voted for the resolution and
|lmmissioner Tyler voted against it.
H. E resolutions calling the election
E,e declared passed and the date OF
l. election set for Thursday, March
Ea.
| En- IN support of the bonding PROPOSE
kn there was a delegation of busi=
[ss men and bankers from Scobey,
Etompanied by several farmers from
be west end. !.
i IS represented that the banks OF
west end are in a practically l1l-
Event condition, in fact are possibly
,nning and have their doors open by
(,sson Of the favor extended, them by
he banking department Of the state
Montana, and are in such destitute
Epdtions that they cannot take care
ftheir customers and the farmers OF
ie west end of the county, and that
mix credit being exhausted, that un-
lis the county comes to the rescue
/ the farmers, that fully fifty per
ut Of the farmers not only will be
liable to put in any crop at all, but
lat a large number will be compelled
! leave the country in order to get
h food upon which to exist.
It is claimed that about 80 per cent
1.-THE $40O, 900 of relief will go to the
ss end, where it is claimed tina!
be farmers are in very Strengthened
mdtions.
The county commissioners wall nan
h the loan in the same manner ,as
imposed last winter and in the same
nnner as the last seed grain bono
Us handled. A man will be selected
b attend to the clerical work, ano
| al occupy the Office recently vacaf'
d by County Agent Anderson. Inc
qphcations for aid will be made
Through the banks, who will o. K. Int
Publications.. The money will then De
leed in certain designated banks z
Ne credit of the drought sufferer, ane
|hl be distributed under the direc1lol
4 the county commissioners, q Ger
|an portion for seed, certain por
|An for feed or gas, a certain port1ol
k the maintenance of the farmel
nd his family. ,:
In order to get this aid, the apPh
ant will have to make an oa1n tna
q is pauper, and that he mas -
|nedt or any other means OF geteln
lad, in the way of food, sede and 1ee'
oil.