The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-10-29

VIC llClSAC VI lis Po"S
flushed with victory and anxious and
alert for new accomplishments. He
was the hero of the hour in North Da-
kota. His political victory was her.
aided throughout the country by
friends and foes, his friends singing
his praise and his enemies likewise
advertising him by %denouncing him
from New York to California. But it
was not the N%onpartisan League that
was advertised. It was A. c. Town
ley. The power of the Nonpartisan
League was not recognized. 1t was
the power of A. c. Townley. 1t was
not the farmers organization that
was given credit. It was A. c. Town
ley.
Hence it was A. C. Townley who
was Immediately sought by self-seek-
ing politicians who wanted political
Jobs and favors on the one hand, and
promoters and commercial agents
| who wished to use the Nonpartisan
League to assist them in their money
making schemes on the other hand.
Some wanted to start hog ranches,
some insurance companies; some
wanted to promote socialistic coloni-
cation projects, while others wanted
to become associated with Townley in
straight real estate, money-making
enterprises. He was sought by oil
men, land men, men with patents and
men with dreams and ideas. He was
sought by men from New York., Cali
fornia, Washington and Florida. The
Florida man won.
Townley had been in big promo
tions before as the writer has related
but he never had the backing, the
power nor the opportunity to put over
a real promotion that he now had in
his grasp. He didn't accept the first
proposition put to him. He had had
experience in promoting. He looked
over the projects submitted to him
from New York, California and Wash
ington. He looked over the one from
Florida. He had been inFlorida be
fore he organized his farmer league
He knew the state had a great future
He knew it would produce priz'
oranges, grape fruit and other tropi
cal products. He knew that land tina
produces such crops in a short tim
would sell for $3.50, $500 and more a
acre He knew what Californi
had done. What the apple district 0
Washington had done How me-
bought land at $40, SIS and $25 pc
acre and in three or four years re
ceived $500 to 5000 and more pc
acre Here was his opportunity fo
money-making - in Sunny Souther
Floida.
A. C. Townley, the politician, game
his power in November, 1916. A. {
Townley, the promoter, was takin
advantage of that power and infll
ence to make money in Decembe
1916, 80 days later. Townley, til
promoter, didn't lose any time. H
was ambitious. He was restless wit
the power Of the organization whic
he could now use for the benefit
A. c. Townley.
Among the men, stock statesmen ar
promoters, who had read of A.
Townley was Edwin Lundeen of Mi
mi, Florida. Lundeen had been a pr
moter selling orange and grape fru
groves. He had operated in Chicag
His company had failed. He BEGAN
interested in a sisal enterprise o
ganized in Florida under the name
"Florida Fruit and Fibre company
1t had not been a success. He w
looking for new associates to promo
a sisal enterprise. While at Atwatt
Mimi, he learned of A. C. Townle
Lundeen was broke. But that do
:: not hamper a real promoter. Tow
:; ley proved that. Lundeen had con
dence in his ability to interest Tow