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

innate success OF the enOrt OF the
people who work to rule their
own state, he was greeted with
tremendous enthusiasm.
Grading Robbery Stopped.
DR.. Ladd dwelt especially Ola 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
grade and dockage offered him by any
Of the local elevators may send a
sample to the state department of
grain inspection AND THE ELEVAT-
OR OR MILL IS COMPELLED TO
SETTLE WITH THE FARMER ON
THE GRADE AND DOCKAGE AS
FIXED BY THE STATE EXPERTS.
He reviewed at length the terrific
opposition he had 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 legislature and state Off
Gals who would back him up.
He reviewed the value of the state
owned mill and terminal elevator and
said they were vitally essential to the
success of the farmer in securing a
square deal fer the farmer, and that
a square deal was all the farmer ask
ed for:
DR.. sLadd,s 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 got their hail insurance at a cost
of % cents per acle e, where the old
Line companies were sticking up the
farmers for from 70 cents to 95 cents
per acre.
This saving alone in one year was
more. than it had cost the farmers to
build and maintain the Nonpartisan
Leaape.
TIE same speakers reviewed what
had been accomplished for the bene-
fit Of labor in. North Dakota, and the
com6lete harmony existing between
the farmers and organized labor as
result. It was shown to be the finest
example of real cooperation in the
whole United States today.
The Wohlunen's Compensation law
in North Dakota is today the best to
be found in any state in the Union,
and is the same the farmers Of this
state have initiated 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.
t. 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 evadlng
their Just share of the taxes. The
people of. the state are familiar with
the valien8 fight he has put up, even
though bat partial success was achiev-
ed SoWinf to the reactionary attitude
of Gov Stewart, Secretary of State
Stewart and State Treasurer Hart
. who termed a 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 a square deal and who would
refnse to be the. tools of the big COR
porations Of the state. Attorney Cen
eral Ford's address will be publishes
in full later to keeps the facts fresh
| in the minds of the people.
~, Farm. Problems.
Wednesday afternoon was devoted
, to aa6rogram on Cooperative MARKET
) ing MhS Farm Bureau" and New
DemAnds.5by a group of instructors
! fromy tile Agricultural College at
Boienan and the morning Of the
same day r. A. Haste of the Scientific
| Farmer gave splendidly practical
) address on soil culture and conserva-
{ ton Of moisture. Mr.. Haste as editor
: of the best farm paper in the North.
| welt made a very constructive anu
| practical address.
, W. Hannah discussed Farm
, Loans at 3 per cent" and struck a
, very popular chord, reference TO
, which will be made in greater detail
/ later, while Dr. Taylor Of Washing
. ton, ODD discussed the cost OF pro-
; ductioi1 and farm profits, but his con-
clusions were not satisfactory because
he provided no adequate remedy 1or
existing evils.
Taxes Discussed.
Ole Sanvik, county assessor OF hill
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