The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1921-04-22
MEDICINE LAKE
FARMER OPPOSES
BOND issue
Commends Mr.. Christensen
Seems to Be Afraid of
Town Sports Thinks It's
! Too Expensive Won t
Benefit Farmers Much.
Medicine Lake, Mont.
April Z, 1921.

Editor Producers News:
wish to commend Mr.. Christian
sen or. his stand toward the road
bonding proposition. When the ques-
ton first come up, was for it. But
] looked into it and at the proposed
highways as indicated by the blue
prints that are shown. And first l
would like to ask as to the little
branch extending south out Of Com
ertown for a couple of miles. What
is the idea? It seems to come to an
abrupt end. Perhaps the end Of the
world, maybe; or dam; or a still;
perhaps summer resort; don't know.
Now that would be a mighty ex-
pensive piece of road work and what
for? A very little of the country is
farmed and is all hills, sloughs, etc.
Second: The proposed highway
through the county running parallel
to the 500 line would be also a high
priced highway and little benefit to
the farmers.
Third: The proposed highway fol-
lowing the Great Northern Railway
from the northeast end of the county
to the other would be mighty expen-
sive, and for what?
/
,er and help him to get his grain to
town? It looks to me, as though us
farmers would be doing the work to
pay for it for the benefit and lux
uries, and good times of the town
sports: for them to go from one town
to the other-to ball games, dances,
etc., and for the transient trade and
! travelling men who do not, pay the
taxes or turn hand over to help,
| (and we have too damn many of these
sports now.) And furthermore af-
ter the roads were done, these sports
would do as they are already doing
| in the east today-put up signs
Farmers keep off the "bull yard"
Fourth: The proposed highway
from Brush Lake to Reserve, would
accommodate a few farmers alright
but it, too, looks as though it were
aimed more for a sport highway. The
purpose of these highways is Ger
tainly not for the farmer. If this
money were used to make roads fol
1.-THE benefit of getting the produce ane
}grain to the town, it would look bet
ter.
This highway proposition remind!
line of the good old boyhood time:
/ when we'd look ahead for compan,
. so as we could get good meal, am
of the spare bedroom mother always
kept ready for company We Wer'
mot allowed in it. The best bed, fur
niture and the incest, cleanest room
, in the house. Not that for mine
] ANYTHING that is good enough TO
! me. is good enough for the othe
guy. :,
i As to the help this would give tn
farmer-well, it looks like this to me
, that the farmers cannot afford t
keep a hired man this year: he mus
do all he can alone. Well, then, hoy
! in the world are the farmers goinl
to be able to go to this propose
highway along the railways from
!, to Is miles away and do a day
work, then go home and do his chore
morning and night? l don't thin n,
!. many farmers would be there. In
! contractors would get the rakeotf.
: think the proposers have had httl
actual experience as farmer.
Now then, the county is alread
broke, and the farmers need help TIL
year more than ever to get his see
I and feed. This road will not hel
him to do this. Now, then, thes
county bonds would have to be sol
= at about say 10 per cent discount
: then add another 10 per cent expens
u for election and selling and handlln
!. this bond affair, and we would pa
= = at least S years Interest," at say 8 pe
e cent or 40 per cent for the 5 veal
:. EQUALS 60 per cent already. Now, tt
: cost and price of everything is mol
u than so per cent above normal, NAL
I ing 10 per cent. Now, we would
) giving away for nothing but time. a
Of the governments approprlatle
and 10 per cent besides. | dent kno
whether we are going to stay anot
Y er wear or not, or if we will get
crop. Now, look at the amount
: the taxes from last year carried ov
9 and not paid. If those who did n
a pay last year do get lift this ye'
E he has ahead two years taxes to p'
:, this fall besides his other expense
L We are in the hole too much no
g Let's not go prospecting any deep
s until we get at least some encourag
e nents. or wen go like the Plent
e wood oil well.
q VIM. c. WACHTER,
a Medicine Lake, Mol
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