The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-03-10
R. c. OSGOOO PROTESTS
SALE Of ROA0 BONDS

0ALt uI nuAU DUhU0
Editor, Powder River coSnty Exami-
M'sh to 70 fse shs ssw e boS SasaS S
seems to me that the time has arrived
for the people Ct our county to put
hs r. SsSs9 ceps sa think M sa
quite an argument SO far IN regard to
the road bond and also tnaf it is a
Mr.. Cook does ana ! do think that II
Mr.. Cook would spit out little of
this prejudice and trample it under
Is e to the 6enetfi ca % III. people people OF Of the ts
this road e"i have been s in a. the he state state
S5 Morsana e. ana Ind si%os noss whn the
River county since 1905 during which
time there has been. great many
changes chang throughout the stats M II II gen.
Of the opinion that It is not right to
gard to this point when We, myself
and endured cold wintef3 and made
money and have had plenty. to sustain
Us from 1905 up 70. We win say. 1918.
r tngse days n We had sy lam AND hSrr
us: With the great changes that have
taken place since 1918 az seems to me
that we must change cur IDEAS in re-
fall to see where this road would
bring any M ney into the county.
believe it would take money out. II
would bring money to ns i am win :
ing to be shown. Mr., Cook seem to
feel that he has studied this bond is
sse from ange IN aaa s !: trying try
in his statements that he has changed
the matter from the standpoint Of the
not n one-sided question Mr.. Cook
county are in favor of the road bend.
prob EN- closely and get the sentiment
Of the people he. would find he was
very badly mistaken. At the present
time when we look back upon cur de-
earth the people win pay their taxes
for 1872. which will be In 1923. with
nothing in sight. for. the poor farmer
stockman who has lost since the coun: (:
try has been settled or partly settled
and fenced with small shacks. a great
ssr,s s"S Sat ac that afe we sfS SIame se''fs
feel that the blame should besplacsi
Sp., upon the land sharks sharks y, whc. 10
more so. undoubtedly. than the
farmer ws or x ths s,osk%"n s'oS ama r na Minds
was covered with stock. and
sheep. we had no roads but EoA trails
leading to our railroad marke4s. We
our railroad stations, bought frdm six
to twelve months rations Or 1Syub'
at one buy and sieft our n.erc1 nts wit h
as Ss BOX Of rs cigars gar aer to smoke % on sou oua
way home. We Travelled with JOY
realizing that when. we arrived home
we would have grub piled up in our
Of money and prospects to make more
Today we sit with bowed hear realiz.
ing that the framer had been led into
when his dream Of the s,'ops great crops
which the land shark pictured to him
FILED to come true Some Of them have
d,,5 tried 'faithfuny and made what
and chiidren,t part. il Mr.. Cook car
great deal deeper than l.
feel today that il the wire fences
could be rolled y? and pitched into
that there would be some hope CT yet.
ting money and stock back. into this
country We once enjoyed. l fail to sec
What on earth With the stock out g
compl etc failures. this highway .coulf
mean to us today. Mr.. Cook favors
tn the railroad which ! viii agree woult
or the stockman Of Montana. from
the simple fact that we have Goa
which would have tendency to brinf
a to see ~ses would "e DO sfaXs'e' shis we eaS vii
aS es }ee We es@T@yh ony haS To6s money
pay our bills as we made our trips
understand why MIR. Cook feels tha
this graveled read would not raise ON
taxes. If We start to build dwell
have the means to finish ii. There
fore, ! can not see where the none!
| for this road would come FROM If no
Mr.: cock mentions the producer o
Powder river. Mizpah and pumpki!
creek who. he says. has paid the higl
sate Sqr cox of frsight shs, would Ike to hay
hauling his freight. II tho Sc producer
as he calls them. had the backbone an
for their freight a hundred miles an!
have high freight rates to pay. be
lieve that II we would stop and le
iowmsn as Il should H instead nat d Of u tryin In
to figure some way Of getting ou
money without any expense IS cuy
Mr.. Cook mentions hauling freigh
in the east: I wish to state right her
Of early days settiemen. I hay
| watched clc sely and found that In a
Of the countries the railroad was tn
first to bring money into the countr!
the Eraveled road could take the plac
OF the railroad If the truck man ha
ever made a dollar on his trucks eve
left for the farmer and the stockma
to foot the bill--not the merchant.
i r. G. OSGOOD.