The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-03-03

w WarfantS-
s10e, ,3e7.23 General fund;
cash on hand, $8,414.30, an
ticipated taxes, $1,000,
balance LUZ, S1Z.S3
S35, 1921 Contin gent
Fund; cash on hand, ST.
983.52; anticipated taxes,
$500; balance .....-....-......, 17,310.6s
$9,926.10 Insect Pest fund;
cash on hand, S4,428.56;
anticipated taxes, $1400;
balance ..............-...--,,..-:...-- 5,4ss.54
$10,635.95 Bridge Fund;
cash on hand, S75.1S; an
ticipated taxes, S14.00, bal
ance 1O,546.77
TOTAL. .S134,213.92
4 That the interest now accrued
upon the registered warrants which
have been last issued in the amount
of $134,213.92, being the total of the
above column headed Balance" is
approximately $4,214.00.
Tidland Makes No Statement
County Treasurer Tidland, although
being offered the columns of several
Roosevelt county papers, has not up
to this time made any statement as
to the administration of his Office.
Gang Papers Mum.
The gang papers published at di-
vers points in the county have not ev-
en- dared to come to the rescue of
their officials and are also still naum
as the proverbial oyster, not wishing
to divulge the deplorable conditions
existing in their county to their
readers and evidently not daring to
defend those who have brought the
county to the verge of ruin.
Wolf Point Herald Inquiries.
The Wolf Point Herald in the fol-
lowing editorial printed on the front
page in black faced type says:
PUBLIC WANTS INFORMATION
/ Disturbing rufnors continue to cir
culate concerning the financial and
other business affairs of Roosevelt
county. The taxpayers are becoming
facts of the situation. The members
or stockholders of a business orga-
nization, whose annual affairs reaches
into hundreds Of thousands Of dollars,
expect to be furnished full infor1aa-
ton Of the condition of the business,
and the manner Of conducting the
business, to be accessible to them at
all times, and they would see that
those in charge Of the business fur
nished such information.
The conduct of the affairs of Roose-
welt county is a business proposition
and the taxpayers, who take out ad-
ditional stock annually in the form of
taxes, expect returns in the way of
business-ike management of the
county's business Since each tax
payer cannot make an examination
for himself it is reasonable to expect
that financial and other statements
be published, from time to time, es-
pecially when requested and when
there appear to be special reasons foI
such request.
Last weeks Roosevelt county pa
pers contained no statement from
County Treasurer Tidland to throw
light on any Of the various questions,
directly relating to county funds,
that have. been raised. If he has the
affairs of his office well In hand, it
should be a simple matter to compile
the information the public is looking
for and mail signed copies to the
county papers. The Roosevelt Coun-
ty Independent has already announc-
ed that its columns are open for the
publication of such statements. This
paper, and no doubt enough other
papers to give circulation IN all parts
of the county, would willingly give
news space to any statements of the
treasurer, or other officers conveying
the much desired information.
It is. a reasonable request that the
people are making through the pa
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