The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-02-17
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rAp silence of the Roosevelt count
- ,ost week In reference to the de
~ ~ administration of affairs i
''.ave,t county was broken by severa
Ss asrs Under the above caption. tn
T,f m Point Herald prints the foiloWan'
80 mage editorial anent the condition
80 ,.,a fnances of Roosevelt county, an
!. imnandin gdisaster, as disclosed il
4, p,dncers News of January 27th, Il
shob that paper sets forth its pos1t1o'
|. ,sforerce to the shameful administra
inn Of the county:
uThs citizens Of Roosevelt county
i, greatly concerned over the state
4 ths county's finances and the man
,ssrnsut of the public funds. The
,sOpaI of the eastern aud central
.ctioas of the county are, If indi-
a.ions are not misleading especial
\ sgitated. Several things have
rst recently transpired that account
ior uuhiis attention being directed
svasa the connty's money and its
care Among those disturbing oe-
urrsnces were TIE closing Of two
aaks and the tytag mp Of some S34,- 7
%, Of county money In ONE Of them.
Yaere has been som question raised
about tbs suf5eiency Of the security
for this money. 4 news story In
sSa Producers News, Of Plentywood.
sonceraiag the placin goS the Roose-
yslt county funds and the securing
II them, served to further disturb
he rble peace Of mind. This story
coming from a source outside the
county, has perhaps served a useful
purpose In a better way than could
RVe been done by any paper within
the county. II any paper OF this
county had dug into these matters,
d:her by way of defending or crats-
csing the course of county officials,
tAe story would certainly have been
'ggsd as prejudiced and put out for
ssifist purposes.
In times like the perseut, when
RSness enterprises Of all sorts are
mssting with difficulties, and the
weaker banks especially, are known
10 be skirting close TO the edge OF
disaster, this paper has felt that no
good purpose could be served by
phlishiag anything that might
make it harder for certain banks out
rds Of Wolf Point TO hold public
confidence. The excellent condition
Of all the Wolf Point Banks, and the
saaehy treatment some Of them have
Scstved at the hands OF the county
sacials. made temptation strong
mt there are bigger things from the
standpoint of public welfare, than
@aaty politics and town rivalry.
zse course of Wolf Point and this
sssss has always been straight for
hafd and above board: considering
aHays the welfare Of the people as
VEL as tire interests OF the town.
'0f those who may prefer other
Ae0hods Of gaining their ends The
asfsia Believes that the wise. ooourse
." give them all the rope the want.
q 'he demand for hemp is strong so
A'&a the better for those outside,
es0 are not even allowed the small
Iasilese Of gazing at the mysteries
within.
N the last campaign the Herald
"6satedly warned the voters against
&c danger Of allowing gang politics
" get grip ON the affairs of our
VA. wv, county and pointed out the
:. .-sH' Of Sheridan, the mother coun-
~ Us an example of th4 .eork of
s'- s~4e pohteg. We pleaded for repre-
=. '~aVe government for all classes
49,, al Sections participating in the
1N"c' Of county business. Now
y s m OF these same people (not all
"0n Point) who thought this
!. s,ssS was radical and who feared
e. AsSefF the gang ana vote for q
ts.. .%iaers and working men, for
s,nn 0lf Americanism might be en-
vos eo' are wondering what condi-
ana ana TIE oounty's business is In,
a.. W" their hard-sarued and heavy
as are being used. They see
.as,4 sned" items in the long list of
ma 81 claims against the county
'4as ss. MAKE them wonder.
d y, aamit that we do not know
n.. 1acts about thsge matters
" !. as making the people uneasy
h, W not know how much money
rn,.~ bnnchd in tho bank at
t@s and the one ct Mondak. we
h IL a 80" low well or how poorly !.
h,n SECURED. we do not know If
ss,. lent is being withheld on war
lot s' ' nave been called. We do
sos.s. ~ the inside of ali the road
a y or ths land classification,
sg .ra S'ees paid for county PRINT
uSaa 1a supplies" It would do no
Pa. w us to try to azld ont.
na.. fortunately the laws Of the
aoss pfoTide ways and means for
'es. authorized ~ to learn at least
Non, :. The facts. Perhaps it liz
n e TO employ them. we
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