Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-02

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The attorney general asked the wit
ness about the matter of furnishing
supplies for his residence while war
den and if any limit was placed on
what he should receive.
mo limit was fixed" answered
Conley. Have you fixed any limit
for Warden Potter"
II don't understand he is being fur
nished supplies" said Mr.. Rankin.
Says Potter Gets Supplies
well, I can tell you he is" said
the former warden. "He got his sup
plies up to the time this case was
started and | can bring a witness here
to prove it-this man Sauls. Potter's
chief deputy that Macdonald eulogized.
This case was only started by
Dixon and Doc Lanstrum to drive me
out of the state and out Of politics
and you know it. They started this
suit to break me and they are makRg
a good job of it."
Again asked as to the action of the
state board in advertising for bids
for prison supplies the witness re-
piled:
Yes. Governor Norris advertised
for bids one year. but they never did
it afterwards. They decided it was
cheaper to buy on the open market
for the different institutions as other
wise they could not take advantage of
falling markets when they were tied
up with a years contract"
Mr.. Conley was then questioned as
to the operations of the A. c. NJ.
ranch and denied that the state had
paid $40, 100 out on this ranch. He
said the state took the ranch during
the war for the purpose of helping out
in production and all it paid the A. c.
NJ. was s.. 100 in settlement of blowing
done by tractor by the company and
as paw for several irrigators. the state
having no experienced %irrigators.
Mr.. Rankin asked if a large sum of
was not expended in cleaning
out the irrigation ditch on this ranch
and he replied that this work had to
be done every year and that it did not
cost more than 800.
Says MacDonaId's Nightmares
That is one of MacDonald's night
Mares" added Conley.
He said that during the first year
not a great amount of produce was
raised on this ranch, but during the
second season there was raised some
hay and grain and 5000 bushels of oats.
The attorney general then got back
10 the milk question and in reply 10 a
Conley said that separated
milk such as he provided at 8 cents a
gallon wholesaled in Missoula at u
cents.
You know about putting milk in the
swill?" he was asked.
Yes. and that's q lie" answered
Conley. Il will have plenty of witness
es here to testify as to that. You had
that man A. G. Ellethorp here for a
He was in charge of the
creamery and could have told you all
about it. Why didn't you put him on
the stand!"
Did you always send separated milk
to the prison." asked Mr.. Rankin.
NO. my Instructions were TO use
separated and whole milk $3.50. | can
bring witnesses to prove that. The man
Sauls. You had him here a whole week
and did not use him, and Hirsch, my
deputy
Denies Profit on Dairy
The attorney general asked Mr.. Con
lev If he did not make a lot of money
of his dairy. To this he replied
that he never made a dollar. He said
he generally broke even, but n year.
1910. he showed n loss of $4,000. He
said he had to keep two ranches, worth
S15, 700 each, to support the dairy herd
and that he finally sold the cows for
S13. 900.
Asked if a bill of 5000 against the
state for milk. real and butter for
the year 1920 was reasonable, he re-
piled that it certainly was and that he
had bought 5000 worth of bran, alone,
TO feed the cows that year.
The witness told Mr.. Rankin that he
had been selling cream to the state at
81 per gallon and asked what he was
now.
I'm not paying anything" replied
the attorney general.
Says Present Rate Higher
"Wau. I'll tell you that you are pay
ng SIPS per gallon for 10 per cent
,ream. and you are paying % cents a
gallon for milk that is running only 2h
per cent"
Questioned as to why he stayed with
he milk business when he was losing
money Conley replied that he wanted
get out of it and tried every two
,ears to get the state to take over the
larry, but was unsuccessful.
The matter of advertising for bids
vas again brought to the witness and
,e said Conley & McTague was the
,nly bidder to put in a proposal the
me time bids were called for. that no
me else would sell milk as cheap as
he price his firm was furnishing it at.
The attorney general asked if the
prison board knew what kind of milk
vas being furnished, to which Conley
Same Milk A. In 1890
"Sure, they knew all about it. They
lsed to come over there three or four
a year and 60 all over the prison.
-FOUR board has been there only once.
We have been furnishing the same kind
4 milk since 1890" 4
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