The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-09-19
EASTERN MONTANA
FARMERS BACKING
GOVERNOR DIXON
(BY George Weatherhead)

En- route, Northern Pacific oOSer-
walton car, Sept. 13.-"When you re-
turn to Helena tell Joe Dixon to
keep up his fight for the people.
We in eastern Montana appreciate
what he has done during his first
term as governor in his endeavor to
force the big interests to share Mon
tana's tax burden, and we consider the
only solution to the situation is
through his reelection next year."
This is in substance what farmers
told me at various depots as 1 stepp~
ed from the train, while eastbound
this morning, in reply to my queries
as to political sentiment in this part
of the state.
1--WE are waiting for the campaign
to start" one farmer told me while
we waited Is minutes at Forsyth,
Johnny" Edwards town, $50 we will
have a chance to voice our approval
of Governor Dixon's policies. We are
waiting for him to resume his cam
paign speeches. We are certain we
will hear the truth from him. In the
meantime the gospel is supplied Us
through The Record-Herald but the
pity is that that newspaper cannot
each more voters. We who have had
the cash to spare have subscribed in
the last year, as we found it has
been difficult to obtain that paper
from local news stands. The Billings
Gazette is for sale in all Of these
towns, but that parer is not popular
with the masses"
'The farmers around here are
watching the outcome of the fight
made OH the state tax commission
by the Montana Power company, anC
it is considered in this vicinity thai
such tactics only mean that the PEG
pie are about resolved to drive cor
porate interests from the p~olitica
arena in Montana" one man whC
said he was a merchant told me il
Miles City. He said business mel
and town residents quite generally
r about Disguised as are the farm
| ers with the attacks made on Gov
ernor Dixon's administration by thu
sixth Floor clique in Butte.
The crop situation in eastern Mon
tana appears encouraging. Littl,
wheat threshing has been done, bu
there is a good stand Of grain. Corr
has had a good year, and there is
big crop of sugar beets in the Yellow
stone valley. Preparations are un
der way to gather the sugar beet
in the next two weeks, and l was tol,
there will be more cash in this par
of the state this year than last. Tn
country has a great deal more pros
: porous appearance than in the tw
previous years.
The Rosebud county fair was i
: progress at Forsyth with big dis
plays of agricultural exhibits an
large attendances every day. Tn
Midland Empire fair is about t
start in Billings, with prospects o
daily record-breaking attendances
: and more agricultural exhibits thal
ever.
Miles City seems active, the tow
Is growing and in line with othe
! parts of eastern Montana the spiri
of the people is becoming rapid
more optimistic Everyone seems t
be Of the belief that Montana in ger
eral has surmounted the peak of it
period of depression.
Rural highways show a wonderft
improvement and automobile traffi
e is still on at a heavy rate. In add
y ton to the increased automobile tra'
fic the railways report increased pas
k senger traffic On the Northern Pa
cific all It's big, long trains, en-
r and west bound, are filled to the lin
: it of seating capacity.
81 Helena Record Her@l