The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-03-30
DAGMAR FARMER
is AGAINST A
COUNTY FAIR
Dagmar, Mont.
March IL, 1923.

March IL, 1923.
Edior Producers News,
Plentywood, Mont,
Dear SIR
In your issue of March, 9 appears
three articles upon the question of
County Fair and as I understood you
are throwing your paper open for a
general discussion of same, permit me
to contribute my view of this subject.
Mr.. Edgar 1. Syverud, had a rather
lengthy article in regard to this mat
ter, going over the whole ground
thoroughly and explaining how this
thing should work out, almost having
a County Fair all by himself right.
off the bat but never a word about
how this undertaking is to be fnanc-
ed and by whom, only that 1.-The little
expense of putting this over would be
more than offset by the benefit de-
rived" Oh, so easy and clinching his
argument with, that at would be in
line with the activities of The Mon
tana Development Association and
kindred others" 'Jeo Gods has Mr.
Syverud really failed to notice the
stand taken by the NJ D. A. during
the Farmers struggle to gain polit-
zeal recognition. and would have a
County Fair be on those lines.
Mr.. Syverud also goes on to explain
how the County Agent could organize
a club in the various communities,
but how many more Of those pink tea
organizations do we, need. 1t don't
seem to me that they go very far to
solve much if any Of our economic ills.
I think Mr.. T. z. Williams is hitting
it just about right that under the cir
cumstances as they now exist, we
don't think the farmers are in any
mood to exhibit their cheap, almost
worthless products" On every hand
you hear the wall about high taxes, 1
do not think that the launching of a
County Fair would be the means of
reducing our taxes but rather the con-
trary. / doubt very much that the
majority of voters would want to
saddle upon themselves an extra two
mills while we are yet two or three
years behind paying delinquent taxes,
while so many other more needed i'm
prOvement goes begging.
All this soft soap about better
stock more and better crops make two
blades grow where formerly only one
grew, is getting rather tiresome,
(don't you think when you consider
that the man who does this increased
production is the loser by it, game
loser it is true but nevertheless a
loser, and until the farmer can get a
price that will give. him a reasonable
profit. over cost of production, he has
notgOt anything to exhibit worth
while or to be proud about. / for
one should be sorry to take to a
County Fair or any other Fair, stuff
that we know we are raising and
producing at dead loss, thereby ex-
hibiting and prOclaiming to the world
our failure and inability as class to
procure reasonable and fair returns
for our toll nd labor. Of course this
County Fair proposition would be a
pretty good thing for some town, as
it would always yield a few extra
dollars for the merchant and business
man but I don't think we farmers
need to worry so Overmuch about that
kind of cooperation just now. No
brother farmer there is other and
more pressing needs for your extra
dollars if you have any. Take the
condition of our rural schools for in
stance and extra two mill levy would
perhaps not come aTniss there. Here
the farmers boys and girls must be
contented with what education may
be had in those small dingy rooms
called schoolhouses scattered over the
county, where a teacher is expected to
give value for money received teach
ING z or 8 classes and as many grades
in one room, while the children of the
towns have the advantage of schools
with three. four or more rooms and a
teacher for each, so if we are going
to be extravagant and spend more
monev let us use it for something
worthwhile, the County Fair ques-
ton will stand to be shelved for a
while longer, I believe.
Yours Respectfully,
WALTER ROLAND.