The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-01-19
N. E. MONT. LECTS-
LATORS LOCATED
STONERS AND TAYLORS TAKE
HOUSE TOGETHER - LIVING
EXPENSES HIGH - HELENA
BUSINESS MEN GOUGING.

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BUSINESS MEN GOUGING.
The Legislators from Northeastern
Montana are all nicely located in quar-
ters for the winter or the duration of
the term. Some are at residences and
others are at Hotels, but rOon1ing at
private homes seems to be popular
this season on the part of the legis-
lators who are at the capital without
their wives, and many are also board
ing with private families. Many of
the legislators are accompanied by
| their wives and families-more this
year than ever before: for the reason,
that most of the members have con-
cluded that they can keep the whole
family in Helena cheaper than thev
can live here alone. The single mem
bers, renting rooms at Hotels or
Apartments, are paying S35 to S45
per month Tor a small room. The
restaurants have put the prices up to
such an extent that each transaction
with them constitutes a daylight hold
up. On the bills of fare nothing in
the meat line is less than so cents and
up to $1.50. A meat order includes
nothing. Bread, potatoes, coffee, are
each 10c extra and pie 25 to 35 cents
extra. 1t is almost impossible to eat
for less than $3.50 per day and have
food enough to satisfy. Cigars, dis
played, are the popular brands, but
none cheaper than 2 for 25c, and up. |
There are 10 centers and cheaper
cigars hid away in out-of-the-way
places for the ''home trade" but when |
an outsider asks for one, the clerk |
gives him whitening look. The
same conditions exist at all of the |
stores or business places.
The underlying scheme of things is
that every dollar appropriated by the
State for the pay of Legislature and
Legislature attaches, such as secre-
taries, clerks, stenographers and
proof readers, ETC., shall every dollar
be left in Helena, besides considerable i
more which the boys may bring up
from home. The legislature is a
golden harvest for Helena, and the
gougers intend to garner every nickel
possible.
Not one of them are for an in
come tax or for any tax revision. They
are all as sore at Dixon as a boiled
owl and curse him in a syncopated
chorus.
The members of the delegation
from Northeastern Montana can be
found at the following home adj
dresses:
Sen. Greenup at the Grandon Ho-
.el.
Rep. Hanson and wife at the Helena
Hotel.
Sen. Taylor and Rep. Stoner and
families at TT W. Ewing.
Rep. Larsen and family at the
Brandon Hotel until Jan. 10th, when
hey will be ina home at 511 N.
Raleigh.
Rep. Zuck, who has been at St.
1eters Hotel, can be found at the
1arney Hotel.
Rep. 0stby and family can be found
It 5S2 Ewing.
Sen. Rorvick and Rep. Carlson of
acCone can be found at 917 +. 9th
Avenue.
Sen. Henry Love of Roosevelt
ounty reside at the Montana apart
nents, under the close supervision cf
senator Muffly, who resides there al
o, which place Is known as copper
eadquarters. Sen. Lowe is very thick
nth the copper crowd and the big
ak dodgers, having apparently gone
yer body and breeches to the plum
erers, and does not give hoot who
nows it. !,
Rep. and Mrs. Larsen put three
hildren: two boys and one girl, and q
.ep. Ostby put his two big boys in o
chool, Tuesday Jan. End, when school C
pened.
Sen. Taylor and Rep. Stoner were .
orunate in finding furnished house : :
ne very afternoon they arrived. Sc
lring the 8-room modern home of q
H. Hibbard for the sum of S65 per :,
lonth, which with heat, light and Y
'ater, will amount to about $50 per I.
lonth or $45 EACH This was a verv + +
deal as many houses as good :,
re bringing S125 per month. The =
wing cost for meals at home is onIv =
fraction of the costs at restaurants. =, y
zen in spite of the fact that groceries :. :.
re 20 per cent higher at the capital = =
ian at Plentywood y y