The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-07-11

the Association. Since joining the
Association l have regularly received
the official paper of the Wheat Grow
ers. Is it reasonable to suppose that
Cresap would allow my name to go
on the ballot for director from this
district if he thought | had not paid
my joining fee? Of course not, and
he would be unfair to the paid-up
members if he did. This false state
ment and attack sheds a world of
light upon the personality and char
acter of Cresap.
No Politics in Fight
There was never any politics In
this fight outside of Cresap's own
imagination until he attacked some
of the candidates for directors be-
cause they We're affiliated with the
Farmer-Labor party. This threw a
terrible scare into him, and in his
little brain he wildly saw Senator
Taylor leading the Red Army Of Rus
STA against the peaceful city of Lew
istOWn for the purpose of wreaking
their vengeance upon the head of the
president of the Montana Wheat
Growers Association. Why doesn't
Cresap come cut openly and tell the
members whether the directors ought
to be Coolidge Republicans. McAdoo
Democrats, or LaFollette Progress
sives. This would settle the whole
question.
Cresap Ridicules SIS Story
Cresap ridicules my statement that
the Jewett-Cresap party paid a Sid
ney taxi driver $500, when his bill
was $40, and says it was only $50,
and is going to prove this by the
cancelled check. He says Jewett also
paid for the drivers dinner 1t now
appears that / understated the facts.
The driver of the taxi told a newspa-
per friend eff mine a few days ago
that the total amount he received for
the trip was $50. This included tips
and hotel bills. / have known this
driver for many years and have never
mad any reason to doubt his honesty
and truthfulness. In the light of the
false statements of Cresap concern
ing my membership fee, it should not
be difficult to know which one told
the truth. A cancelled check for
$4,000 would only prove that the
driver received $4,000, but it would
not prove that he received ONLY
$4,000.
The evidence all indicates that when
these men travel about on the hard
earned money of the farmers that
they spend it like bunch of drunken
sailors.
There's a Reason
Cresap says l do not market my
wheat through the pool. Like Pos
tum, There's a Reason" Since join
ing the Wheat Growers Association
the price Of wheat has been less than
the cost Of production. When this
occurs | feed my wheat to hogs.
will not sell wheat for less than
what 1t costs to raise it. I raise less
wheat every year, but have never
sold one bushel in violation of my
contract.
The Attack on StOner
Cresap attacks Director Clair Ston-
er and accuses him of trying to
break up the association. The oppo-
site is the truth. Stoner was the
cnly director who voted against the
submission of the referendum. The
directors who threw up their hands
should have been censOred-and NOT
Stoner. Had a majority Of the mem
bers OF the association voted to DIS
CONTINUE, it was the purpose Cd
Cresap and these cowardly directors
TO husband the whole organization
and not hold an election at all.
Court Action Necessary
Court action was necessary to
bring these fellows to their senses
and compel them to go ahead with
the election regardless of the result
OF the vote of the members to discon-
tlnue the organization. After such
hlgh-handed treason against the as
ISOLATION these same cOwardly trait
ors are asking the membership tC
continue them in office.
Second Primary This Year
This is the second primary this
year for nominating directors for the
Association. The result of the first
primary was not satisfactory to Gre
sap and so he has called for anoth.
er election. He may hold third OF
even a fourth election if the returns
do not suit him. CAN YOU BEAT
IT?
Directors Named First Time
Directors We're named for each dis
trict in the first primary, bat CresaI
said there was not enough interest
shown and, Sc, we must have anoth
er election. Why didn't Cresap anC
the other directors take enough inter
est in the first nominating election
themselves; to have their own names
placed on the ballot It was because
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