The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-01-25
INVESTIGATION FOR
BANKERS
(By John Andrews)

With the closing of a bank at Dick
insOn last week the number of banks
now bankrupt in this state has gone
we'll beyond the two hundred mark.
This out of a total number of banks
in this state of less than one thous-
and, makes a rather high percentage
of unsuccessful bankers. 1t is even
higher than the percentage eff unsuc-
cessful farmers.
Something must be done to restore
banking. The bankers themselves
seem unable to handle their business
and, as a result, the state and the
business of its people are being woe
fully hurt.
1t would seem the proper thing for
farmers to turn about and at least
give the bankers some good advice
It would be no more than returning
the compliment. Indeed, they might
go further and offer advice and criti-
cisms on the awkard and careless
way they conducted the business OF
banking, showing them how to get out
of a hole into which they had walked
by their own carelessness and lack
of judgment.
Let the banker diversity! It will
cure him Of all his troubles. Let hin
work a little harder. Let him walk
more and ride down to office in his
limousine less. The exercise will
serve to invigorate him and his brair
for the days work.
Around the palatial residences Of
the bankers of the state, and in many
towns. en- the rear of the large lot up
on which the banking house is situate
there is a large acreage, which at thr
present time is WASTED.
Let the bankers build cow-barns
modern and up-to-date, on these va
cant portions of land, and buy cow
through Coulter's plan, and MILF
II THE COWS morning, noon and night
Perhaps there might be some ques
ton as to fodder. Look at the lawns
and tons of fine grass harveste'
almost daily in season from them
grass that, if properly cured or sho
into a silo. could be turned by the def
hands of the banker into milk-but
ter-fat, cheese. AS it now stands
every pound of that superfine grass i
wasted and even the acreage of tn
lots is wasted ground. NO WONDEI
THE BANKS WENT BROKE WITT
SUCH INEFFICIENCY!
The farmer has learned that Their
is, as Col. Sellers used to say, "Mil
lions in it" when it comes to runin
a dairy barn. The banker should lear
it, also. He sure needs the money tina
HE says the farmer can make. millxin
COWS. Let him take "tent O. himsel
and see if he can't fill the vacant ban
vaults with some of the easy none
from diversifcation.
1t might impose a hardship on tn
bankers to dc ALL the work of tn
dairy barn, at the start off. A div
sion might be arranged. The banke
himself might undertake caring flo
the COWS looking after their fec
watering and grooming. Lock at tn
rich returns he could show from fel
tilizer. If he were a little pudgy an
thick-waisted, and found it difficult t
bend over to the milking are ther
not many beauteOus, willowy, 18th
young lady stenographers in his en-
plOy who would enjoy the task, afte
business hours ora P. M? 1t woul
seem so, and the conservation Of labC
would be an importanat factor.
Indeed if the farmers wife can b
1SqulI6U 70 perform Ju6 milking UaS
why not the bankers wife, to saw
her husband from bankruptcy or fl
the emptied vault? The bankers viii
could probable use her golfing Coz
tune and knickers to good advantag
and avoid communicating her skirts
And, boy, the money that would 70
in! Why, it is better than a guaraI
tee fund or state bonds, as a rebuilde
of broken banks, besides restorin
health and color to the pale cheeke
banker.
Farmers! Insist on diversifcatio
by your banker. Go to him and sho
him the error of his way. Point OIL
to him the way to prosperity. Civ
him a helping hand, now he is dow
and out. or going down rapidly. r.
member he Is a fellow man and /,
him see you are thinking out his pr,
blems for him and are willing to de
cend to his level and teach him. out
the goodness Of your heart.
If you don't what's going to b
come of the banking business and Il
country? We ask you. We do.
FEED G-Investigate Il
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