The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-06-27
WHY CRESAP LOCKED THE DOORS

the Montana Wheat Growers Association dismissed al his fi
help and stenGgaphers locked up the Office placed additions
locks upon the DOORS and refused go ahead with the election
of directors provided bylaws of the association
addition to this he then proceeded wreck the organization in tn
most thorough going possible by sending out ballots to III
members asking them to vote upon question of cOnnuin
the operations Of the association This was an admission ta
the administration had broken down. and that they had throw
up their hands and ready quit Such cowardy and trait
action wreck any organization and that o +b
purpose Of this move.
Under the present administration majority of the mem
s nave oS all 1ath IN the association and will be only clad
to abandon the whole proposition and Cresap is fully aware Of This
TACT The action of Creap therefore, only one hnb
and that that he is determined the organization
But why should CTesap want wreck Wheat Growers
Association, is president? The prose Of this o
is to answer that question
The bylaws of the association provide that one di,ac
shall be elected annually from each districts of the
state Any member be nominated by petition and his name
placed upon the ballots be voted upon by the members of that
district After the election the directors organize and
from their number the president of the association Sbond
majority OF the newly elected directors so desire thew oud
elect new president OF the association retire Cresap They
could also the present very friendly relations with t Mn
nepOs Chamber of Commerce Should the newly elected doc
tors have the farmers interest heart they would immediately
reduce the present operating costs association about 400
per cent 1t is more than likely that the board after exam
ming the Cresap would pass resolutions
ing some limit the expenditures of the newly elected
oeht and materially cura the time to be spent o
riding all over creation at the expense of the association A
hey might go into the courts attempt to recover some Of
The money wasted in this manner
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nua election of directors When the nominating ballots were
received atthe LewistOwn Office was seen at glance that
large majority OF those named have no sympathy
with the present msmanag of the association nor o
dered. ' " 0eins Squan-
That this situation threw the Lewistown office into manic
is putting it very mildly The nominations were local ond -
accord with the bylaws Of the association There was no
honorable or legal method of preventing the election from ~
pace ana unless 1t was stopped Cresap might lose his lob the
Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce friend and tlo
of men who 81
teests OF the farmers At this uncture the Fireworks, h
EXPLODED IN mdar! He became direct actionist and
paolocked his office He acted though he was p1otoc
ms property from bunch of hghwaymen He forgot that n
ne was an elected servant of the association and not it's owner
Then, fearing that he could not control +o -
erately wrecked it. ie ueii0 +
At the present time he and GEORGE G. To,,ot+ r1 - e
% o Cne american Wheat Growers Association Inc whose
y q!oOOOOo year. paid by the farmers are racing about
n ~ company with number of lesser lights trying to e
w farmers why Cresap locked the DOORS When in Sidney IL
On June 18TH they made very favorable impression on The 10y q
oSe charges were $1,000, and Mr.. Cresap wrote him ont
cec Ior $1,000 just to let him know that thew ro NO - 81
y cheap skates The driver told me this himself ~ 49,
oes Is 1t any wonder fortune every wear 70 hon
lie the farmers wheat pool in Montana? ~ 'i"i'
Speaking of Mr.. Jewett might say for the tn
I farmers OF Montana that July 4th 1928 at ncnic a. WI
Iusn Lake Montana R. Cresap handed me letter. - . n
low ee ~ Je"ett IN which Mr. Jewett urged Cresan 1G
lay OH on his criticism the Minneapois Clh "p Tn
~ % - was necessary for to do business with Thorn o. ha
Ieap appeared very proud of this letter from ono If e
go s ana showed it to quite number of mon 81 A. = BOT
appear Jnat JeWett is
- HiculI acfObatc stunt of reDreSen+ino O Fa
[ elS ana also the grain gamblers who exploit the fus
lin H. Ems Is rhe man who is travelling all over ATonta
nng Che farmers why Cresap locked the doors 'ana
"tNOIIS argument and defense of
~ tls delegation Of grain while in Sidney NO tax
y o. Ihe men nominated for directors are noer pge
2 inst ulov
Dor party should disqualify man from actn 90 Cen
discussed Vi course any blind man could see b Tt Sem
t ~olG oppose the election of directors who b5
e fdIIlel-LabOr party. Sin1rv 0OSeu have
Marty 0OauSe members of the
IO' friendly to the oannblars
g. ~ general and Jewett and Cresap apparently are eS9n
%, wlel number of men who are members Of + r. 0Gr
oOl parry were nominated directors her
sS at the grain gamblers would most very kin n
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