The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1925-07-17
By T. j. O'Faheny

to elect one senator to the state leg
islature and one or more representa-
tives. Charles E. Taylor is the Sen
atOr and two Larsens are the repre-
sentatives. One of the Larsens how
ever fell by the wayside and went
over body and soul TO the Dixon ma
chine. The other Larsen is as
straight as a die and has a constant
struggle with his conscience which
was moulded in the early fires cf .
American syndicalism. He feels .
about as happy among the capitalist
| legislators in Helena, as an ear of /
sweet corn in a barrel of dung But
he knows that it is duty to get all the
benefit he can for his class out of his
participation in the capitalist joss
house.
One of the most interesting sights .
in Plentywood is the county Jail.
There were no prisoners there. Post
ers demanding the release of Sacco
and Vanzetti we're posted on the walls
In the shemff's Office were cartoons
from the DAILY WORKER, pictures
of noted rebels of national and inter
national reputation. Before the last
, political cleanup in the county some
body was in the habit of tearing down
radical posters from the walls of the
sheriff's office. The culprit turned out
to be a judge. The posters are more
numerous and more audacious than
ever.
One of the finest buildings in the
town is the FarmeT-Labor Temple.
When it is finished, it will be the
! finest. And the farmers are proud of
! it. They point out what can be done
thru cooperative effort. The Temple
s, and the Producers News are two mon
, uments to the initiative and loyalty
) of the workers and farmers of Plen-
tywOod.
The farmers of Sheridan county are
: as we'll off as those of any other part
e Of Montana, but their present condi-
e ton IS not one to be envfed. Bankers
f have not as easy a time foreclosing
d mortgages as they used to before
+ Sheriff Salisbury was elected. This
e story is typical: A banker from a
n neighboring county came along with
5. little army to take away grain and
r everything else from d farmer on
o whose land he had mortgage. The
Y farmer refused to let the banker and
# his men take his grain away. The
o banker called up the sheriff and de-
S manded his presence and assistance
d The sheriff get there though he took
Y his time about it.
e The banker stretched out his hand
and said, PLEASED to meet you; now
we can go ahead with the work.
Y. The sheriff was meticuloUs about law
,e and would not bulge until he was sat-
r isfied that everything was according
1T to Hoyle. "Wait a minute" he sale
m to the banker els the farmer agree
le able to the removal eff his grain 2
le 81 should say not" snorted the bank
in er. ''In fact he is decidedly hostile.
ic The sheriff suggested talk with the
IS irate farmer. care you willing tina
e, the banker should take away you
ry grain ?" asked the sheriff. decided
e ly not" says the farmer.
an =
s. "Things are just about as compli
Gated as l expected" declared til
sheriff. Then to the banker, "Let m
Mt see your papers. Huh! Who hav
In yoC got en- your bond? Any farm
ae ers 2" Farmers, hell" calculate
rs the banker, "they would not sign
lis bond like this. Besides they haven
d. got any money. This bond is signe
re by the banks treasurer and myself
er. We have the dough-" The sherit
ng threw up his hands in disgust an
I LII sd ho,y~nz. r1,o -,
such brazen contempt for the Law
"What am l to do?" asked the farm
ad er. keep your grain" replied tn
in sheriff as he stepped cn the gas. TIL
,se banker also stepped on the gas. TIL
it. farmer scratched his whiskers an
srs muttered: "Gol darned fine sheriff
yer The automobile has revolutionize
a farming life socially. The radio
as another factor. Young men and won
di- en-, fathers and mothers and childre
up come for scores eff miles in ever
I'VE make of car to the summer resort
I'VE The serious minded people listen
ms the speakers eXpOund their theorie
on The young dance the latest steps
to the sound of the jazz band. III
nd farmers sons-some eff them at lea
,od dress like Greenwich Village calk
ley eaters. The baggy trousers tn
bring so much joy to the clothir
manufacturers are very much in ey
ers dence. The wearing apparel of Il
are girls is no more generous than VIII
We can be seen on Michigan Boul, Oh
in cago. The twentieth century HI
Sc, joined city and country. The time
ack ripe for the workers and farmers
But form an alliance and use modern m
me chinery to its fullest extent for t
all benefit of the producers.
hat
There is a little town in Montal
located on the Great Northern IA
led way line, by the name of Wolf Poi