The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-02-11
Commercial Club Holds
Lively Meeting and Banquet


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PlentywOOd and west to ScObey. They
are also DESTROYS of having the State
/ Highway Commission designate the
Blue and White trail or the road
from PlentywOOd to Raymond and
from there east to Westby so as to
connect North Dakota with North
eastern Montana. All the principal
roads in this section will be marked
with good metal signs if their pres
ent hopes are materialized. Another
good thing the Club has in mind is
the building Of park on the rail
way right-of-way near the station.
The city has agreed to furnish water
to the railroad who it is understood
Will furnish and keep up the park if
water is furnished. This matter is
being taken up with the Great North
ern by the Club. The maintenance
and upkeep of the Tourist Park was
also discussed with plans sketched for
better and more complete equipment.
Others matters which Mr.. johnson
touched unon in his talk were the
, County High School and Junior Col
lege, recreation rooms for the Young
/ jpeonle, "vmnasiums for winter and
amusement parks for summer. M. P.
Ostby, county agent of Sheridan coun-
ty gave figures and data showing ag-
ricultural possibilities in Sheridan
county, and thanked the Commercial
Club for its cooperation in putting on
\ the Corn Shows the county has had,
and called for further aid in bring
ing Corn Convention to this coun-
ty next fall. His talk and charts
were well received and no one could
doubt after hearing and seeing the
, figures and awards but that Sheridan
: county is the leading agricultural
county in the state.
The churches were represented By
Father O'ROurke, Rev. Clifford anc
Rev. Calvert. Father O'Rourke point.
ed out that prospective citizens tt
any community usually look over the
list of churches therein before settl
ing, and Sheridan county is well rep
resented by churches of different de
: nominations, Plentywood itself hav
ing several. Father O'Rourke proved
himself a perfect after dinner speak
/ er and made the hit of the evening
IL Rev. Calvert said the blessing ant
n Rev. Clifford played the organ.
e The schools were represented by o
Glorvick who discussed the "Consoli
dated high school. He thought tina
County High School was necessar,
and desirable.
Atty. Howard M. Lewis spoke Of
"a the necessity of harmony between al
factions at least to certain degre
1r so that definite action on communit
L problems can be taken. It was inter
esting to note, however, that severa
lie of the members still refused to CO
lie operate on one of the best advertis
ing ventures ever put out in the coun
o. ty for reasons which were purely fac
III tional from the standpoint of man
v present.
One Of the most interesting sub
lg jects discussed during the evenin
ST was the proposed sign board to
S placed in Minot directing tourists an
y homeseekers through Sheridan Cour
:, ty, the "Heart of the Hard Whea
Tn Section" This sign will cost abou
100000 and will be map of til
ne roads leading to and from Sherida
DIS County. 1t was thought towns alon
IL these routes would be glad to donat
!, for this worthy project, as they woul
ne benefit the same as Plentywood, an
All Mr.. Townsley, advertising agent
JUS the Westland Oil Company of SCI
hey promised that his concern wouI
d. be willing to help. Daniels Count
rs towns could also be had, it W;
thought, to help contribute sums t.
nu wards the building of this sign. Att
III Onstad suggested such a sign
~ built Immediately with the monies ,
&C. hand, but a committee was appointt
vi to investigate the matter, and
!, present plans go through, the sic
lie will be erected next spring.
Over a hundred members we
"a "a present at the meeting, which cleo
81 ed new set of officers for the cor
ny ing year as follows: AL Peterso
~ III President; Dr. w. D. Roy, vice pre-
~ ident, and these two with A. F. III
ny barth, Anton Nelson and Henry Ba
iio ner will consist of the new Boa.
j. of Directors. This Board will lat
oil select Secretary-Treasurer to tai
a. the place of T. w. Greer who decli
4 ne ed the office this year.
Another matter of business viii
tho the Club acted upon was the agre
v ment to purchase one thousand conf
AZ AZ of the "Ranchers and Sodbuster
~ edition of the Producers News. f
, nlle advertising purposes.
ne ne The membership all agree that
nv was one of the most successful NEE
ings the Club has yet had, resultil
Of in better understanding and cooper
III; and other citizens in the communit
ton between business men, farme
an
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