The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1928-07-20
PRODUCERS NEWS IS CORRECT

The primaries just closed affords the Producers
News the most opportunity of telling its readers
1--WE told you So"
For instance in the issue of July 9th, p j. Wallace,
in special article prepared for the farmers paper
said:
AT last the smouldering fire of the war
between William A. Clark, Jr., and the Ana
cOnda Company have burst into flames
and war which promises to rival the Clark
DAILY or Hinze Amalgamated battle of the past
is on"
This story was scoOp-the appeared in the
Producers News before it appeared in any other paper
In the state-a remarkable achievement for country
weekly and is just instance of the manv things
that has made the Producers News the foremost cou-
try weekly newspaper, not only in Montana but the
entire northwest The truth of this story is now
known to all.
Further the article said
"As matter of fact since John and Con
took up their residence in New York the eff
fciency of the Company crowd is being bad
ly impaired"
The results of Tuesdays primaries proves lust how
true this statement sAnaconda never met with such
defeat before in the history of the Treasure State
Another political article appearing in these columns
said
ayers and Erickson in death gripes;
Judge Ayres is giving the present governor
the battle of his life"
Gov. Erickson is reported to be leading Ayers BY
almost thousand votes after being led by Ayres for
the first day after primarieths in spite of the fact
that the Anaconda millions and all Of their newspa-
pers and political resources behind Erickson
Another conclusion published three weeks before
election:
wise prognOsticators of the opinion
that, due to the fact that Anaconda must
throw most of its support to its candidates
IN the democratic primaries, that Rankin will
be the republican nominee. Dixon and Rankin
at the head of the Republican ticket! What
an exodus of the labor and progressive vote
there will be from the Democratic party!'
The Producers News said that Rankin and Dennis
would lead the republican ticket but Rankin would be
nominated as the company vote was divided 1t pre-
dcted the nomination of Joe Dixon for Senator on the
republican ticket and of Wheeler ON the Democratic
slate for the office 1t predicted nomination of
George Bourquin for ATTORNEY General on the demo-
cratic ticket and Miss Ireland on the republican tic
ket for Superintendent of Public Instructions. The
Producers News said that Judge Paul would carry all
three counties for renomination-and he did, it pre-
dlcted the nomination of Hans Madsen for sheriff on
the republican ticket and told the voters of the way
the opposition was kidding "Bob' Rocket all proved
true.
Yet in spite of all of these things there are those
who say that the Producers News cannot be relied
upon-that it has prestige etc. etc.
AS matter of fact the Producers News can he re-
lied upon-and it has prestige lots of it. not only in
sheridan county but throughout the State of Montana
ana even IN the capital at Washington itsef-such as
no other country weekly in the nation possesses.
The people of Sheridan county appreciate the Pro-
ducers News and proud of its success, and the
it has made for itself
This paper will continue to keep its readers informed
OF the and the political DEVELOPMENTS
as they unfold 1t will do it carefully and conscien-
uously, knowing that when people read what appears
In its columns they believe it is true-a reputation
which we intend to maintain at all COSTS