The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-10-26

1t matters little what our race coor or religion may be- as norm men and
women comprising the great Americana commonwealth, W re are all interested in pro
analysed, ado to or detrat from the individual concerned our classification of
lin will be accordingly.
With this rlea as our guide, We will proceed to examine the past and present
records of Senator Schnhler During 1877 when the wheatp producing sections of
Montana were drought stricken, and when most of the farmers We're urged by gov
ernment agencies to increase production of wheaLa and as patriotic citizens I'll that
we're cable did their bit to prevent any possible shortage of food for the soldiers
since, as it then seemed, the end of the war was a long way off
That year Senator chntzer of Frod, harvested over 10000 bushels of wheat;
in 1918 about9 10000 bushels; during the year 1913 Just aer the war he farmed
5000 acres Through destructive hail storms and other adverse conditions, he har
vested only $4,000 bushels or about wv bushels per acre Then again in 1871
nearly 10000 bushels was harvested d during. the years thereafter an average
of from 10000 to considerably over 100000 bushels each year.. This year Q92S)
about 7500 is being harvested.
In addition to the elements shat we call good fortune and luck, there are hard
work. capable management and the ability to handle affairs in big way also pres
ent His financial gains rom the above farming operations have been large but
they we're obtained through sunshine moisture ant soil. productveness and are not
the results of hghhanded business methods which 50 often is the case when wealth
is extracted out of other lines than agriculture.
During the trying times for the Montana farmerS from 1917 to 1920 Senator
Schntzer made a success of farming INT thus set an example tht was followed
by others in that ommunity The result was that this section of Northeastern
Montana was not depopuated during thu period of depression in proportion to many
other places
million dollar bank in a smant on of about 400 people The farmers and business
men have in turn received such valuable assistance as only a sound financial intr
tuition can give.
At a recent interview made by a mixed delegation composed OF farmers mer
chants workingmen, schoo and other professional men,, he expressed his strong
stand for more and better roads throughout the county; that he especially fayors
the development of the noth and south roads which 95 per cent of the rme
use; that he favors the building of highways and bridges where feasible. He
a fine tribute to W. L. Young, county commissioner for his effective work in
connection with the Vol Point bridge and offered hist u service and support for
this proect
squarey for such sond farm relief as; a protective tariff on farm products; a pc
plan of cooperative marketing ad a reasonable reduction in freight rates. He
also stands firmly for the, restriction and elimination OF all unsound banking prc
uces,a nd in thatw help greatly to reduce the possibility of bank failures in the
Senator'S chntzhr is a man well grounded in the fundamental principles of sol
service and experience to tisc county and state at the Legislative sessions the next