The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-04-19

found its place and will be bene-
faction. We do not worry so much
about the tractor displacing the
horse, but it should not displace the
cow, the corn field and the hog lot.
eve may have to sell our wheat
this coming fall for ninety cents;
drill wears out just as fast sowing
a field which will produce only sew
en- or eight bushels to the acre as
one that will produce twenty and
twenty-five, so too with a $4,000
binder; it wears as much cutting a
seven bushel crop as cutting a %
bushel crop. You are in competi-
ton with your neighbor in the man.
ufacture of wheat; hold down the
cost of production by summer-fal
lowing and orderly labor the year !
thru, instead of three weeks hasty
work in the spring and then anoth-
er spasm of sixty days in the au-
tumn.
Purpose of Washington Visit
Sen. Schnitzler left Helena for
Washington before the end of the
session of the legislature, in order to
attend the Inauguration of President
Hoover, so missed the closing days of
the session. The Senator anent the
!, Washington visit explained:
81 received an official invitation to
. attend the Inauguration festivities and
ceremonies as the guest of Chairman
Work of the National Committee. The
meeting of the National Committee
was held on the 9Th of March, after
the Inauguration ceremonies. At a
luncheon given in honor of the Com
mitteemen at the Mayflower hotel,
the work of the organization was made
: public in a report by the Chairman
and matters important to the Repub-
lican organization of the nation were
! discussed. Political leaders from ev-
cry section of the Union were at the
, meeting and a general get-acquainted
spirit prevailed. After the meeting
4 we were invited to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
: Hoover at the White House.
"The main purpose of my trip to
Washington was in the interests OF
9 Montana and in securing for this State
q a seat in the council of the Nations
y political affairs. The friends of Gov.
ernor Dixon had made a strong bic
i for his appointment as Secretary Of
o. the Interior but it was early discOv
. cred that this position was to GO tt
DR.. Wilbur of California. Thru effec
= tive and persistent work, MIR. DiXoI
N was made first Assistant Secretar!
q of the Interior and it is rumOred tina
q within the next two years ne may stel
n. into the cabinet Since Mr.. Dixon i
# western man and this office deal
Ie much with problems effecting tn
m west and especially Montana, we fee
N that the State was signally hOnore
t. in his naming to this important pc
Or sition.
Or Hoover Interested In Farming
n "After spending ten days in Ney
ar York, went back to Washington an
le was given a Commute audience wit
err President Hoover. He was at ono
of interested in the farming problems Q
this wheat-farming area when h
learned that I operated on a rattle
extensive scale. He remembered m
visit with him last fall; and at tina
time it was very doubtful whethe
II Montana would be numbered anon
the Hoover states. The democrat
claimed it and the eastern republican
ne felt that since we had two Democrat
az United States Senators and thu
ne since our state was purported to b
nc "wet" it would likely go for Smitl
III So President Hoover naturally feel
y: ~ very kindly towards Montana an
~ congratulated the workers in the n
do publican cause in the Treasure State
:. Will Not Dictate Farm Bill.
'lo "The President made it clear thu
= while he had plan for farm relic
II he would not undertake to dictate t
GI Congress the kind of bill to be pas!
'ly ed. He is still in favor of a Far
~ Board and a revolving fund to stabi
- a. ize the markets for farm products. H
"a realizes that wheat is a world Gro
1e and that after all supply and demar
aI has much to do with the price Il
grower will receive. We cannot col
az troll its production to the degree tn;
u other manufacturers can because ii
~ Clements enter and as yet over Ii
"a "a, weather mans actions we have I
nu conrtol. 1t is realized clearly tn
prosperity for the farm cannot
49, legislated and unless the Statesms
,ns has the sincere coo peration of Il
IL ~ farmer himself, thru his organic;
ne ne tons, then whatever Congress me
ne do IS of little avail. Congress ma
ny provide the machinery thru whiC
> d these organizations ay function b.
CT if they will net fJrc:ion the entil
scheme falls by the way-side.
Presidents Activities
"The president has made himse
ee felt in the first month of his incun
bency, through:
,ro Reorganization of the republics
Il party in the south has been undertal
- en-.
'I # Publicity of tax refunds has bee
- ordered.
-. "The Mexican government has bee
Is; supported in its efforts to supprel
h. the rebellion.
oh Drilling for oil has been stoppe
~. on government land.
First moves in an appeal for la
IN enforcement have been started ar
ad Washington society, long scornful
,ot prohibition, appears to be going d.
in some eminent spots, out of defe
ed ence for the presidents views.
he "The presidential yacht Mayflow'
m has been laid up as an economy mo,
ro- and the White House horses hay
ne been turned back to the army.
on Business Basis
zoe "The White House offices have bee
put on a business basis with thrt
presidential secretaries, and a tel
. phone has been installed on Il