The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-03-15
friday, MARCH Is, 1929.
A CHAIN PAPERS VIEWPOINT

Our contemporary The Plentywood Herald, again
emitted yell of anguish last week. because the Pro-
ducers News is not hammering the daylights out of
worthy institutions of Plentywood and Sheridan coun
ty.
They sob out "You used to tear down these institu
tons, but you don't do it any more.'
Such is the curse of chain paper in a community.
The Herald editor gives every indication of wishing to
have the Producers News knock local institutions,
whether worthy not, in order that perhaps from
the ensuing criticism he may pick up few crumbs OF
business for that paper the of which does not
even think enough of Plentywood to reside here.
The hired writer shows his lack of interest for Pen
tywood by trying to belitte the efforts of the Pro-
ducers News to build up this city and county, and to
make it better community in which to live. Such is
natural with these hirengs, who here today, and
perhaps gone tomorrow. They do their masters bid
ding and get their much per, and that is the end
of their interest.
It certainly appeals to the citizenry of this city to
have a stranger of few months drop into the city
and cast criticism at the loyalty of citizens, who have
lived here for years, have families, and have built
bought homes thus signfyng their intention of max
ing this city their permanent residence.
1t might be well for the Herald writer whoever he
is take into consideration when he wants to blow
off little hot air" concerning this paper that it is
owned by farmers who live here and who have a
board of directors which is guiding the destnies of
their paper and that every time nice healthy slap
is given the Producers News, it is also given these
selfsame directors and farmers, who enjoy having
strangers with practically interest in the city
county, condemn them and their paper
The Producers News has gone through many a
hard fight to bring the right to the front In doing
this it has had to assa certain institutions and in
dividuals 1t has apology to offer in this respect
1t will fight graft and corruption wherever it is found
in this county and broadcast to the world That is
the mission of the Producers News and when it fails
in that mission, it longer any excuse for exist
ing.
But that does not that the farmers paper is
not booster, the stranger at the Herald would
have believe. Far from it. Every worthy institution
has always had the support of the Producers News,
but it is not adept at putting silver lining on ev
cry wrongdoing, is the with most small-town
papers, who afraid of protesting against wrong
conditions that they have become nothing more than
mere Eyes" sheets to each and all, and boost every
thing which they consider would be popular regardless
of its merits.
And right here, in regard to the advertising let
this year by the local Penney store manager we will
state that the contract given to the Herald with
out any investigation to the merits of the crcua-
ton of the two papers. Mr. Roser did not even call
on this paper and let us know new contract was 70
be let and give us chance to compare our circua-
ton with that of the Herald or any other paper
Producers News representative called on Mr. Roser
he learned that contract was to be let and
Mr. Roser said that he could do nothing about it now
as ne had already given the contract AS Superin-
tendent OF Sunday school in this city, we doubt if
Mr. ROser would deny this. But the Herald saws tba
contract was let AFTER comparing the lists
II person will deliberately lie about one thing. he
VIII announcer Give this thought when big circulation
stories are given out by newspaper whose publisbars
Ve elsewhere and whose ambition is to make nroffts
from their local business which of course will ~ -
benefit the city in which they live rather than PLENTY
wood " Aiei'y