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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
Economic Articles
By Leland Olds, Federated Press
Electricity

Electricity, generated by the central
stations of the great power combines,
plays leading part in the new indus
trial revolution which has displaced
thousands of workers in the last five
years. This is reflected in many
year end reviews of the public utility
industry. Few people realize how
this development has been changing
the social order or how it can be made
to solve pressing problems of urban
civilization. The question is whether
these solutions can be achieved as by
products of Wall Street plans for
greater profits.
production of electricity from cen
trail stations alone" say Pynchon &
Co., utility financiers, sis estimated at
approximately 81 billion kilowatt
hours, indicating a gain of go over
the "a, 335,O0O,O0O kilowatt hours re-
ported by the National Electric Light
Assn. for 1927. Including the electric
power produced by street railway
plant and other sources contributing
to the public supply, the 1928 output
is estimated at about SO billion kilo
watt hours as compared with 8O,205,
100000 kilowatt hours reported by the
U. S. geological survey from the same
sources in 1927, an increase of 1919
r. M. Davis, statistical editor, Nc
Graw-Hill Publishing Co., points on
that the transition from steam ant
water power has been so quiet an'
gradual that the reports now beini
issued on the 1927 U. S. census o
manufactures come as a revelation
even to intimate students of the ma
tons productive activities. He says
"At the present time the manufac
turing plants of the nation are approx
imately 1870 electrified as against a
identification of only $3.50 at tn
close of the war and 1919 at the oper
ing of the century. The installe
electrified machinery per wage carr
er in our manufacturing plants Ia
: increased from O.5 horsepower in 19C
and 1.8 horsepower in 1919 to abol
3.5 at present.
"Then central electric light ar
L power companies have revolutionize
American manufacturing industry I'll
: til, today, through the installation
: electrically drivc2 machinery, go le
: workers in our industries produce 25'
: more products than in 1919"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01

Pres. P. S. Arkwright of the Nation
al Electric Light Assn. says: "In
mining and manufacture, electricity
has become the power medium of the
nation and the central station power
plant the point of conversion of fuel
and water into energy for useful SER
vice. Local installation of boilers
and engines in factories has nearly
come to a standstill."
The industry added 100000 new
consumers during 1928 bringing the
totol served up to about 23,000,000.
Service has now been extended to ev-
cry city with population of 5000 or
over, 10 900 of all communities with
populations between 1000 and 5000;
500 of all communities between $50
and 1000 and more than $50 of all
places with less than ESQ population.
In the past decade the most i'm
portant feature of this development
has been the substitution of electrical
energy-fo local steam power in mines
and factories. In the next ten years
this substitution will be widely extend
ed over the railroad sytems. But the
most important feature of the next
phase in this revolution will be the
extension of electric service to farm
communities.
EARNS connected with electric pow.
er lines in the last 8 years." says
Arkwright, shave increased by ovel
125,OOO making total of nearly $50,
600 farms now enjoying electric ser
vice."
Electricity will help develop larg
scale mechanical farming. But NOR
important may be its development q
local industries which will supplement
the agricultural life of farm communi
ties and render them less dependen
on cities for the products of industry
During 1923 $1,S7S, 1874, 1926 was in
vested in power and light companie!
About 800,000,000 of this represente
= new investment, the balance going t
# refunding of old securities. The tt
tai investment in the industry toda
d amounts to about ten billion dollar
q Gross revenues for the year are est
: mated at $1,875,OOO,OOO, an increas
: of 10 over 1927 The net profits wi
70 probably run to more than 100000
900.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
YOUR ADVERTISING MEDIUM

Mr.. Merchant you are interested in reaching the
most people when you advertise your wares aren't
you?
You wish to reach the widest possible territory when
you pay out your money 1t it well known fact that
neighborS talk their regular trading places.
Everyone who has resided in Sheridan county any
length of time knows that the Producers News was
started by the farmers of Sheridan county, that it is
their paper and that it is now owned by 600 farmers
who live mostly in Sheridan county and Plentywoods
trade territory.
Every merchant is well aware of the fact that these
stockholders are interested in their paper that they
the advertising to who is advertising in their
enterprise: that meetings called and the business
of the paper discussed. All this means much to the
business catering for trade
These stockholders are cognizan with the circula-
ton of the Producers News. They know there is no
good why their paper should not be carrying the
bulk of the advertising in the county, is farm
ers' paper and goes into practically every home
These stockholders brand ridiculous statements of
other smaller papers in the county making claims of
greater circulation than their paper Every week they
the Producers News and other papers through
the postoffce and while there smattering of other
weekly distributed, they have the pleasure of
seeing the Producers News in the hands of practically
every mail patron.
The larger circulation boasts of other weekly news
papers In this county is a huge joke to them.
and they look with askance at merchants who are
influenced by such small town shot air." and ask why?
Something must be wrong when a merchant will not
look into the circulation of newspapers they are adj
vertising in they argue. And they don't mean lust
looking at list of that can be struck off at ran
dom the publisher is unscrupulous enough to bow to
that kind Of tactics to gain favor with advertisers
1t might be well for the advertisers to look over the
dferent number Of mail sacks and their size before
coming to too hasty conclusion as to paper circua
ton.
Again we say Mr. Business Man. the Prducers News
has the largest circulation in Sheridan county and
reaches more readers than the combined weekly news
papers of the county and it is owned by 600 farmers
who wish to their paper prosper and with it the
merchants who advertise therein Think it over.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
The WASHINGTON SCENE
BY LAWRENCE TODD. Federated PROSE-

Washington-Big navy advocates
were happy, and friends of disarma-
ment were far from satisfied that
peace had won a victory, when the
senate, by its vote of So to 1, ratified
the much-explained Kellogg-B BRAND
pact for renunciation of aggressive
war. Up to within few hours of
the taking of the final vote, senators
IN both camps were certain that not
more than 25 votes could be counted
Tor any proposal of amendment, res
ervatlon, or even explanation of the
treaty.
President Coolidge was opposed TO
any statement being made by the
senate foreign relations committee or
by the senate that might be said to
weaken the noble gesture" Secre-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1928
HOSPITAL DAY

We call the attention of readers to the Sheridan
Memorial Hospital Day which will be held at the
Farmer-Labor Temple in this city Tuesday, February
18th Qincolns birthday.
1t is most appropriate that Hospital Day should be
held the birthday of that great statesman whose
name is revered as a great human benefactor-a man
who had heart of gold and whose kind deeds will
continue to go down through the pages of history
example which any young citizen might follow with
benefit to himself and the world in general.
Let not forget this day to do best to
show the kindred spirit of the great west and both by
gift and patronage make the Sheridan Memorial Hos
ptal day of the biggest events of its kind
held in this city.
The Sheridan Memorial Hospital is serving a great
need in Northeastern Montana for hundreds of miles
around and its deeds of mercy to the sick and suffering
have half been told and this day can
show our appreciation by helping out the good work
with donations of useful articles, time and money.
Perhaps tomorrow we will be the ones needing the
expert care of trained and efficient physicians
or surgeons and then will realize what boon the
local hospital is to this community by community
is meant the territory for many miles around.
The committee in charge of the Hospital Day ar
rangements asking and all to be present on
February 18th and bring with you useful article
fancy work, fowls, pastries, etc. They guarantee
ing good time and there is no doubt but the good
people of this community will rally to the support of
the Hospital with much still greater enthusiasm
than in former Hospital Days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
Why Any Owners?

A complete divorce of ownership
from responsibility in the huge aggre-
cations of wealth which dominate the
social order is today recognized in the
highest corporate circles. Owen
Young, chairman of J. P. Morgan's
giant electric power combine and also
of the experts meeting which will
probably say the final word concern
ing German reparations, has stated
the fact without equivocation in the
pulpit of the Park Avenue Babtist
church of New York.
Young chose a particularly fitting
pulpit for his announcement. Fol-
the Park Avenue church is the spirit
ual home of the sanctimonious John
ID. Rockefeller, Jr. His highness is al
present voyaging down the Nile while
matters of great Importance connect.
ed with his ownership of Standard Oil
are being settled at home by his stew
ards.
Young pointed out that while a few
years ago the owners of business were
responsible for it, that is not SO to.
day. He said: "In our modern or
CARNATIONS we have completely di
vorced ownership from responsibility
And as result we have developed
managers of business, chairmen anc
presidents and vast executive organi.
cations. They alone know the bust.
ness. They must be held responsible
not only for its material but for its
moral conduct"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01

The material welfare and moral
conduct of a business can mean only
its vitality as a part of the social or
der and its direction to social ends,
that is the effectiveness with which it
plays its part in serving the interests
of the community. With the increas-
ing Indignation of production and dis
tribution into huge units this commu-
nifty may include the entire country
or even all the people of the world.
Young's statement naturally raises
the question, to whom is this new
managerial class responsible for its
conduct of business? Can it be re-
sponsible to small class of absentee
owners who demand simply a steady
flow of tribute with which to disport
themselves on the Nile or wherever
their desire for luxury, sport and SEN
sual pleasure may lead them?
Capitalism in the United States is
rapidly passing into the stage which
has marked the decay of many earlier
social orders, the stage in which a
dominant owning class ceases to per-
form function in the business of So
ciety. Ownership is divorced from
responsibility. The owners exist only
privileged class of parasites whose
idlenes sand dissipation become an in
creasing stencil in the nostrils of the
people. When the oppression of their
tribute reaches the stage where it
takes bread from the mouths of the
workers their days will be numbered.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
ELECTION IS OVER. BUT

are herewith reproducing an article taken from
the Cut Bank Pioneer Press written nv Sen wre+ho~
OF Cascade county, which expresses the sentiment ra
oelleve, OF most of the people of Montana manv nf
Whom were swayed by the propaganda sent out bv
the copper and power interests of this state before
the past election into putting in power again the tools
OF those huge corporate interests who will control
state affairs for another four years.
The subtle power of the mining and power companies
does not display its hand" until the legislature meets
wnen 1t uses its power attained through politics to
nave Its elected henchmen influence and pass laws for
tne enrcnment OF themselves and throw the weight of
tne burden OF taxation on the shoulders of the common
people in this state.
1t is to be regretted that the taxpayers and VOTERS
OF Montana cannot the hidden force behind the
mass OF propaganda received before election and 90 TO
the polls with their minds free from the influence of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
Friday, February |, 1920

should be made complete and cora;.,
Brookhart described his imn,ossi ''l'
gained in 1923 under guidance
czarist Interpreters furnished - l..
by Col. Haskell, director of Amo.; ilia
famine relief work of the Soviet Do
STA of that period. Interrupted ~ :;
tervals by Sen. King of Utah. corr. :.
ration democrat, who likewise +rnI",
ed in Russia that year, the Iowa 60
tor pictured the emancipation of A.
workers and peasants from the ols
slavery, their struggle against cum
ter-revolutionary attacks which -,
the backing of Britain, France ~
America, and their gradual creati0S
of the Soviet republic.
He read from a report made IN
cent Russian progress by Hugh 7
Cooper, builder of the Keokuk do
across the Mississippi, and now on
gineer-adviser to Moscow in vast h.
dro-electric developments in the Gov;
ct Union. Cooper lauded the ene,cr
fairness, honesty and idealism of tSa
Communist regime, pointing out tbot
the wealth created in the Soviet stoto
is the property of all the people not
the plumber of the few. Brookhart do
clared that the Soviet state is ha
coming a cooperative state. He Quot.
ed figures showing the rapid gmwth
the cooperatives throughout all the
federated republics of the Soviet
Union.
When King asserted that he would
favor immediate recognition when tbs
Moscow gOvernment-which he think,
will hold power for the next rs or 81
years as a dictatorship-will dissoci.
ate itself from the Third international
Brookhart ridiculed the hypocrisy Of
: this attitude.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01
SENATE RESUMES
TALK OF SOVIET
RECOGNITION
By LAWRENCE TODD

Observation-Disclosures the SEN
ate resumed on Jan. IL after a year
of silence, discussion of the need for
American recognition of the Soviet
Union, Sen. Brookhart, Iowa progress
sive-Hooverite, announced that he be-
lieved the Kellogg pact ratification
would in fact-though not technically
recognize Moscow. Then he ex-
planned why the recognition process
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01

Construction of KGIR, Butte's new
radio station, recently started on 9th
floor of Sinner store.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
MORTON court YEAR
BROUGHT IN $3.50
County Judge Reviews Work Of
Tribunal in Estates and
for Dependents

Morton county state probatings
paid into the county treasury
s4,840.33. according to the report of
B. w. Shaw, county judge. for 1928
The report includes lot Of other
business transacted by the court.
This included the appointment of -
guardians for minor children and in
competcnts.
Nine insanity cases were sent to the
state hospital at jamestown and four
cases of feeblemindcdness were turn
ed over to the School for the Feeble
minded at Grafton.
The monthly cost to the county III
caring for each patient at the two
institutions is $24 at the hospital and
$l4 at the Grafton school. Records
of County Auditor Lee Nichols show
that approximately $500 is being
spent quarterly or $1O.400 quarterly
for hospital patients and that $1,l00
quarterly or $4,000 annually is spent
for fecbleminded children.
Twelve estates paid Inheritance
taxes. A wide range III the largest
and smallest tax paid is shown. One
estate probated returned the county
$4.l87.O5 in Inheritance taxes or 86.5
per cent OF the total inheritance tax
collected. The smallest inheritance
tax paid was IS cents Sixty-three cs-
tates were entered for probate with
Judge Shaw last year.
OF the $4,84O.33 collected in inlleri-
lance taxes, Morton county will re-
ceivc $1,000 or 64.2 per cent of the
total. The balance Of 81 ,7O3.39 will be
turned over to the state treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
MANDAN GATHERING
STOCK SALE SIRES
Fair Ground Yards Being Used
as Concentration Point; IL
Shipped to Linton

A carload Of purebred bulls was
shipped from Mandan, Monday, for
the livestock sale under way at Lin
ton, today. under the auspices of the
Greater North Dakota association.
The shipments of II sires included
three beef Shorthorns. one milking
Shorthorn. four Holsteins. two
0uernseys, one Angus, and one Here
ford.
Twcnty-three purebred registered
sires remain at the barns Of the Mis-
souri, Slope fair grounds where the
animals are being kept Several bulls
have been sold to local breeders and
the representative Of the &. N. D. A.
has purchased additional animals for
later distribution.
Four New Salem farmers sold the
association purebred Holstein bulls
last week. The dairyuen are Fred
HOLE. Fred Klusmann. Charles Klus-
mann and John Christensen. All are
yearling bulls Of the highest type
raised by membersof the New Salem
Holstein circuit.
Pure bred sire sales are scheduled
to be held some time during the next
few weeks at Mott, New England,
Dickinson. Belfield. and Beach.
Mandan is being used as concern
tration point for these sales and as
animals meeting the standards set by
the association are obtained, they will
be sent to Mandan for later distribu-
ton.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
Two Women Named
Wells County Jurors

FcsSenden,. N. OAK. Jan. 1.-two
women arc numbered among the 40
jurors drawn for service during the
regular January term Of Wells county
district court which opens here Jan.
%.
Judge Fred Jansonius, Bismarck,
will preside.
The two women are Mrs. Fred
Muscha, Harvey. and Mrs. Harry
Sheard, Cathay.
Other jurors drawn follow: Ed
mund Hollingsworth. Sykeston: c. j.
Froeber, Harvey: H. T. Kemps. Har-
vey: A. ]. Rogness, Manfred: James
McNeill, Bowden: Henry Knodel,
Chaseley; A. o. Tallman, Bowdon;
liver K. Welken, Sheyenne: Herman
Schwarz, Manfred: William Schecr,
Hamberg; w. S. Austin, Hurdsfield;
Albert Rankey, Fessenden: Emil Bett-
ner, Cathay: H. Brokefsky, Cathay;
Martin Roken, Wellsburg; A. D.
Frost, Harvey: Halvor Hendrickson,
Heimdal: julius Schlenker, Manfred;
T. H. Lloyd, Fessenden; Otto Faul,
Cathay; Con. Sellie. Cathay: Martin
Nelson, Chaseley: Albert Eckman,
Hurdsfield; I. S. Bessel, Harvey: Karl
Pris, Fessenden; S. j. Heleski. Cathay;
Christ Kleinsasser Chaseley; Nels
Nertrost, Manfred: Hans Tangen.
Heimdal: c. A. Quarve. Fessenden;
Mike Stern, Sykeston: and A. S.
Rhodes. Cathay.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
KIWAMANS ENJOY
. SONGS OF OLD SCOTIA
Visiting Hannah Minister Enter
tains Luncheon; Univer-
aity Coach Delayed

The Kiwanis club luncheon. at
noon, was entertained by the Rev.
James Austin, of Hannah. with sew
eral Scotch songs. he is community
pastor there. He now serves three
He has y good voice and he sang with
such feeling that when nc had con-
cluded he was called OH for Annie
Laurie" as an encore.
The club had expected to hear
Jack West. coach at North Dakota
university. but the train was late and
Tom Allen had to undergo a lot Of
good -naturcd chatting because his
road had failed to deliver the goods.
West came in OH train two hours
late on account of the cold weather
He is attending an alumni banquet
this evening.
Judge Burr announced that the
program committee had held meet
ing and expected to have talks dur
ing the year OH the underprivileged
child. on city, county and state topics
and some kindred matters.
John Fleck was entertainment
chairman of the day.
The club had lot of visitors, in
cluded among whom were Sidney
Adams, Of the state bar examining
board, Lisbon; Lieutenant Governor
Carr. Jamestown: N. H. Leintz and D.
c. Scothorn. Mandan: j. A. Jardine
Fargo: r. A. Mau, Enderlin: F. q.
Kneeland. Jamestown: Clyde Duffy
Devils Lake: w. G. Croker. of the
legislature, Lisbon; and Jack Fleck,
Bismarck.
Dick Hall. of the International Har-
vester company, was called OH to
stand up and say his farewell to the
club. He is being transferred to Chit
cago.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
City-Csunty Briefs

r. 3. Murphy. r.. e. Dahl and w.
j. Church, members Of the beard of,
administration. left today for Fargo
to attend the farmers and llonaemak-
er5 week at the North Dakota Agri-
cultural college.
J. A. Larson, manager Of the Car
penter Lumber company, left last
night for Minneapolis, where he will
attend convention Of lumber dealers.
F. A. Copelin Of the Copelin Motor
company, and Mrs. Copelin left this
morning tor short trip to Fargo.
Q. E. Anderson let today Tor Grand
Forks, where he wiJl serve es q juror
in trying federal court cases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Alberts, Hazen,
vistted friends here "a route 70 Los
Angeles. Calf, where they will spend
the balance Of the winter.
w. + Dotv, manager 81 the Bridge
man Russell con1pany. left today Tor
qraHd Forks, Vhslr he viii atseIld
tho con ycntfON Of 3ec cram ll3:lufac-
tafefs being Rid there.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
NOTICE or MORTGAGE FORE.
4 IL

~
CLOSURE SAIL:
Notice Is hereby given that that
certain mortgage executed and deliv-
cred by Henry F.. .'ohns and Mary
Johns. his wife. Mortgagors.. to
Driscoll, North Dakota, mortgagee.
dated the .6th day Of December. 1925.
and filed for record in the office of
the register Of deeds OF the County OF
Burleieh in the State ct North pa-
1925; and duly recorded IN Book '9o
of Mortgages on page a.. will he
foreclosed by sale OF the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter 4 :
House at Bismarck, in the County II
E:urleieh and State Of North Dakota
at the hour OF two o'clock F.. ~. on
the 18th day of February. a. p, 1929,
mortgage on the day Of sale The
premises described IN such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the
same are desc ribed as follows. to-
wit
The Northeast quarter fsEH) at
section twenty-four t24) In Townsntp
One hundred thtrty-nine 1872. North
Of Range ssventy.fjvN t,5l West Of
the Fifth Principal Meridian. con-
ss,Sn. 70 sSc g 81. se
BurIeigl,. state OF North Dakota.
There will be due on such mort.
gage 4, st the date So, q sale the tn. sum sum. of
ss$1Sn3s,. together with the Legal
costs and fees Or 1urrcIoTnrc.
Dated january {. 1929.
e. RAltsn - Rereivsr .of
b bsnR u nriseoii, North IS Da !.
Mortgages.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-15
MEET EXPERTS
BEEKEEP|NC hints
Practical Talks From Veterans
Given at A. G.. State
Meeting

Fargo, Jan. l5-tHt-PractiCal talks
from men with years of experience in
handling bees. giving detailed meth
DDS of starting In honey production
business and explaining various
methods of handling bees and honey
under North Dakota conditions. fca-
t,lred the opening session Of tho bee
keepers short course at tho North Da-
kota Agricultural college today.
This is one of three major events
which marked the opening. OF North
Dakota's Goth annual Farmers and
Homemakers week at the North Da-
kota Agricultural college. the others
being neighborhood day activities and
the first Seed school ever held in
the state.
The beckecpcrs were welcomed to
Fargo by G. F. Monroe. director Of tho
extension division of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college. Other
speakers today included: j. A. Munro,
entomologist at the college. who is in
charge of the school: Charles S.
Engle. commercial bcekcepcr of Far
go; W. O. Victor. commercial bee
keeper at Ergo: w. o. Victor. conf
mercial bcel.ecpcr. Chafce. N. d.;
Charles Hausnlann, commercial bee
keeper ct Hillsboro. N. d.; D. S. Oder
kirk. bcekeeper OF Fargo and q. H.
Gale. associate editor of the American
Bee Journal.