The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-02-01

cade: second vice president, A. L. An
derson of Beaverhead; secretary ana
treasurer, E. J. Byrne of Iooie'
When it came to picking meeting
place for next year it appeared that
Missoula had a walkaway for It pre-
sented telegraphic invitations from
the various civic clubs and the city
officials from the mayor down.
HanIey ArtfuIly Stones Tide
At this point, while applause rose
from the delegates, Representative
Jack Hanley of Fergus county, moved
ND to the presidents desk and pulled
a sheaf of kilograms from which ne
dealt invitations from every organl-
zation Missoula had sent in, except
the Western Montana Fair. Hanley
checkmated that with one from the
Elks.
Then sticking his pencil through a
/ state map at the point marked Lew
istown, Hanley said that his home
: town was the very center of Mon
tana and therefore the most accessl-
I BILE place for the meeting. But that
I left the commissioners rather cold
S What he said next was more inter
; esting.
/ 'Lewistown," quoth the artful So
lon from John Ritsch's town, "is re-
: garded by the vets as the wettes'
: town in a days journey; Lewistowr
is considered by the drys as the most
u arid municipality in the state. Can
/ anything be fairer?"
n Apparently there couldn't for thu
vote showed that Lewsitown ha'
% landed the commissioners by larg
: majority.
Rides for the Boys
Before the officers were electe'
and the meeting chosen the commits
sioners passed the remainder of thei
resolutions. The most important ar
peared to be No. II which memorial
lied the assembly to fix it up so tn
commissioners could buy automobile
for the use of county officers. Tn
= resolution recited that automobile
III are a necessity in administering tn
- county business.
III Another resolution asked the a
= sembly to allow a change in the Law
60 so that the amount of levies for ros
III building could be raised on p;
Is with those allowed school district
on Resolution No. 10 asked the assemb
is to permit counties to establish Gait
Is guards at the point where the publ
road runs over private property t
n'' latter highway then to become publ
rS' Resolution IL, asked that priva
as lands taken over by Montana und
. mortgage foreclosure be subject
=. taxation, such amounts to be add
to the purchase price when sold.
John T. Kelly of Carbon county,
; firing secretary, was given vote
: thanks for his faithful service a
courtesy and the incoming office
- authorized to pay him 800 in app
an citation of his work for two years
After that the commissioners thar
ed Eddy Gallivan for donating
,sty Rose room for the sessions. The co
ign missioners donated literally to a fl
~ to pay the Rose room attendants
ent their services.
yes Hereafter district meetings will
iur, held to consider problems peculiar
~ certain sections and recommended
"a for legislation will be made at
am submitting them to the entire as
UGH citation.
lelt Liney Gets Endorsement
: At the forenoon session the -cC
.lse- missioners after hearing R. G. Ii
barger, president of the Monti
Oh Press Association, explain the me
-orl I printing bill which is up for dispc
bad at the present session of the legi
'om. ture, endorsed the measure, declar
the they were pleased to have the m
i'O'' discussed proposition settled, pro-
vo,, ing of course, that the bill become
law.
The commissioners selected le
cont lative committee composed of
Dads newly elected president and secret
who will have John G. Brown a
third member, to work on propositi
'dith before the assembly. Mr.. Brown
NOT been appointed as counsel for the
: 80 ISOLATION. The travelling expenses