The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-03-21

fS,.es this official believe. .
sh[eg or four of such chs so,,l "a
should pool resources and counts
construct cons, and maintain q .: !oai3
pc poor farm to which the iS c5ana
NJ each county would h so
S Maintenance cost would h. y Ia ~
Oueed according to the pumS csa,
poor from each county. Hu Ta {
way, ne pointed out, a count n y Y.
a limited public purse 'c coni3 Wy
quaVely provide for its po alo - q
out being compelled to m main w
poor farm and without bein 11'a y.
ed to continue the month"; ting n Ias
ance system. s4l''
Cascade county, one ., y
tana's largest, paid out OUI ii 3 ~
~ !. to care for each Of its n ~, -.
farm inmates during the I \ ~ !.
cal year. Total operatir 'aS' y
was 85,165.59. oa
County commissioners are ~,
tive that the county DOOR - i,,p ~ !.
the only logical method Of s.-..
for the poor. They point ont A.
they are compelled to esrs = j.
some indigents on the pension ~ y
tenn but that the lowest Allow;
$15 per mOnth-makes the psDS.
per capita greater than tbs =
capita cost at the county n,
farm. Nv
Park County Contracts
Park county has its poor fam
troubles, too. In general HT
can be listed under the hsajr,
inadequate facilities"
The county's bill for uroTids
for poor and INDECENT cit1g-
this does not include such hen,
as old age and mothers penSm,
or the county physicians salar I
S12O0-was $15,OSO.O1 during n
last fiscal year.
The poor farm is operated b. {,
tenant who tills the farm for rs
own profit and cares for the ua
on a contract of Sc per week M
capita, with the rent free.
The farm building is Old nj
obsolete; it can care for only Il
( persons and the average nuna
of county poor is SO. Cost Of car
ing for the poor at the farm ks
fiscal year was S3,290.6O; remZE
ing poor for whom there was y
room, S12,563.93; old age al
mothers pensions, S74S5; repair
S299.66; county physician, Slas
and care of poor in outside inst
tutions $439.35-grand total 81
221.51, or a total tax burden q
1925 per capita per annum Z
Park county.
Lack of adequate noon at ..
poor farm is our weak spot 81
Chris Jensen, chairman Of u
board of county cOmmissolA
"Our anticipated poor farm i :
Gated on a 16O-acre tract. It ,
usually full with helpless OF ps
TALLY helpless cases. We've i'u
that the only sensible Method
der existing circumstances
give the poor farm tenant The =.
free and pay him Sc per caP..
per week for sheltering, iesa4
and clothing inmates.
an the majority Of cases y
can take care of applicants a. =
poor farm. Our experience =
led us to believe that the exls'aa
of a large poor farm where
could care for all those Se'I \
aid. would materially reduce !
number of county beneilclI .,
Many of those receiving n', y
from the dole system, W0ula =
go to a poor farm-they V'ul' :
along some other way s.
1--WE are convinced that ? =
ing over present costs can .l = !
fected if we construct q ~ n'' 4
poor farm at about s25,g~ -,
figure EUr a $4,000 annual y. !,
would pay for the buildings u
than 10 years" rs ps
Summary of the United ~
findings are as follO"s. 1;,h svg
(1)~That counties winch b d
ate and maintain cO s s8s' Z
farms are opposed to oh, The S SDssI
|, pension system and 1 ,3N'.4 ,5r.'
ing the farm on a d are,
rather than contract DSSis.. an
ate s1 the dole system are !. quite 5,s
large large investment il1e in a :. PI .srHl
i8)-That the cost t, q '' bestrs
!, the poor varies widely
) different counties.