Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-08
The P~lentywOod Herald
The PlentywoOd Herald, Inc.
Publishers
Published every Thursday At PlentywOod, Mon
tana, where it Is entered in the United States
Postoffice as second-class mail matter. i!
CENSUS PROVES PLENTYwOOD's WORTH

A' AA| VOOD -
Plentywood and all of Sheridan County feels
justly proud of the fact that our population has in
creased in a larger proportion than any other city in
eastern Montana during the past decade.
What does this Indicate? Faith in the future
of Plentywood and Sheridan County. answering
faith in the safe knowledge CLEANED through years of
experience in the farming game, that Sheridan County
lands are above the average for production and fer
tlity as compared with the rest of the so called semi
arid regions of Montana. Our lands are low in price,
and altho many believe otherwise the taxes are not
exhorbitant when compared with equally productive
areas in other states further west and south.
1t further indicates that more confidence is re-
posed in the future of Pentywood than any other city
within hundreds of miles. From data so far obtained
it shows Plentywood leading the entire eastern part of
Montana as we'll as the western part of North Dakota
in percentage increase in population. Our growth con-
tinues to increase steadily, and cannot be ascribed to
any boom conditions which frequently occurs in many
of the prairie towns, especially those which become
county seats. In 1920 we counted 1888 residents, and
at a special census taken here three years ago it show
ed 1915 and now it amounts to 1922, or an increase of
37.6 in ten year. Scobey with 1856 shows only n
per cent increase, Crosby with 1910 Increased 1913 or
1917 per cent; Glasgow numbers 2202 and in 1920 had
2059, showing less than 7 per cent increase; Malta's
population dropped about II per cent from that of
1920, when they counted 1927 noses and now 1850;
Poplar too had hard luck as they are now shy 9 per
cent of the 1920 residents, dropping from 1852 to
1045; Glendive increased from 1916 to 1884 or 21.6 per
cent, which is the best we have been able to find so far
in this part of the west as compared with Plenty
woods jump of 37.6 per cent.
With these facts and figures before the seekers
for new location throughout the west we know their
interest will be in the communities showing the best
growth, and as a result there will be many people COM
ing here to seek a location for business or farming pur-
poses. 1t means that our property is today worth
more than it was a month ago because population in
crease or decrease tells the exact condition of a COM
munity, and it indicates that we have resources here
that not only maintains our population but also that
there is considerable room for further expansion. The
eyes of thousands will be turned to Plentywood and
Sheridan County in which to make their future homes
as comparative figures will be published by the rail
roads, the departments of agriculture as we'll as by the
U. s. Census bureau and will be broadcast to the pub
lie throughout the entire nation.
We sincerely trust that everyone interested in
Sheridan County's future will keep on boosting and let
the world know that we lead the country in increased
steady growth of population. We hope that the knock
ers who would make the public believe this city is not
fit for a dog to live in, and that sheep herds will be
grazing in the ruins of Plentywood, will make an about
and instead of knocking anything and everything
that does not coincide with their views they will put
their shoulders to the wheels of progress and boost for
all they are worth. A community is what your news
iudhc ~ III COopcIdIlOu VIII III CltlZtHS the
unwelcome publicity given Plentywood in the past ten
years cannot be overcome even with this census re-
port, as the citizens who continue to support an or
ganization that will tear down instead of build ND, are
to be counted in the knocking class. The Herald pol
ICY has always been one of boosting and it will always
continue to do this. You will never see the day when
we will publish a socaled unfair list of business people
in Plentywood; nor knock simply because they do not
advertise with us; nor will you ever find US knocking
the hest interests of tho community urb;ob l., coc+o~ad
in our schools by ~objecting to a small increase in our
taxes for the purpose of obtaining better school build
ings which this city must have if our population shall
continue to grow as it has in the past years. The tares
and the thlstles have been weeded out to a great ex-
tent, and altho the Herald had to resort to publicity for
some of the residents of this community which were of
the lower class, we did not even like this as such pub
Lefty helps to create a bad taste in the mouth of many
outsiders who read such matters. We are in hopes that
this riff raft has finally gotten enough troubles and will
remain away from Plentywood and Sheridan County,
and that from this day on we can continue to boost for
everyone here, and we only hope that the Producers
News will follow this lead and quit knocking anything
and everything under the sun in Sheridan County which
does not pay tribute to the organization which that
newspaper represents.
The day of reckoning is here and it is now un to
the business people of this City to decide where their
support must go by backing up those who want To
boost Plentywood or backing up those who want to
create adverse impressions about the advantages to be
obtained ny coming to this City to engage in business
or to educate their children, or to live here and farm in
Sheridan County. If the knockers will only call off
their s~landering and Matchmaking and attempted means
OF obtaining money through questionable methods. then
we can 1--we IN amlty and our friendly relations will
outgrow the present regretful condition that has arisen
simply because the Herald has taken up the cudgel in
support of the law abiding citizens who insist that