The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-06-13

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$4,000 for the loss of his life. For
the same loss in New York or Cal
norma or Virginia the verdict would
run from $4,000 to $4,000 and he
upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court
(Which court approved one for 500.
600 against the Michigan Central
three years ago.
Our state was born In cicrumstan-
ceS of public generosity. CONGRESS-
donated 10000 square miles to the
Northern Pacific railroad company
(ohio has 41,000 square miles, so
many think these pirates were
The promoters of the One Big
Fraternity invite membership from
all the old ones. Montana for Mon
tanans" welcomes alike Masons.
knights of Columbus, Elks, Eagles.
Pythians, Odd Fellows, Rotarians.
Exchangeites, Lions. Moose, Red
Men (since Indians cote the vote)
Eastern Stars, Chambers of Com
merce in bodies, Commercial Clubs.
Unions, Farmers and their societies.
Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Unitar-
lans, Agnostics, Democrats, Republi-
cans, Rebeccas, Pythian Sisters
Professors, Clergymen, Bootleggers.
Newspapermen, Old Timers, Pioneer
Club, even Politicians, and members
of the egislature-Governo In
dustrial Accident Boards, Judges,
are eligible. There are no dues.
There is no oath. Every member has
only to resolve that he will when
ever occasion presents itself try not
to give a Montana resident the
worst of it in favor of a non-resi-
dent.
The meetings of the Society are
to be both public, in barber shops.
in conventions, in hotel Hobbies, in
sort drink parlors, on sunny street
corners; and secret, in jury rooms.
in election booths, and legislative
committee rooms, and court cham
bers.
The fraternity will first take
stock of it's powers. One of these is
to absolutely dissolve if the frater-
nifty desires any corporation formed
under Montana law, no matter where
1T operates. Jackson dissolved the
Bank of the United States. as dan
gerous to liberty-long before it
was one-tenth the size of some re-
cent merger bankss. Though this
course is never necessary nowadays.
Some states put stamp taxes on
transfers of stock in their own cor
porations. When the One Big Fra
ternity gets going good, violent
iHCdSuCTS Will never De QeeQe0.
There is much work to be done by
Montana for the Montanans. A COM
mittee will be appointed to visit
Washington and tell the president
that a reduction of 10 cents the |
bushel on wheat freights from |
Roundup to Minneapolis will do the !
plan of government |
purchases (through the administra-
TONS present Soviet idea of gov
ont ~
wheat above peg in the market is
better than no plan at all.)
Another committee must INQUIRE
whether 1T is fair to Montana indus
trial cripples that one concern paw
~ million dollars annually in divi-
bends, while the daughters of good
men crippled in its service, instead
Of having chance for a college cd
lcation become domestic servants AFT
I6 or IL years of age. This commit
tee should report before the propos-
ed Workmen's Compensation act is
passed on in the secret meeting of
he entire society at the ballot box
next November.
Another committee must inquire
Why our Railroad Commission is al
ways compose dof tame ducks"
from the service of some .ailroad.
4 possible a member of the Montana
" ShOOAO We A10uceQ TO
'un for a place on the Railroad
Commission. If elected he might
lind out why telephone tolls that
we're raised 80 per cent ito meet q
var time emergency" have never
come down.
There is much interesting work
ahead for the new fraternity
Yours truly,
H. LOWDEN MAURY.
Scribe Of the One Big Fraternity.
Butte. Montana. May 6, 1890.