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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
COUZENS RIDDLES
JOBSPREADING
SCHEME OF BARNES

Washington = FTP - Prosperity |
will never be restored by spreading
work among more people without
increasing the total expenditures
for labor, Senator Couzens declar-
ed, in aggressive tone in an open
letter to President Butterworth of
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, on the eve of its
convention at Atlantic City. Couz-
ems had challenged the chamber
to solve the business depression,
and had been refused an opportun-
ity to make a speech 10 its dele
gates. He therefore wrote Butter
worth this letter, taking as his
text a speech by Julius Barnes,
chief spokesman of the Chambers
reactionary economic ideas.
Barnes had said that since the
number of employed persons had
fallen from as million to 10 million
and the wages from so million dol
lars a day to rs million dollars a
day, the thing to do would be to
spread this as million dollars over
the entire so million wage workers
Couzens asked whether this
scheme did not, in fact, put upon
the 40 million employed workers
the entire burden of caring for the
five million unemployed, when the
employed workers needed every
penny of their full-time wages 10
maintain themselves and their de-
pendents.
He asked whether the Chamber
proposes that, as the productivity
Of the individual worker increases,
the worker is to be given less of
his product, or more. He suggested
that a reduction in earnings means
|. less purchasing power for the
worker, and hence deepens the de-
preston.
Couzens submitted to Butter
worth, as one remedy, the reserve
fund plan agreed upon between the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers ot
America and the Associated Cloth
ing Manufacturers. He urged that
: steel manufacturers, automobile
manufacturers and others might
"arrange to pool reserves under
proper conditions for the purpose
of stabilizing the incomes of theil
workers These funds could bt
placed in trust to assure the work
t ers against unemployment"
What Couzens probably does no
q vet know is that private agree
Z. ments of this kind have not pro
+ duced sufficient funds to maintain
y any large number of workers thr'
e 20 months of hard times.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
LAWYERS NEAR
FISTICUFFS AT
WEVD HEARING

Washington :-FP- Four days
of bitter conflict in hearings be-
fore an examiner of the federal
radio commission as to whether
the wave length of WEVD, the
Debs memorial broadcasting sta
ton in New York, should be
handed over by the commission to
a commercial station, WFOX,
eliminated in dispute that
verged on fisticu, the antagon-
lists being Atty. Caldwell for
WEVD and Atty Leahy for W.T.
OK.
Leahy brot nearly 80 witnesses
to show that WICK would use
this wave length to better advan-
tage from the standpoint of the
public, than would WEVD with
its socialist programs. Manager
Gerber and Caldwell for WEVI
Tough every inch of the way
knowing that if once the Socialist
station were shut off the air II
would never be allowed back a
gain under a republican regime
due to prejudice in the commits
sion against radicalism Of any de
gree.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

drama in which figured a mechani-
cal man named Robot by the play
wright. There were many stunts
that this Frankenstein creation
could do. The idea spread and the
name took. 1t has become a word
of our language. But nobody, in
trigued at first with the chic FAINT
asy, dreamed that robots could be-
come governors of states, sit in
senates, fill boards of tax equaliza-
ton, preside over commissions to
fix the rates of public utilities, be
bank examiners, decide cases of in
jured workmen against their mast
ers, until it has come about in
Montana
There are many now who think
that a robot could be president of
the United States. At least one
could sign a tariff bill, high enuf
to drive our wheat, meats, lumber,
steel, automobiles, leather out of
the markets of every other coun-
try that used 30 trade with US.
Robots vote; in fact the majority
at our last two elections were tenn
porarily robots, and voted for
chronic robots to fill the state Of
fees.
Robots issue public bonds, in
stead of increasing taxes on those
able to pay so as to pay as the
work goes forward.
Robots can dance, play cards,
get drunk, travel around, if the
corporation lobbyists supply the
music, whiskey or passes.
For sixty days our robots sat in
the legislature. They discussed the
bankruptcy of the government of
this commonwealth (?); a COM
mittee announced that latter pass
ing through eight prosperous years
under a governor who boasted he
could get the state out of debit
the debts of the state Excluding
municipal, school district and coun-
ty debentures) had reached twelve
million dollars. Another commit
tee gave a loose estimate that by
June 1, 1881, taxes in the state a.
mounting to ten million dollars
would be delinquent on farm and
urban property.
Robots do not vet see. They
seem to act as well in darkness as
in daylight. The few men and wo-
men in the legislature could have
seen if the governor had mention
ed it that for the purpose of pay
ing rapidly the states honest debts
the railroads, power company, tel
ephone company were assessed OF
only forty per cent of what The
board Of equalization said was thu
true value ftheir property anC
that this could be raised to ninet!
per cent under the constitution.
: The Governor could at least hav'
! tried to keep his election pledge
about getting the state out of deb
! by first informing himself an,
: then the legislature, that the Bel
4 Telephone system was charging u
!. unreasonable rates, with surplu
: of seven hundred million dollars
4 the Montana Power Company Of
J. an investment of fourtee millio,
r dollars has grown, by unfair coll:
to two hundred million dollars
that the Great Northern with on
fourth of its mileage in Montan
had a surplus of one hundre
twentv-six million dollars. that th
Northern Pacific with one fourt
al of its mileage in Montana has
a surplus of one hundred ninety
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
FARMS OF STATE
FEWER But BIGGER

Helena Although the number
of farms under operation in Mon
tana shrunk 1884 between 1920
and 1880, the latter year found far
more land in operated farms, ac-
cording to a state summary Issued
bv the director of the census.
AS analysed by the state division
of publicity, the summary shows
that in 1920 there were 57,677
farms with a total acreage of 3d.
O70,656, while in 1880 the number
of farms had dropped to AZ ,493 but
the acreage had swelled to 44,122,-
285, an increase of 8,051 ,629 acres.
The average farm size had increas-
ed from 608.1 acres in 1920 to 929
acres in 1880.
All of the drop in farm numbers
occurred during the deflation peri
cd of 1920 to 1925. the number OF
Montana farms shown by the 1925
special farm census having been
46.964. and the 1880 census shows
a gain in the ensuing five years OF
only $50 farms.
The census summary also SHOWS
for 1880 increased numbers OF
small farm tracts of less than 100
to 500 acres each. Farms within
this latter range dropped from 30,
723 in 1920 to 19,478 in 1880. Con
solidation of small farms into larg
er operating units, resulting IRON
changing conditions in the agric4ll
t11ral industry, seems 10 have ab
sorbed many of these medium siz
cd farms. the 1880 census shownf
%. 7e5 farms of 500 or more acres
as compared with 1904 in 1871.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
One Factory Makes One
Million Cigars In a Day

Charleston, s. C. - FTP - The
American Cigar Co., which recent
ly abolished many factories in 9TH
er states and conferred activities at
Charleston in what is called the
largest cigar factory under one
roof in the world, is turning out
as many cigars in this one factory
as formerly were produced in 80
factories.
The Charleston factory is said
to be capable Of turning out one
million cigars a day. At the pres
ent time this company is operating
only four days a week and keeping
we'll ahead of orders. The new ma
chimes, say the employees, do the
work of several hundred girls. The
girls are not organized and are
forced to work at brealneck speed
and any employee reporting sick is
locked.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08


in favor" idea, discouraged the OPP
position who stayed away from
the polls by the thousands, think
ing it futile to take the trouble 20
cast their votes.
In view of the above facts the
votes cast against the referendum
was remarkable, and a great credit
to those who opposed the measure.
The opposition to the bond issue
was led by the Producers News;
the Gallatin County Journal, Unc-
lie Sam Hampton editor; the Butte
Labor Bulletin, the Western News
at Hamilton, and a little paper ov-
er at Hoagland, and by Attorney
Jess Stevens of Great Falls, Sen.
Kane, Sen. Burr, Sen. Donovan
Uncle Sam Hampton, Charles -
TAYLOR. Gov. Mccormack, the Of
ficials of the Montana Farmers
Union and the Farm Bureau, Sen
J B. C. White, James Graham, exec
utive secretary of the state feder
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

NCOnIlnueG 9dBGJ
S126,861, 1880. At times this
grows even faster than the Nor
thern Pacific bank balance.
Wherever the most men are out
of work, the most farmers are sur
rendering their homes for taxes,
the longest bread lines, one usuaf
ly finds the largest railroad sur
pluses. Some reports announce
that two hundred thousand unem-
ployed are being fed by the city
of Los Angeles. Perhaps this is
over estimated. Returning visitors
say though that there are one
hundred twenty-five thousand IN
employed indigents there. Califor-
MIA is a land of natural wealth al
most equal to that of Montana
Her people are energetic, machine
users, thrifty, educated. What hap
pened to all the money they made
for ten years? Why are so many
there hungry and in rags? In five
years the surplus of the Southern
Pacific Railway has grown from
$358, 914, 1900 to 451 1897, $1,000 or
January 1, 1880.
Union Pacific Railway bleeds q
country rich in resource and hauls
on its freight trains tens of thous-
ands of free passengers in warm
weather. On January 1, 1880, its
surplus was $264, 485, 059.00.
The recent Federal Doles o.
thirty million dollars, went largely
into the drouth region bled by At
Gibson Topeka & Santa Fe. II
spite of paying yearly dividends o.
ten per cent, this railroad on ain
uary 1, 1881, had a surplus o.
$317, 416, 164.00.
Incident to the misery and squal
or appearing in the East and New
England, appears a surplus o.
Pennsylvania railroad, January !
1881, $236,042,3 88.0O. New Yorl
Central, January 1, 1881, $286,7SS,
926.00 latter paying for years 80
dividends.)
The Coal Fields of Pennsylvania
present 10 our civilization tn
squalor of the hungry savages o
Terra del Fuego. So a little locs
line there, Delaware & Lackaws
ma, had a surplus on January ]
1881 of SOS, 952, 421.00.
There are other noteworthy sun
pluses. In Butte the county gov
eminent is in despair as to how
feed the widows and children Q
men killed in the mines. (Sloga
Of ten years ago: The Industrie
Should take care of the Cripples'
Taxes of surface property are e
ing delinquent. Merchants are
trouble. The surplus of the Ans
conda Copper Mining Company o
January 1, 1880 was $112,033, So
American Telephone and TelC
graph Company had a surplus o
! January 1, 1881 of $701, 158, 004. o.
It owns our Montana system. OF
rates were raised fifty per cent
years ago.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

The age Of the skin is
not the age Of the
woman underneath.
For fascination does
not fade as the years
pass if the right care is
given the skin. 1t is for
you to decide. These
six Agnes SoreI prepo-
rotions will hold for
you the soft glow Of
your twenties. Their
diIigent use will recap
tvre for the more mo-
ture much Of the fresh
ness Of lovely youth.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

Baltimore-FP- City officials
have promised criminal prosecu-
ton of any contractors on city
work who have cut the legally
established minimum wage scale
Charges had been filed by A. J.
Ahern, secretary of the Building
Trades Council that one man
found paid SIT a week less than
the rate named in the specifica-
lions on a city job.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
American Legion Meeting
at Glasgow on May 18th

Glasgow, May 6.-Monday, May
IL has been set for the regular
spring meeting of District Number
one, Montana department Of the
American Legion and Auxiliary to
be held at Glasgow. A program
of golf, music, cards, dancing and
business meeting has been arrang-
ed for the day. The state officers
of the Legion and Auxiliary win
be in attendance.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP, MANAGEMENT. CIR
CULATT0N, ETC, REQUIRED
BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS


Producers News published weekly
at Plentywood, Montana for April
1881.
State of Montana
)ss.
County of Sheridan
Before me, Notary Public, in
and for the State and county a.
foresaid, personally appeared Hans
Rasmussen, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes
and says that he is the Business
Manager Of the Producers News
and that the following is, to the
best of his knowledge and belief, a
true statement of the ownership,
management, etc, of the aforesaid
publication for the date shown in
the above caption, required by the
Act Of August "a, 1912, embodied
in Section All, Postal Laws and
Regulations, printed on the reverse
Of this form, to-wit:
/. That the names and addresses
Of the publisher, editor, managing
editor, and business managers are:
Publisher: The Peoples Publish
ing Company, Plentywood. Mont.
Editor: Charles E. Taylor, Plen-
tywood, Montana.
Business Manager, Hans Ras-
mussen, Plentywood, Montana.
2. That the owner is: Of owned
by a corporation, its name and ad.
dress must be stated and also i'm,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

HEADACHES
NEURITIS
NEURALGIA, COLDS

Whenever you have some nagging
ache or pain, take some tablets Of
Bayer Aspirin. Relief is immediatel
There's scarcely ever an ache or
pain that Bayer Aspirin won't relieve
.-and never q time when you can't
take L.
The tablets with the Bayer cross
ara always safe. They don't depress
the heart, or otherwise harm you.
Use them just as often as they can
spare you any pain or discomfort.
lust be sure to buy the genuine.
Examine the package. Beware Of
limitations.
Aspirin is the trademark of BayeF
manufacture Of monoaceticacidesteg
Of saEcyicacid.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
SHERIDAN COUNTY RETURNS

Below is printed the returns by
precincts in Sheridan county Civ
ing the votes for and against, and
the number of voters registered in
each precinct:
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

polsou-Northwes State Utility
COMPANY has filed application for a
natural gas franchise for this city.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
THE ROBOTS

Soon after the Great War a
Czeko-Slovak writer produced a
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08

alton of labor, the Hon. Frank Ed
wards and many other men who
did their best to get the facts be-
fore the people.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-08
GOLD OF The
INCAS

tcontinued from Front Pagel
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BOND RACKET

ecOntinued from FIRST Page)
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14


The daily average gross cruds
OIL production ia the united
States Increased so.sso Barrels
for the week ended web. 4.
totaling 2.Iie.soo barrels. accord
Ing 70 the weekly summary 81 The
American Petroleum institute.
The daily average production east
OF California was 1.Bs8,7o0 bar
rels. an increase OF as.1Bo bar
rsls.
Rei3neries representing eB.7.
percent Of the estimated daily po-
tential refining capacity opsras-
Ing at sp.s percent Of their ca
paeity. reported daily average
run Of crude OH to ssllls a.
s,1ss.4oo barrels. DAILY aver
lge the preceding week was 81
217,400 barrels for rsRinaries
ss.7 percsnt Of p0-
entail capacity operating at s2.1
percent Of their capacity
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
HAPPY HOLLOW
WILDCAT PAST
DEPTH OF 500

Peter Antonioll e al are re-
ported drilling below SEQ T. then
wildcat on the Happy Hollow
structure In southern Montana.
near Billings. Location Is NV
NE NER Section ai-SN-25E. Oh.
iectives are the Frontier sand at
about 1900 feet. the Dakota at
z.s00 and the Madison lime at
aloe, Wells previously drilled
on this structure found good
showings Of both gas and oil
but none were drilled deep
enough to afford a real test Of
the sands in which the best pos
sihilitles for production are now
known to exist.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
N TAKE PAYS
St,000, 10000
OASH DIVIDEND Is

Homestakc ON Company,
with ~ producing wells In
the Cat Creek field. haas paid
morc than $1,000. 600 IN CASH
ltviscnds. according 10 the
report og II. n Coolidge.
president. at the annual
meeting held IN Great FANS
dus1ng the weesS.
Illustrative o. the consistency
Of pr0auction Ia this field is the
fact that the company. with no
new wells drilled, produced only
four barrels less Oh ia 1889 than
in 1923.
Coolidge was reelected presi-
dent. Other directors re-slecta
includ L.aRus Smith. A. d. Beck
er, J. c. Peters and n r. Eicks-
meyer.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
BOROUGH GOES

tconsinued from pa@e ones
the sunburss plant is 4. J. Ian.
dry. who has been assistant sup
erintendent.
Mr. Borough is now enroute
to Amarillo. motoring By way OF
Casper ana Denver. Prior 70
taking charge Of the gunburst
plant, he was employed as assist
ant superintendent OF the Texas
company's refinery at Tulsa. Ok
lahoma.
During his management Of the
local refinery. It has been en-
larged and modernlsed By the
installation Of the latest type of|
cracking equipment until now HI
Is the states largest aud most
modern refinery. representing an
outlay OF considerably in excess
Of $1,000. 000.
Products OF the plant supply
rexAco customers throughout
Montana and southern Alberta.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14

NcTahezm saes Oh CDu-
pany (Exank r. Book imso
eeEsl IL reported to hava
anaas azans 8ar ard
ling is wildcats on she nnston
Battle strac&mre. IA Rsrgns
pomnty, central Asonkam, t.
tis Devenhan gornaaom.
Hole is nov Doffomsa az 2o4o
at the eop OF the MADISON lime.
and the contract which has bean
sigued calls Cor drslg3ng another
1900 fest. which SHOULD taxa the
hobs veil throush the Madison.
SINGS this Is ths frat Dsvonian
test "a this district. findings Of
Ibis well viii Be watched closely
By operators.
Location Is on the woodwork
ranch. Ia CINE swK Sec. 40
IzN-2sE.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14

excessive overriding royal
ties are a barrier 10 profitable
Of deeper wells.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
CAT CREEK SEES

tIoAtfaAa@ As9A AAAe Wv
bsash Acreage
The company owns $40 acres
in Cat Creek and $40 acres on
0illana Dome. adjoining. where
deep test plans have been an
aonnced.
Another Interesting develop
nent IN this field Is the opening
Of shale OH production BY the
MInnesota-Fqatwnlow Petroleum
company
shalo on wells
This oompany's No. Fradd.
In c NwKNEx Section s-IsN-
2sE. was drilled to g&s feet and
Is producing about three barrels
of shaie oil daily. with slx-inch
pipe set a. eSo.
The eompany's No. Z Fradd.
ia c NV 4 NEA section s-tSN-
asE, Is producing : atus better
than tour barrels daily. from
total depth Of 7se.
KaxN-nasfel wen
Minnesoaa- RlatwlIiow-Frada No
S. ia N NwN NEM section :.
lsN-asE, completed on December
SO at a total depth Of SIS feet.
is producing aroand fsve barrels
of ell aally. with no water.
TIE compAny's 40. wen. IN
SEA SwA AH s-tsN-asE. was
completed this meath as i've.
barrel wegl At Tse feat
Profitable vcmtures
Slnce tAese wells can be drilled
10 these depths Tor . very small
sum. there appears to Be ample
opportunity Cor prosil IL the pro-
dattion 81 four and tive barrel
Wells since oil frOm thia field sells
Cor Sa.Se per barrel to indepen-
deng raflnega.
Operators believe that the oil
which these wells are getting IN
the shale has been released ~
previous ariIling operations IN
the high-premure areas * the
Held.
In addition 10 these develop
ments in the shallow sands. there
Is some talk Of = deep test
somewhere along the crest o.
ire Cat Greek anticline. although
probably not Ia the present pro-
iaoing portioa Of the fissa,
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
FRAZER LEADS

F@+ft-H -1s' At%At $50 -f@%f
OIL q Refining Company, whieh
likewise controls the top Of the
Reserve structure.
On the Berthelots Structure,
proven for both high-gravity ell
and gas. two wells are now
drilling. Al Petroleum Com
pany Is drilling at SIC feet IN a
well scheduled to tap the gas
sands at 1890 and Liquid Gold
Oil company is drilling st 1880,
with the Oh sands at 25o0 as the
objective
Drilllng Nemr Chester
Near Chester. on the Haystack
Butte Structure. Perkins ct al.
Brown No. 1 in G NEM NEMI
24-s5-4E is drilling at $50 feet.
On the Kremlin structure. PROV
en- for gas some years ago, Jones-
Perkins-Rice- Roebuck No. 1, IN
NV NV NsB3 ss-ss-12E, isl
drilling At ass feet. Gas "a sx-
Dected At about $50 feet.
Activity General
A greater area Is proven for
gas in the sweetgrass Hills than
n other portion Of the state
md a realisation OF this fact Is
believed responsible for the wide
pread activity which Is just get
ing under way.
In addition to the numerous
tructures already proven, there
re many others whose posslbili-
les have only been indicated and
/ is probable that many oil
hese viii Be brought into pro
uction during the next 1sI
lOnths.
Making this district partieu-
.rly attractive TO operators Is
le existence or numerous thick
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14

SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE sUNBURsT BADGER
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
DIVIDEND
PAD 81
STANDARD UT

The Standard on Company Of
New York has ordered payment
Of the regular quarterly dividend
OF 20 cents 3 share, which means
. disbursement to stockholders
Of more than s7.ooo.ooo.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
STANDARD oil STATIONS FAST
BECOMING GENERAL STORES

whio enc standard Company Of CALIFORNIA; il
suung oporaaoa the Of
standard stations Enc. line tires perhaps
auto accessories the STANDARD Company edglng
so-calcd sidelno business BY stocking line Of
autonobiie lamp bulbs Meanwhile the standard on
panes o. Jersey Pennsylvania offering skid
chains emergency repair station
customers time offering repair broken tire
chalns The chains sell 81 70 50 pairon Bulletin.
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14

sands which consistently undsrlie
this entire area. aaforaang an an
pie and reliable reservoir for vast
reserves Of both oil and gas.
no date. not half Of the strue-
lures in the sweeteraan HiIls
have been drilled and those nat
have been drilled are ia every
Instance only partially dsvalopsd.
Commercial gas production has
been developed on practically sv-
FRY structure drilled 10 date.
SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
TIE csFTNrrre ~9~--.- - II
Montana oil journal. (Great Falls, Mont.) 192?-1931, 1931-02-14
TARIFF REPORT
SHOWS NEED FOR
OIL IMPORT BAN

Publication az z. s.
taaaff commission report.
showing a wide disparity b.
tween costs Of proancinR
crude ON IN vcne3uelA and
In the rnisod states, Is re-
garSird ~ matrrial aid IN
obtaining legislation to cur
tan lmporss o. the South
Amcrican product,
The commission reported thas
crude could be de-
liverea At Atlantic coast ports
n cost OF 7sc per barrel. as
against cost o. St.sS Tor do
nestle Grade.
The C2pper measure, providing
Tor eartailment o. imports 20
not more than ts.oee.00o barrels
annually. l. scheduled to reach
ne floor within a few days.
Imports during 1889 were about
a, eco ,o0o barrels.