The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-05-29

simple and childlke and bland as he processes, he
no doubt could secure the four or five roads in
stead of the two or three, which we submit is
pretty fair for one 50 innocent of the ways of the
world. But being an honory member Of the Mon
tana state senate the only citizen distinguished,
we have a suspicion that he was in on the ar
rangements when the debenture scheme was prom
uigated with his sleeve full of jacks, which he
played effectively, part of which arrangements
was that the Lewistown Democrat was to support
enthusiastically the debenture bond measure and
the 10 cent tax, and which the reason why ne
was so simple that he could not read and under
stand Referendum No. So, and why he told his
confiding readers that the measure did not pro-
vide for a special Scent gasoline tax, because the
legislature never intended anything like that and
which also accounts for the reason Tommy did
rot support the efforts to have the debenture
measure amended in the senate. 1t seems thai
all of the members of the senate and are just
as trusting and confiding as the editor of the Dem
ccrat.
Then unsophisticated Tommy winds up:
But our ambitions for cur own town ara
not so selfishly all-inclusive to inpire the
wish that we might be too greatly favored
above a lot of other fine cities in Montana,
Charles own PlentywoOd included. We would
Ike TO see all or them JOINED up DOgetner
with splendid roads. On certain day last
October, when were trying to reach Plen-
tyWoOd by a motor road hub deep with
mud, we often expressed the prOfund hope
that the particular road which were
labOring might be improved That hope re-
mains with us. We are willing to enter into
an entirely separate and distinct conspiracy
with the News editor with that end in view.
We are not at all exclusive in oOnspira-
cies. When it comes to plotting we like to
be associated with the best and most exper-
fenced. That IS the reason why We think that
arrangement with Charlie might be high
ly successful all around"
However, Tommy, open-hearted as he is, will
take his roads first, and without complaint, and
let get ours when the rest are all built if there
is any money left to build them with and msuS-
pecting Tommy does not happen to think of an
other scenic highway to be built thru the towns
where the highway commissioners reside passing
thru Lewistown in some direction or other, or il
the big shots don't decide to pave the roads over
in the west end with any money left in the funds
that the contractors or paper shavers happen tc
miss.
Tommy may be innocent as the babes in ths
woods, but the lifting melody of his ripping edi
torials are persuasive as the vote in Fergus Coun
ty testifies, and in spite of his artistic tempera
ment, he has plenty of acumen we allow, and hi!
unsuspicious and confidng nature like Harte'
Heather Chinee, takes tricks in way that's sur
prising.
And Tommy has an inkling TOO, in spite Of hi
proclivity to believe every yellow thing is pur
gold, that the State Highway Commission neve
"sat in" without stocked sleeve" or rolled
"bOne" that was not 'lOaded"
And it night well be wise to cut us in on tn
gravey; it might, too, blur our over-develope
keenness of vision that is able to see Triggers il
the woodpiles"-that are there. Maybe if tn
proper arrangements were made we could rea
the H. B. 45O and see plainly that It does not lev
another gas tax, and that the debenture bond
wont cost the taxpayers red cent.