Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-05-07
THE REFERENDM ELECTION HAS
COME AND CONE

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COME AND CONE
The odds with which it carried in the
state was overwhelming and proved conciu,
s;velv that we want good roads. 1t proved
that our people wanted to take advantage
Of the money Uncle Sam has offered us pro-
viding we could match his proportion or 30
cents with "A cents of our own. 1t carried by
a vote of more than four to one
The falsehood that was circulated about
This measure that it would become a ten cent
t,x was not believed by many folks outside
Of our own community, but that is the one
leenlv regrettable thing about it all. that
MANY here believe the misrepresented facts
about the measure to the extent that oherl-
dan county voted against it.
We are truly sorry for this. 1t again IN
dicates to the rest of the state OF Montana
that we seemingly are not in favor or good
roads. We were on the threshold OF obtaining
some immediate work on our trunk highways
and would possibly have had this come to
pass before fall. -,
The district comprised Of Phillips Val
low Roosevelt. Daniels and Sheridan coun-
ties will receive 81, 756, 400 of the total am
ount Of S23. 600, 900. This territory will re-
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ce;ve a generous amount of money, and IS
Greater than all the money spent tor state
and federal roads in the district in the past,
which amounted to S l,343,9Ol on January
lst this year. This huge sum heretofore APP
~propriated included $33l,77Z which the ted
eral government expended on the Wolf FONT
bridge. About $125,00 will be spent tor
he Roosevelt portion Of the bridge across
he Missouri at Culbertson, but all the bal
ance with a very few exceptions OF smaller
bridges will be used for building good roads
throughout the district. l55 miles of state
and federal trunk roads have already been
built in the five counties, besides about ~
miles which has been contracted tor and
which is now being constructed.
Sheridan county is entitled to and has
been allocated about 80 miles of highways,
and at this time there is due us about
$25O,OO0 to be expended on our highways.
This is past due, and inasmuch as only about
100000 has been spent in Sheridan and
Daniels counties, a good part of this huge
sum will have to be spent in these two coun-
ties during the next four years.
The fact that some Of our voters were
blindlv led to the polls to vote against the
Referendum measure will not effect the Tin
al outcome for us. We will get good roads
and hold our own with the balance ofMon
tana, but we may have to wait longer thar
anyone else. The State Highway Commits
sion is not, however, so a~ntagonized agains
this county as in the past, as it was not OF
fetal Sheridan county that worked agains
and voted against the highway measure
and they fully realize that it was the work o
a crank that sold the birth right of his follow
ers for a mess Of pottage for himself.
There will be no ten cent tax and tn
refund to the farmers will continue as in tn,
past.
1t is our sincere hope that the Highwa.
Commission will this time condone this neg
ative vote in our county, as most OF thes
votes were cast by people who had absolut
faith in the statements made by this oppol
tunist, who forgot every precept of right i
order to continue keeping our electors in
turmoil. Utter disregard Of every precept Q
honesty featured every statement and uttel
ance made by this man.
Time will prove to all that every state
ment made by the Governor of Montana
the State Highway Commission, the Stat
Board of Equalization, the Attorney Gene,
al and the many other officials and organ
cations of this state who fostered this higl
way measure to be true.
We are glad, mighty glad, that me