The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-09-02
FARMERS MAKE
MOREDEMANDS
IN MINI COUNTY
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office at Lindengrove, a county !
employee, who receives not less
than five dollars a day from the
money paid by the farmers, asked
in devilish way, that haw many
farmers have driven their cars in
to the river on this bridge?
Another instance happened when
our delegation called at the county
office at Hibbing. When the dele
CATION presented their demand
that the repair work should be
started not later than the 18th of
August and stated that if not
started by that date we will take
other steps, the clerk at the said
office stated that if we apply
force, Asby does not have to re-
pair the bridge if he so wishes and
that he has done plenty of work
compared to the votes he received
in the north country.
Unfair Distribution of Work
At the same time when our dele
cation was calling at the county
office, certain man named Axe
Aho, started boostong for Asby.
and telling how good a mar
he is, but our delegation said tt
him that we have not come to
near politics, instead we have cO.Ils
here for an answer whether this
bridge is going to be fixed. Oul
delegation wished to know WHY
this man was boosting for Ash!
so strongly and looking over tn,
expenditure list for 1881 found
that this man has received owe
$1,000 in that year for wages
Our meeting condemns such pro
ceedings and that in times lik
these, there should be a bette
distribution of work and wit
$1,000, three or more extra mer
could get a little money to pay
their taxes.
Road Needed Badly
Also the meeting at Meado1
Brook hall expressed sympathy
Mauno Laune, who is a farmel
: living two miles nroth of Olson
road and who has made severa
requests for a road to his farm
He is a farmer who is trying
build a home far in the woods an
who is trying to take care of hi
wife and six children. Regardless
of this, he has received an answe
that no road will be built to hin
for the reason that no funds al
, available for such purposes. I'll
meeting expressed their opinion
> that roads should be built
y places like these, where it is VI
Il passable even with horses and
{ wagon, automobiles not taken ilt
consideration at all. At the sam
:, time a farmer will get road, Il
NEARBY farmers be able to cal
e a few dollars so that they will
g able to pay their taxes.
It County Officials Should
n TnvvQF- Wages
p The meeting discussed the que
ton of lack of funds in the count
:, and decided that the higher count
officials should lower their wag
0, to about $500 a year instead
$1,000 to $4,000 per year. Wi
n. this difference many farmer
would get a road to their HON
5. on which they would be able
ID travel at least with horses al
wagons. Luome and other far
n ers have been living in the WOO
for twenty years and have be
{, paying taxes for this time al
In gets an answer that probably
can stay another 20 years wit
U. out a road. Just at this time
son of Luome's is sick and
g. doctor from Cook was unable
get there without getting stuck
e mud holes on this road. At
present time such roads as the
are unbearable. This road
- been promised 30 be fixed for
III years and up 10 date it is unpa
J" able.
Regardless Of the fact that t
va statement or any other stateml
win cure the situation, the Uni
Ks Farmers League at the meetf
decided to present same to
commissioner and to the boa
N The meeting understands that
ne county officials will not reduce
III wages, but instead will graft
CO. the county in any possible M
~ ner as has been pointed out in
cent cases in court. We know e
Z. these officials are not working
the benefits Of the poor farms
n, but instead are working for m
ing companies and other big br
k, ness firms and to their own p
a sonal benefits. While this grs
ing is in process the farmers {
nb. workers of this county like all