The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-04-01
Bv HANS RASMUSSEN

Whenever the Plentywood Her
aid comes out advocating improve
ments, something that's going to
better our conditions and save our
taxpayers a lot of money, then it
is always safe to look for niger
in the woodpile-the niger is
there if he can only be located.
Burley Bowler Of Scobey and
Harry Polk of Williston are the
owners of the Herald. What they
are interested in first. last and
all the time, is the Herald and
some way of making it pay a divi-
dend--landing the county printing
contract at the highest possible
figure. To that end they will use
any scheme they can think of, and
they can think of a lot.
The latest one is the County
Manager Plan. That plan does
not look bad at all when you first
look at it. A County Manager is
appointed by the county commits
sioners and takes the place of
four officers, the Clerk & Record
er. the Treasurer, the Assessor
and County Suveyo. These four
offices are thrown into one and he
hires all the clerks and fixes their
salaries. He also hires all clerks
of the sheriff's, the school superin-
tendent's and the clerk of courts
offices, and he buys all machinery
and materials, etc.
After he is appointed, he has al
: most an unlimited amount of pow
er. He is the dictator, and if the
! proper person was appointed
could probably save the county
!, some money. But he has also 9
: chance to pull off the biggest
: graft there ever was pulled off
He can hire all his own relation!
and personal friends and it will b,
:, mighty hard to keep track of hi
: doings. The success or failure O.
the plan all depends on who tn,
I Manager is and who appoints him
f Polk and Bowler are gettin,
8 worried over the next election
q They are realizing they will no
Z be able to elect the next count,
commissioner. They might los
\ the printing contract. So the
d come out for the manager scheme
W If that could go thru, they have
ID good show of having the printin
k. contract handed to them by tn
e, County Manager.
t. 1t will be up to the preseT
i'll board of County Commissioners
a, appoint the Manager. To tn
v, Plentywood Herald and the part
al IN power at present time, it woul
v not matter so much who is goin
Is. to be elected County Commission
e. er, as long as the appointment {
st the Manager is left to Fran
ID, French and Victor Anker. It
is left in safe hands, and if Frar
o. wants the job, all he has to do
"a to tell Anker to second the motto
,rt and the job is his for the next tv
lst years. The contract would
sr- made out in such way, so
oh would hold good for two veal
oh For that length of time, the Ma
j. ager would be handing out jo
hit and contracts.
he In order to bring the Manag
m question to a vote, 2096 of t
voters must sign petition. '
understand petitions will be Giro
lated with the intention of havi
ire it voted on at the primary ell
Mr.. ton.
w There is lot about the Mana
p pIS, er plan we have not been able
os- find out and figure out yet. He
Tel is one of them: Suppose the M;
Ra- ager plan received a majority v,
lin at the Primary election. Then
J. County Manager would be supp
S SDn ed to take over the job on Janu;
LIST. At the primary elect
am somebody will also be filing
pine the four offices the Manager
ter to take over. These people h;
has. paid their filing fee and some
am them will be duly nominated.
Rev. ing duly nominated they have
by right to have their names on
Mrs, general election ballot, and Sc
TO Of them will be elected: one
each office. These people h