The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-03-04

wood Commercial Club, our post
master Jack Bennett has circulat-
ed letters turnout the county de-
manding that the County Commits
sloners change the decision to let
the County Agent go on Nav /.
THIS LETTER IN ADDITION
TO ITS TREACHERY IS AN IN
suit TO EVERY FARMER IN
THE COUNTY.
For the sake of accuracy we
should like to point out that the
members of the board of directors
OF the Commercial Club when ask
ed about the letter, each and ev-
cry one denied having any know
ledge of its contents, and with the
exception of Sorem, were opposed
TO any such attack being made on
the farmers of the county on the
stationary of the Commercial
Club. Jack Benefits extended in
suit to the farmers of the county
reads as follows:
BRENTWOOD COMMERCIAL
CLUB
Dear Sir,
You OF course know of the nett
ton presented to our County Com
mlssioners asking for the abolish
ment of the County Extension
work, and the vicious attack upon
County Agent Ferguson, contained
therein. This attack is purely DO
lltlcal and unfair to FERGUSON
However l am not championing
Ferguson's cause, that is a minor
matter, and he can care for him
self. 1t is the office l am think
ing of and its benefits to our COM
munity.
The question is, is it worth
while to make a protest against
the colsing the office, which the
Reds are determined to do. / am
not unmindful of the fact, that
Sheridan County is broke and a
good many fair-minded people are
for closing the office at this time.
However, some believe we NAV
need it very much this coming
year, perhaps more than ever be-
fore.
There are so many activities
sponsored from the Co. Agents
office, the benefits of which can
not be measured in dollars and
cents, and which the Reds try to
discount, as they do everything
that they are not controlling.
l recall very distinctly the cir
cumstances surrounding our form
er Agent, Anderson, at the time
he was fired by the Commission
ers, and what a fight was put up
and the publicity given the case
by the Producers News. Also that
soon after the Reds got control
they re-established the office.
Now if the office is closed it
will please the Reds and feed their
vanity, and if possible great sac
rifice will be made, due solely to
feeling generated against Fergu-
son. And l am confident that the
office will be opened if the Reds
ever get control of the County
Commissioners.
The Farmers are really the ones
most benefited by the Extension
office and l can't understand those
who are considered fair-minded. If
this office is closed, it seems that
we will have to do our share, thru
our State and Federal government
to maintain the other offices in
the State.
When may we need our Agent,
and God knows that many of our
farmers need him all the time.
They are like a bunch of kids
needing some one to advise and
direct and keep them alive to their
opportunities. Perhaps not a large
percentage take advantage of all
they could get from the Agents
office, and that is too bad. 1t is
place where all farmers can
meet on common ground, and I
am sure there is a great good
comes from it.
Now we come to our County
Fair activities, and the future of
same, which will suffer, as you
can see, without the agent to boost
and prepare plans for the exhibits.
We can perhaps get along without
the agent as to the Fair, but some
one will have to be paid to do this
work. No one can possibly do it
as we'll as a County Agent. The
Fair will stimulate a spirit of
farm contests that will be inestim-
able to all the people living in
Sheridan county, and most of us
recognize this fact. Many of the
petitions for closing the office are
good Fair boosters, but are car
ried away purely by the Red Pro-
paganda which is blind to all else,
If anything is done toward car
rying on the Extension Work, the
Commissioners will have to pro-
vide a fund at this next meeting
on March 9Th, or the State office
will withdraw all support they
have been supplying.
If you have anything to say Of
care to be heard, be here in Plen-
tywood on March 9Th, or write q
letter to the Commissioners with
lot of your neighbors names
subscribed to it.
Sincerely yours,
JACK BENNETT.
The entire contents of the letter
can be judged by one sentence
contained in it.
"WHEN MAY WE NEED OUR
| AGENT, AND GOD KNOWS
THAT MANY OF OUR FARM
ERS NEED HIM ALL THE
TIME. THEY ARE LIKE A
BUNCH OF KIDS NEEDING
SOME ONE TO ADVISE AMI
! DIRECT AND KEEP THEN