The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-08-30

other stockholders, it is not only
his right but his duty to vote.
To be fair Mr.. Henderson should
also mention the 700 shares they
tried to put on that were illegally
written four days before election,
to themselves, but were later
thrown out.
In securing these proxies l will
tell my experience. In getting
their signature 1 explained the sit
uation to them and if they happen
ed to be at the Stockholders Meet
ing / would willingly surrender
the proxies to them. However, no
one attended, so my voting must
have proved satisfactory.
It is typical the answer a bust
rnesscman in Plentywood gave. me.
He explained to me that he want
ed the old gang in there, because
they could not do anything any
way.
When the committee counted
the votes. it was found that we
had lao votes to their 300 and
some. Taylor, himself, did not
have many shares, but the farm
ers and workers mailed their prox-
les to him. Rodney Salisbury had
5000 worth of shares. That was
cash he lent to the Producers
News, and not being able to col
lect it, he received shares for it
On Tuesday morning when they
took over the Producers News
they found nothing but a wreck
Entries in the books had not beer
made for quite a long time but
they're dragging it out of the muC
puddle by employing the best &C.
countant in Sheridan County. He
has been working overtime, to gel
it Strengthened out.
The reason l was interested il
this movement was to try to unite
the radical forces in Sheridan
County. By reading the daily pa
pers, we can plainly see that the
capitalistic system is "collapsing.
Even state men who have been il
politics for years admitted tina
this is one of the reasons farmers
and workers should unite and or
ganize SO that when the time cam,
we would be prepared.
We were very fortunate in get
ting Charlie Taylor as the Edito
of the Producers News, for witt
his honesty, fearlessness and abil
ity a better man could not b.
found. We have the very bes
personnel on the Producers News
1t is up to the farmers and work
ers to support this paper. Whel
you have threshed this fall, befor,
the bankers and mortgage hold
ers grab your wheat, be sure Il
save out two dollars for the Pro
ducers News. The Producers New
and the Holiday Association viii
fight your cases.
Another thing that Hans is vast
ing his ink on in that little Mime
apolis paper is a business ventur
| SAASsN AAyAOA PAOulOISu. DuL
reading statistics over businesse
started, there IS only a small per
centage that have met with sue
cess. There were circumstance
over which Taylor nor anybod,
else had any control. Hans prom
ised to write again, but be a spor
Hans, and at least give Taylo
credit for breaking up one of tn,
worst grating gangs Sheridan
county ever had.
Another thing Hans complain
about is a proxy given by MI
Brinsdahl to Johnny Boulds. Thi
is not true for Mr.. Boulds neve
received a proxy from Brinsdahl
1t was a misunderstanding for MI
Brensdahl signed as witness.
proxy that was given to Jane
Ostby by Robert Larson at tn
picnic at Brush Lake.
Anyone not believing this
please step into the Producer
News office and examine the aft
davit signed by Mr.. Brensdahl.
Yours for Unity amon
the Farmers and Workers