The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-09-27

WdlIeu dIlAIONoAS ASA SAtS
the depression. Administration
critics and radicals insisting that
the Roosevelt experiments would
not be successful, but now Roose,,
Welt policies are indicated and
radicals COMPOUNDED by the new ad
ministration program announced
! in the Billings Gazette for Aug
use q. from which we quote the |
! following:-
''WPA MAY BUILD
$500 PRIVIES"
Five projects involving $2O4-
451 were approved by r. II. FL
field. district WPA director,
Tuesday. If two of the projects
are authorized $500 sanitary
privies will be constructed at
homes, ranches and schools in
Yellowstone and five other cOun-
ties at an average cost of $780,
70 EACH"
This is the administrations first
SUCCESSFUL attempt to make
America "Privy Conscious" al
though we cannot justly accuse the
administration of wilful neglect of
. this vital and important economic
, method of bringing an end to the
, depression, or bringing a depres-
sion to an end as the case may be,
for according to the article above
quoted-"A similar proposal was
made while the FERA was spon-
soring work projects, but the
! building of privies on such large
. scale mas never been carried out
J. IT. Montana"-or. we might add,
q elsewhere.
: l gather from a further peru
Y sal Of the news item that the pre-
:, vious attempt to provide the farm
= ers with this necessary factor In
the farm program was sabotaged
S oy radicals and tories in official
n position, who insisted (and with
A some justiication) that people who
; were on relief rolls had no use fol
Y privies anyhow, but at any rate the
81 attempt was made and the govern
ment may be absolved from the
accusation that it had not been al
least trying to improve the farm
e er's distressing condition. We nov
y have every reason to hope tina
N this tory and radical opposition
" has been effectively squelched ant
m that the embattled farmers ar
D. about to secure that important col
~ cession which they have long de
lie manded; government privies a
lie an average cost of SCOTS. Con
gress having adjourned, Presi
: dent Roosevelt will have an op
= portunity to proceed unhampere
. with his pet scheme, the laudabl
: ambition to put luxurious priv
d on every farm.
> am informed from a sourc
: which I consider reliable, ths
IL Chick Sales, author of 9Th
nc Country Plumber" and well know
-. -,S and universally recognized author
IL ity on the intricate problems {
ny M privy construction will be a.
vi pointed National Director
on ~, privies under the PWA and TIL
'iA0 he has already signified his intel
ton to appoint the editor of Ca
tain Billy's Whiz-Bang as his fir
~ assistant.
en- Be that as it may. It is curren
ms ly reported in Washington tn
ere the Democratic campaign slog;
81 for 1886 is to be, BIGGER AN
lis. BETTER PRIVIES," althoul
OF there is said to be considerah
the dissention in democratic ranks ov
wv the choice of slogan, many of t
in right wing democrats insisting t
Or slogan should be WHEN BE
the TER PRIVIES ARE BUII
ROOSEVELT WILL BUII
i've THEM"
However we need not at Il
time greatly concern ourselv
over the choice of a democra
campaign slogan. What conceI
NJ Us most is the effect that this p
VI w construction perfect will hs
upon the depression and the m,
effective method of putting I
ar project in force.
HE At present no authentic inf
nation is available as to the S
q and specifications of these priv
whether families may secure t.
ara three or "four-holers." 1t NAV
the safely assumed however that t
,all- will vary with the size of the ia
Sar- lily of the applicant. For those v
pro- are Injured to hardships and occl
tput ing a humble position in socit
ring it is presumed that a modest ct
pre- holer" of native unfinished lum
ant. will be sufficient, but for those
pro- relief who have been accustor
will to luxury in pre-depression d;
dis such as ex-bankers, lawyers, b
pes. statesmen, and stockholders '
cted were unfortunate in their inv
lin ments, higher or better grade
,uild material will doubtless be u
ages brick, stone or tile, and upholst
.rete can be supplied in such quality
TO satisfy the most fastidious
total tie. AS a health move each p1
the will be equipped with a lithogrs
D 900 ed picture of the presidential
| be vice-p presidential nominees of
ma democratic party for 1886. M
full physicians and pharmacists are
york- orously opposing this move on
hnic- ground that it would be injuI
erec- to their business since they c
Sow that little or no medicine W
indie be needed, by the fortunate pos
field. sors Of privy equipped with
lstri- of these pictures, and the pl
new clans essert that their profits
yano- already decreased to such an
meet tent that they are about to be
f in ed on to the relief rolls ther
YES.
1t is generally conceded that
master General Farley is 500
c,.-c resign that position to throw
llNO self body and soul INTO the stu
dous task of preparing and
Iacks fishing billions of copies of
lealy democratic platform for 1873