Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1931-12-17

low cost articles. AS illustrative of this
he said the company is contracting raw
Zonolite f. o. b. Libby at $3.50 ton.
I'VE are very optimistic as to the
future" said Mr. Alley. in spite of
the business depression there has been
steadily growing demand for our
product In 1880 our shipments were
per cent higher than in 1929 and this
year they will be from Is to 16 per
present contracts. in 1882 they VIII
be fully five times the amount shipped
this year
At the close of his remarks, Mr.. Alley
answered number of questions asked
by his interested listeners.
No Highway Work This Winter.
Letters were read by Paul Curtis.
Club secretary, from the state high
way commission and the bureau of
public work indicating that no work
would be done on the Libby-Troy
highway this winter Letters were also
read in which it was stated no funds
are now available for surveying high
way No 2 from Libby to the Elk Hill
project, and that no work could be
done ON that project for some time,
but that the survey would be made
when there was need for it.
Will Help Start Clubs.
Mr.. Joughin stated he had received
word that permission had been granted
the county agent of Flathead county to
help start calf and pig clubs in Lin
coin county, and the agent had writ
ten he would be glad to devote two
days in getting them started and later
would give a day now and then to
assist in the work Mr.. Joughin APP
pointed James Blackford, Jr, to as
sist the agricultural committee in this
work
R w. Smithberger, treasurer, report
ed there is between $50 and $65 in the
club treasury, with all bills paid
E. M Boyes called the clubs at
tention to the fact that soon move
ment will be started by the State
Sportsmen's association for the remov-
al of wild horses from Lincoln county.
He said it is estimated there are about
a thousand unowned wild horses in
the county and that they are seriously
depicting the range for deer and elk.
The feed on Horse mountain, favorite
blacktail range, is seriously depleted,
he said It is estimated there are from
400 to 500 wild horses in the Libby
area. They will be rounded up and
sold to packing plants as stipulated by
law.
Trying to Hurry Road Money.
Walter Neils read letter he had
received from the Montana Association
on Unemployment Relief and the
answer he had written MIR Neils' let
ter stated that normally the J. Neils
Lumber company employed about $50
men, but that now they had only $50
men on the payroll on part time. and
that they did not expect to increase
this number before April 1st. He sug-
gested that if the 100000 appropriated
for the Libby State Line highway work
could be made available soon, it would
help materially in unemployment re-
lief. He said he had received letters
from Chairman Worden of the state
highway commission in which the
statement was made that under federal
law contracts for work can not be made
until the funds are available and that
the 100000 of forest money will not
be available until next July l. Worden
had written the matter had been taken
up with Montana senators and con-
gressmen asking that this money be
made available now, if possible. MIR.
Nei1S thoupht If would be well for
the Club also to write the senators