Montana labor news., 1933-12-28

OF MONTANA
(By LEvERNE HAMILToN.)

lDN LIZ EhING iiAhn1L1OlN.J
On May 23, 1880, the Rocky Noun
tain Power Co., a subsidiary of the
Montana Power Co., obtained a IL
cense to develop power site No. 1 Of
the Flathead Power sites in Montana.
Early in 1888 construction work on
this site was halted by the Power Co.
and an application was made for an
extension of time in which to resume
the work and for a modification of
the terms of the license which would
be adverse to the interests of the
beneficiaries 1.-THE Flathead Indians)
If the extension is not granted by
the Federal Power Commission and
the Secretary of the Interior the H.
cense will be forfeited.
A subcommittee of the U. S. Sem
ate Committee on Indian Affairs, I'M
der the Craftsmanship of Senator B.
K. Wheeler, has strongly recommend
ed that the government should take
over the Flathead Project and COM
plete the work from the funds pro-
vided for public works, especially so
since "The Power Co. has applied for
an indefinite extension of time and
that there is no likelihood of an early
development Of the site under the ex-
isting terms Of this license or under
a new license"
Much has been said regarding the
benefit which will be derived by the
people of the Tennessee Valley and
surrounding territory by the develop
ment of the Muscle Shoals project on
the Tennessee River, and here is an
opportunity for the people of Mon
tana to derive a similar benefit from
a project within our own state.
The completion of this project
would entail an expenditure of slight
ly e $5,000,000, providing work for
a large number of Montana's unem-
ployed. Regarding the necessity and
adyisability of the completion of the
project | quote from the sub-commit-
tees report as follows:
"The production cost of power at
the switch board, without including
interest on the investment, would not
be in excess Of 6 of one mill per Kill
lowatt hour, including payment of
rental to the Indians at the same rate
as proposed and embodied in the ex-
isting license. The production cost
would be extraordinarily low-prob-
ably LOWER THAN THAT OF ANY
LARGE POWER SITE IN THE
WORLD. The potential industrial
market for electric power in Mon
and comedy moves along from day to
day across the American scene. There
are hundreds and thousands of such
typical cases which the government
can not reach under the old law. The
principal trouble in the case Of rem
edies is that the Anticipated pure food
and drug act Of 1906 requires that a
truthful label be placed upon the
products, but it, in no way, prevents
fraudulent advertising apart from the
ldDNl anu blllo 10 O1bCA uOtlt ny llCdiAo
of newspaper advertising, radio bally-
hoo, other literature and circulars.
Millions of people are being victim
lied yearly because of the inadequate
law. The new law seeks jurisdiction
over false advertising, inclusion of
cosmetics under the act, better con-
troll of poisonous food, authorization
to establish definitions and standards
for food, requirement of permits for
the manufacture of food that may be
injurious and against which the pub
lie can not be defended and protect
ed now, provisions made for more
adequate control of false curative
claims for drugs, fully informative
labelling of drugs, and heavier and
more adequate penalties.-The Journal
of Electrical Workers and Operators.