Evening star., 1933-07-09
Montana Looks
for Wheat Crop
Worth S30,OOO,O
Old Crop to Add s8,'
100000, According
to New Survey.
BY L. NJ. THAYER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA, Mont, July 8.-According
to a survey made by the Helena indie
pendent, the value of the new wheat
crop in Montana should be about
$50, ,000, 900, based on current prices in
Chicago. In addition, wheat Of the
old crop still on the farms Of the
State should bring about 100000.
About 100000 bushels of the old
crop had been held by the farmers and
the new crop is estimated at 10000 600
bushels.
The State commissioner of lands and
Investments, l. NJ Brandjord. estl-
mates that rentals and royalties from
State oil. gas and coal leases are
about 100000 less for the fiscal year
closed June 80 last than for the pre-
Ceding fiscal year. They are about
S56.OOO and were more than twice that
in the year 1872. School districts
are the principal beneflciaries of these
funds
A seventh unit of the zinc plant at
the smelter of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Co., in Great Falls, started to
operate few days ago. But one unit
of this plant now is idle. Increased
prices and demand for zinc is assigned
as cause fer resumption.
Montana observed a new holiday this
week, Monday, July 3, being SO set
aside as legal holiday by Gov. Frank
H. Cooney, who designated it Indus
trial Recovery day, and in his formal
proclamation declared that the people
of Montana in common with the citl-
zens of all other sections of the coun-
try. greet with satisfaction the efforts
being made to bring the country back
to its oldtime condition of activity.
prosperity and contentment. Merchants
and other employers generally gave
the people the day, making a three-day
holiday through the State.
o. S. Warden, chairman of the State
Highway Commission, returning the
other day from Washington, D. c.. re-
ported that employment in this State,
under the terms of the current high
way plans. should exceed that of last
year in this line. under the emergency
program. Mr.. Warden did not give
an exact estimate of the number of
jobs to be open. Several thousand men
had work on the highways last year for
considerable periods
The Gallation Sheep Association,
operating in the Bozeman section, an
nounces that its clip has been sold for
about $4,000. The average price is be-
tween 81 and % cents. An average of
about 8 cents was received for this clip
last year.
The refinery of the Independent Oil
and Refining Co. at Laurel is operating
full blast, "a hours daily, the company
announces The pay roll is $4,000
monthly. The refinery will give steady
work to 40 men.
The new law under which the sale OF
beer is regulated in Montana is failing,
seemingly, to please any one. Espe-
cially is their objection to the clause
limiting the number of retailers to
population in cities and towns.
Under this phase of the act. the
number of retailers permitted, say its
critics, are far too few, while outside
the incorporated places retailers serv-
ing comparatively few people are per-
united to operate There is talk of
testing some clauses of the act in the
courts and also of petitioning the
Legislature, which is not to meet agair
until 1884. to amend the limitation
clause
The sale of beer, however, is large
ana Is bringing in sizable revenue to
the State in the form of licenses. At
present, most Of the beer Is imported,
es only q few Montana breweries have
begun to operate.