Evening star., 1933-10-22
EMPLOYMENT GAIN
NOTED IN MONTANA
State Projects, Stores and
Shops Add Men-AII Back
N. R. A. Program.
BY L. NJ. THAYER.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpdtCn 10 ! ne star.
HELENA, Mont, October z1.-While
The depression by no means can be
said to have passed, in Montana. while
the need of increased employment and
relief is great it is difficult to see how
the N R. A. could have effected more
than it has in this State. In fact. re-
ports from all sides are encouraging
and if it is true that many unemployed
will require aid during the Winter.
numbers have found work, and work
is in prospect for many more. On
the whole, there is every reason to
believe the recovery program will
succeed.
The work upon the Fort Peck Dam
project. in the Glasgow section. will
afford employment for $500 men fer
a year, according to Government esti-
mates. As the idle in the counties
adjacent cannot possibly fill this de-
mand. other sections of the State are
bound to profit.
Thus far the work in the forests
and on the roads and such employees
as stores and shops have added have
been the principal source. of increased
employment. Copper mining is the
chief industry and there is no indi-
cation of improvement in that line fer
put about 1000 men on jobs in the
State; the roads employ perhaps that
number again and in smaller number
retail trades and similar lines have
added not few. When the impetus
to gold mining through the higher
price is considered, it is plain that
an appreciable proportion of the
slack has been taken up. II even a
small proportion of the contemplated
public works and improvements de-
velOp, the situation, outside copper
mining, will not be so bad.
Loyal Spirit Observed.
Meantime, the spirit of loyalty OBJ
served on every side must be gratify-
ing to those who believe in and ad-
vocate the N. r. A. plan. If critics
of President Roosevelt and his re-
covery program live in Montana, they
are keeping their sentiment to them
selves very carefully. From Republic
well as from Democrat the
President appears to be getting 100
per cent loyal service.
The relief situation in Montana and
throughout the Nation is more critical
than is commonly appreciated, accord
ing to T. c. Spaulding, Federal director
of relief for the State, with head
Auarters in Helena. Mr.. Spaulding, in
"a recent statement, declared one per-
son in four was drawing some sort Of
relief last Winter, but that 30 per
cent of these were. not entitled to
relief and will not be placed on the
rolls during the coming Winter.
Norman Winestine, secretary of the
Montana Recovery Board, is urging
all towns in the State having 1000 or
more people to comply with the N. R.
A. act and report at once their men,
bership in, compliance boards. Mr.
Winestine, a leading Montana mer-
chant, is taking an active part in the
recovery program in the State. Mr..
Winestine informs the boards that it
is imperative that they start func-
tioning Immediately, investigating and
reporting violations of the N. R. A.
act
Carloading, usually considered an
indication Of prosperity. would show
Montana is coming back. An in
crease of 8,806 cars for the first eight
months Of 1893. compared with the
same period of 1eaS is stated in the
report of Harry B. Schaeder, rate
expert of the State Railway Commits
SIGN.