Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1936-12-19

camp i'm the Black Hills. The company
would raise the miners pay and then
increase the price Of commodities aG the
store. Our b0yEaoOd impressions were
that the raise In the price Of conmO-
dities was little higher, pr0p0rtdonakely
than the wage increase. No matter: 10
serves 60 illustrate the point. A days
wages must representa- the last analy-
sis-fO0dstuffs and wearables or other
necessities OF life. That is the basis OF
wealth.
II man OF SIS years has COMRGODT-
TIES to represent his LIES savings, he
need laave NO worry; If he owns OIL which
is as much necessity as clothing ina our
present civilization, he will have some
thing that win have value prOp0EtAOnate
to the BUYING POWER of the unit we
call a dollar. II he has Lands that can
produce new wealth In the form Of wheat,
or sugar beets or gold or silver, he
won't worry whether a government note
or "greenD@ck'' Is worth one bHzsheI or
two bushels of wheat. These things and
not government printed tokens win de-
termine the degree of his comfort i'm old
age.
The amount OF savings the individual
inteIligentTy PUTS no WORK for himself
is the real social security OF the American
citizen.
Christmas is a time when we take
stock Of our earthly gains by retro
spect ON. At this season we gather
around om family hearthstones and their
fires purge us Of the selgishness that is
forced upon us by the inevitable law OF
survival Except for this cleansing period.
we might become hard, vicious, brutal.
The ''ScroOge" within us is driven out
and we find ourselves dispensing cheer;
IL not in gifts then I'm well wishes and
by friendly greetings to others. The
millionaire is made no happier by his
benev0lences at YuAetide tfhn the small
boy whb presents his dad with q crude
manual training tie rack--for which his
poor dad may have little use. What
ever our gffts-frOm q million dollars
down to a friendly greeting from the
hearf,--they are, measurable by contrast.
We give Of what we have. We are re-
warded by happiness In proportion to our
sincere generosity.
Yet I'm the same breath we look forward
to stern realities and we add--sAand q
Prosperous New Year. From RETROSPECT
ton we turn toward a new period OF
effort and hope, for ourselves as well as
for others, that another Christmas win af-
ford the wherewith for greater happiness.
Jesus Christ came to this earth at a
time when beastial selfishness threatened
a return TO savagry. He went about
preaching aItruism. Granting that after
three or four generations had passed a.
way he was correctly reported In this res
pect, then his teachings than the rich mast
sell all their goods and divide with the
poor cOuId only have been intended TO
neutralfze the intense and almost uni-
versaI selfishness which prevailed AZ the
time Both alfxuisn and seafishness are
extreme views Et is fortunate that sell
Is so earnestly condemned and
that altraism Is more preached than prac-
ticed or humanity would mot be able TO
press ON as ft is doing. Burt Christmas
excemplifies the applied principle OF the
teaching Of Christ. Ne brings MS much
happiness, through doing for others, I'm
Thought as well as I'm deed.