The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-12-07
Will Handle
Special TASK
Al Portland
Committee Leaves Monday
For Congressional
Hearing.
WILL ARGUE FOR
SUSTAINED YIELD

A committee of Libby. and Troy
men will leave next Monday for
Portland, Ore, to present arguments
in support of sustained yield pro-
gram in forest management before
congressional committee that is
holding a hearing in Portland on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The local
committee is composed of Lewis
Richmond of Troy, representing the
loggers' union of the A. f. of L.,
Newton Cutler of Libby as repre-
sentative of the saWmill workers
union of the A. f. of L., and Carl
ton Joughin of Libby, representing
business interests.
we have found Senator B. K.
Wheeler very cooperative in help
ing to arrange for the committee to
appear before the congressional
hearing" said Mr.. Joughin. Il have
received letters and wires from the
Senator, who took up the matter
with Congressman Walter Pierce,
who is chairman of the COMPRESSION
al committee. Through his assist
ance arrangements have been made
for us to appear before the commit
tee Wednesday morning. and | un-
derstand an hour will be allowed
us in which to present our case.
Congressman Pierce has also been
helpful. He wired me asking how
many speakers there would be and
how much time would be needed"
I'VE are approaching the project
entirely from the standpoint of the
amount of labor it will provide in
future years." continued Joughin.
"All of the con11nittee-and In fact,
all with whom | have discussed the
matter--think that is the thing OF
greatest importance-the amount Of
employment the program will assure
throughout all the years to come,
because out OF that labor will flow
4a3l-the -usnsr good things III wf1ichs
we IRE Interested. And ~ everyone
knows, the big problem before the
nation todayais to keep men at work
and provide those now out of work
with jobs. So it seems to LIS that
the proper manner in which to ap-
preach this problem, of sustained
yield is from the standpoint of the
labor it will assure"
The loggers' and sawmill workers
unions have contributed large sum
to pay the expensesyof the men 60
fng To Portland, as nas ALSO the ETb=
by Commercial Club and the Libby
Lions Club. A small sum is still
needed from some other organiza-
ton. 1t will undoubtedly be forth
coming
Those who have been working for
many months to create interest in
sustained yield program in forest
management are greatly encour-
aged The entire west coast coun-
try is apparently strongly behind
the project and is working for it,
as we'll as other sections of the ma
ton where timber is one of the
natural resources. Judging from re-
cent developments, this program is
really becoming one of nationwide
interest, as in fact it is.
The congressional committee is
holding a number of hearings at
various places. They will study
not only the sustained yield pro-
gram but also many other phases of
forest management. They will then
submit report to congress as a
basis for future legislation. And
in that legislation it is hoped and
believed there will be provision
made for putting into practical OPP
Grafton the sustained yield program
in forest management in this dis
trict.