The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-07-06
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QeIlne agreement
AS citizens of Montana proud of state
Treasure State with its tremendous natural resources W.
all agree that
We are all proud to numbered among intelligent
hospabe fine population recognized by the nation
whole population with those characteristics When visit
ing other states proud claim Montana home
state
We all of u.s. vision future when its almost
boundess will be developed and provide jobs
homes for hundreds thousands people share
with the great advantages of life here the enjoyment of
of clear heathful waters rolling verdan productive
tvated plains
all that presently, many thousands young
citizens out of the state in the
doing specialized work in production industries all
ing the nation in its We believe that all of these
young people want back to Montana want esab
sh their homes here and help make Montana the and
important state which it should become; state with
mendousy wide fields of opportunities in business and indus
try state with population as large as is warranted by its
and that will be large population At any
we all agree that we want our sons and daughters to
home when the to stay close to possible
We all that should do everything possible to
bring industries into the state to provide jobs
vop natural for the benefit ourselves and the
people of the nation We are inteigenty selfish to that
degree.
We all agree that this development be brought
about by wisfu thinking We all know that there
economic factors that require effort to solve before Montana
attain to its full development
We also know that Montana people can measure up to
the demands for the solution of these difficult problems
cause we have the intelligence if we apply it to solve them
Moreover have the mmeaurabe advantage possession
of the materials for which need exists throughout the
world
lined of agreement The features of these
men overlap and cannot be completely separated from
the other They make the whole the desire
for more abundant life for greater pporuntesor ourselves
and posterity in great state
We have used the phrase "all of u.s. speaking these
matters This is too inclusive There is unfortunately al
small but powerful and selfish group the which wants
of these things for Montana incredible but
is true show you.
Two weeks at Poison, attorney CIV L. Pope) for
the Montana Power Company member of this adj
dressed large gathering of members of womans club In
his speech he asserted that Montana should agrcu
tua state and state supplying materials should not
attempt any industrial development He went far as
to state that not good up pulp plants in
Montana ignoring the fact that corporation has already
organized establish pulp for making wood
pulp. He capped all before that group women most Of
whom obviously mother many times over, that he
thought good Montana bows and girls to 90
outside the state to establish themselves and make living
Mr. Pope made these statements part of speech
opposition to the establishment of Columbia Valley Author
N We need not here argue the merits of that proposal But
must citizens of Montana recognize the danger of any
group which for its own selfish against
velopment of state; merely primitive
of materials. c
We all know that most of the daily newspapers the
state owned controlled by the great corporations These
corporations spend great sums annually maintaining them
Mr. Pope merely saying in his speech what already
been said edtoraly in them at time another
in full below an editorial which the opposition
Montanas future growth development as voiced by Mr.
Pope You will note that this editorial appeared before
any public consideration Missouri Valley or Columbia
Valley Authority This refers proposals by Reclamation
Army Engineers utilization and control of the
Missouri river waters:
Helena Record-Herald Editorial, February 8, 1914:
Montana currently hearing the roar of bureaucratic
tomrtoms The agency people ahead of most of
us IN postwar planning They striving to settle their
unemployment problem after the by gaining control
OF state And the bureau chiefs doing
fairly we'll. The federal government controls
more than third of all land in Montana Now, the
agencies would develop of that land
than $3.50 a if necessary.
Use OF the to stress federal projects getting
be old We will grant have shortages in many
essential things But when the peace comes will
be long on many of the essentials desire
of he of
ment But IN after victory, there will be
seats trains and planes and buses Telephone com
panies not to place nonesenta calls Coming
the peace will open lines to all again. s.
Hearings are under way in Washington irr- h
gate more Montana land and to Montana waters for
power for other states We have had quite
per1ence with irrigation projects in Montana We
provided water for ffthcass grazing
why charges were not paid We water on tt
limited areas of highgrade land that will drain il
have already tried to flood too much prairie At cost
of upwards of more than $3.50 acre. that is II
fiZzle before it starts What kind