Montana labor news., 1947-04-03

'Ai iNiltS pun - 49, 49,
has outstrippcd the rate Of Pre-
ley is available in data ohtalnc
Bureau Of the Census.
Based chiefly on the agrici
1915. the data show that hot
with the rest Of the country, in
good living. But the TenneS-.
league boots and the Missouri
Valley. by comparison. III q
snailS pace.
For purpose of this study II if'f s
nf information gathered lN census
Bureau eanvasscrs have lie,u I,ia ia
to show the trend in the " A iHes,
For the first time the data wel. aN
piled ON a countyto-couniy basis iatl
or than a statewide basis ~ fitN NJ
fleet the information for res NiieA
precisely. Previous stud, .Ni,d
information for whole ~si.tte et,lf
though only portions OF ~ &, in
the two valleys.
Most provocative OF tn ftats lu-
Guided in the analysis is tlo lfksla
ton that the per acre NalH 81 firn
lands and buildinhs declined pcr
cent during the l5-year ltlAul ll tile
Missouri Valley while il . IS 4 lpA.
cent in the Tennessee Nllita
Work Of the IVA
Since 1893 the Teness,e Valley has
had a Tennessee Valley AatbNtiit an
independent federal agency admins.
tered i'll the territory II sefft~ aud.
charged with the duty oi ~dcVplnpine
its possibilities for river uattaIfiuM.
flood control, soil conservative. hNdro
electric power. and. IN -en,1al tho.
natural resources of tht rrslNN
Such an instrumentaliip b hccn
proposed for the Missouri Nsiley s
bill to create il was inli0dm vi at lie
last session Of congress ht sen lamcs
+. Murray. ID. Mont and ieflaer Rep
John j. Cochran fIl. Mo 50 l.pnis
1t was lost in the LEGISLATIVE mill when
two senate committee reported it adj
yersely. Murray will be- l1ek this
session with anotler bill modified 10
meet some of the ob5eetiors raised to
the other. but rerainine rs essential
principles.
Proponents Of the yali,l authority
idea are convinced that IVA mas dem
onstrated what can he tloH4 hi oo.or-
dinating the efforts 81 Warriors federal
agencies whieh have NJ ea Wifh ica
ional development.
The Missouri VALLEY IS IS lar the
larger, emhracits le s'Ites but Of
these only Nebraska lies wholly With
in is boundaries. II has nearly Il
fourth Of all rnitel states farm land
The Tennessee Valley takes III parts
Of seven states but has less dian >
per cent of the farm lands.
SIZE Of Farms
Tennessee Valley farms are aener
ally the smaller. family type, ayeraa
ing about y acres. Those Of the Mis-
souri, Valley average about As acres
But Whatever the size Of the farm.
whatever The variance in types OF
crops. there ar, certain measurements
which may be applied to amy farm
Thes, are the common denomimaiors
found III Tie census Bureau study
Each farmer lives in a home that
has on Locks modern convenienccs he
has ar be lacks modern farm mmaelin
cry be- owns lGs Farm or operates it
as a i,lili be- las greater Or lesser
opporfuuiy u periods Of slack farm
operatiul ~ supplement his income
by other employment. And in many
instance account can be taken Of The
disparity III ~ ~ farms by reducing
tho dana b 4 pef acre basis.
Certainly the rest is true Of the per
acre value of ialm lands and build
ines. Iii i4Ha tha acre value oi Mis-
souri, Nalle iasH was s3e17 or l..
cents molefsan III 'he Tennessee Val
ley. ~ iAlr the re value Of 4 Ten
nessce lalley s.iM lad risen 10 $3.50.
and IN M Uuri valley had
dropped "a
Farm Machinery Index
The positiaM TIE two valleys was
reversed ag IL nitN measured III the
value Of ieW aa hinery employed
per acre oi l4slst 'pl land. For 1891
the figure IL for the Mis-
souri, VALLEY M - for the Ten