Montana labor news., 1949-09-22
Water and Jobs
FARMER-LAB0R TEAM HAS MUCH
AT STAKE IN WESTERN PROGRAM

where the farms are small. there
are store, and buying power 10
lccp the good, oi factory workers
moving Where the corporation
afn> spread OH, Tor thousands OF
acres. sou will ind a blighted area
Ni,h lAndlc,> exploited hired work
rr, Who have little in their pockets
/ attract thriving town, and bus
ku; more than that there
b The lgh, ct the workers them
.,1.rs To- hc con,idered-many OF
them MEL. member, Ii YOU need
me more reason. go up 10 >acra-
m,n,p aud watch the an~ti-,ocial IN
luruce oi the corporation farmers
un progressive legislation There
i, more Than a lutte 81 that same
influence IN Ma,hiugton-pn mem
S.f, 81 both partic, | am ,orrs To
Who Will Build the Projects:
\ot I'D Western states have IN
drnu.l Problems nor is their any
apc iurmulA ior solution However,
llr @. sentative farm organiza-
tian- and state declarations II the
Ntl r, not puly ~ agreement
hut ogemicalls united behind the
same ltogiam IN each area.
The Southwest i, semi-arid. The
problem i, no, only 10 catch and
hold rain Mater Tor distribution IN
,ir, months, bu, also 10 catch and
hold enough water 10 give a Iirm
suppl, 10 dry wears Nthough flood
,ontrpl J., a factor the main problem
X water iof irrigation and power
Tins j. the legitimate concern oi
The Reclamation Bureau no
the Arnn Engineers oi whom |
Nill haze more To say later.
III the wcll-watered Pacific North
Ncsi Nc recognize that irrigation
mus, compete ior priority along with
ii.nrd control and power generation
. l., mention navigation, rrcrea
ipai and flsh conservation.
the present patchwork compro-
ml,c whereby the Army Engineers
and the Bureau 81 Reclamation 60
rlieir oMn Nay Wills Mill, building
tile same type 81 multi-purpo>c
prulcyt, i, lughls unsatisfactory. |,
!. prevent, proper planning. II plays
rlgh, INTO the hands OF those whc
/. would sabotage the whole river de
:, ,~viopment. Nor Is the Weaver
Newell plan any soIutios. 1t JUS
spite the pork barrel.
The farmer groups aud the state
i ,hnr group, u both the Clio and
ST are joined together IN a
i league Is push ior the integrated
0c,clopmrnr ~ the Northwest under
4 .inglc agency CN.N
CNA would not be socialism OF
Washington dictation bu, jus, the
opposite With responsible head
quarter, ID the ,po, il mean, GOOD
planning. lower costs and more
not less loSa control
Nothing could be worse than III,
present, ,ct-up Ns Congressman
Mitchell III Washington recent.
/. pointed oiit, % FEDERAL ~agencie, ar
mw operating i'll the Columbi.
river BASIN These ~ agrncie
must 80 ID \ Congressional com
riit,, iur authorization and 70
!. Inherent committee, ior their ap
4 prapriauons Even Congress ca.
sri no overall picture much le-
/. The lncal citizen.
Who Will Pay the Costs?
ltur cNrrs project there has I
br money to build il. In discus
slng financing | wan 70 bring Il
again the name 81 the \rmy I'll
einrcr,
First let me make II plain thar "
NaNc 4 personal axe 10 grind
! ya ntll get copies 81 the April an
juac 1910 Bulletins Of the AFl
1, Funding Trades Department ii II
i. nacaa l)ayi, Act Thi, Aci i sui
posed q require payment OF PR
+. .ailius wage, on public constructie
contracts Since the contractor
agency d, charged with enforcir
the Net there j. li,tle We can {
ahou, yiolators.
1.-The anu-CA-A charges that !,
bort, rgli', would not be protects
), under such an authority SUI
II. h%NpacracA iall> on deaf ears vii,
Il, in our organization The propos,
1NA ,~>modeled after TN.
j.. \ labor relation, with AZ.
IN Hnan> are exemplary, That Is .
i, reason whs We should like I . !,
.r.. the Hoover Commission report ca
In rel pli and the civilian iunc,io
~. * tic Nrmy Engineers transterr
n. 'a the Department OF the lnterio
.r sut ASIDE from our personal lie,
iUg in tile matter. there are oh
~N"t iN1N9lN i'l III! ppp'>ilipi
H., illc Engineers. Money is Apr
nriaied 20 the Army Engineers
~ ,ch Hood waters and then run
am ioMn the river later on. Nobo
+, expected 10 pay Tor this as
service It Just comes out OF
taxpayers pocket and nothing &,
,,es hack into the federal treasury
ne. replace funds spent.
IL. On the other hand the Reclan
.rn ZION and CN.A.-type projects :
,,d feimhur>ahlc programs. The Il
ali payer puts up the money 10 bu
H., the projects, bu, the users OF wa
and and power IN the area pay Tor
~ service and eventually the taxpa.
,he gets his dollar back in the fede
Try treasury. 1t is not wastciul spei
ing but sound business investm
Tor the benefit OF all.
rm One other point. The Army !
lley g%ineers are not bound by any
an acre limits or land speculations b