The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-10-05
An Editorial
An Editorial
COAL INDUSTRY MUST LOOK
New USES FOR ITS PR0DL

Opponents of the of Canadian natural
shore dwindlng Montana fighting battle it
nconcevabe they win Though dslocatons
result for all those connected with the coal mining industry
those dsocaons when compared with the greater
good at stake will not present sufficient argument to win
for the opposition
The Importation of large quantities of is of import
Montana than the pecunary benefit that will result d
recty Montana Power Co. Likewise the damage that
result to the coal industry have statewide Implications
For twenty natural has been extensively by
Montana industrial business and residential Mil
lions millions of dollars invested factoryoperatng
and heating installations To the industrial
economical fuel and cleaner operation thus lowered
oprationa costs To the residential and
important STILL convenience The thousands of who
enjoy the convenience of deadse against returning to
coal To other thousands availability of longtime
basis, is ong-fostered desire.
But Montana natural reserve being rapidly de-
ceving from Wyoming fields. Central and western Mon
must the not distant future their supply the
needs of both business and residential be met
additional thousands of Montana people enjoy this
convenient economical heating fuel.
The has been forth that the ACM and other
industrial could reconver to coal at too much adj
dtiona AS first cost that be But what of the
pull? Day day operations bound to be higher In
this period of warnspired BOOM such additional costs might
easily be absorbed but normal economic con-
ditions again Marginal operations because of the
higher operaiona entaed using COAL could we'll be
forced close down AS the hrtes this would small
payrols less business volume possibly unemployment for
Thousands directly indirectly.
user sacrifice greater
should the need arise to to coal Few
among afford junk investment of from $3.50
heating and cooking installations and replace
them with several hundreds of dollars worth of coaburning
equipment.
Importation gas the other hand carries with the
probability depression for the industry
day approximately $50 coal miners Montana There
were upwards of 1885 The decrease chargeabe
large degree the increasing natural by industry
esdentias Further extension of the of will like
the production of UNLESS other found
important Coal mining, direct of
dying industry Montana This jeopardizes only
the jobs $50 Montana but several millions of
by operators and the business life of
coal mining community in the state. !
the for the coal industry does not lie in
ing importation of gas. The lies in finding
billions of coal underlying eastern Montana
Other industries constantly experimenting develop
new uses product Aluminium point From
metal considered of little value half century look at
the has today The American has
greatly enriched by the constantly expanding this
relatively inexpensive metal The holds true-whether
STEEL rayon pascs petroleum. timber to only few
Only the industry has there been tendancy toward at
tempting to progress. Significantly and probably
direct result coal few dying industries
wise expanding national economy.
There appears several major fields for revvng the
abundance. m
/ Construction of steam plants for generating
ticity These much quicker to construct than
multiple purpose dams, and may provide the an h.
swer to the immediate relieving of the growing shortage
of power as we'll providing major for coal M
Ample evidence available that overall klowatt
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