The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1951-09-28
THAT HARVEY LOAN -.
Montana's Dilemma

Montana politicians including the congressman from
the western district and number of other people from west
Montana may gotten perilously
being out limb in their ferven efforts swing SAC mil
lion loan of the peoples Harvey Machine
pany.
Congressional revelations during past week. although
having all the earmarks of smokescreen attack de
veopmen of aluminium industry in Montana might we'll
compish their aim because the Harvey companys reputation
for business proprey not be all should be- This latter
not unusual in the world of big and semibg business but
be used powerful weapon when the selfish interests
of corporate giants threatened by
the field.
Aluminium Company of America Alcoa), Kaiser Aluminium
and Reynolds Metals today enjoy comparatively tight
nopoy grasp on all aluminium produced in this country Sell
interest dictates they do everything within their
tnue this status To attack the proposed aluminium de
velopment in Montana that basis would not be very
vncng method Other must be sought The key in this
instance to be charges of business
pretty against the Harvey company.
These include, according Pearson Washington
Merry-G o-Round, Sept. 18,-Sept. 10.
Harvey g. criticised by the Navy during the and
in constant hot with Air Navy
plant based Harvey alleged making shell
"a practice presumably not unlike the tamperng
with communications cable testing equipment for which the
ACM fined almost half million dollars years
back-see last weeks Voice.
And that Harvey came within hairs breadth of get
ting this huge loan by systematic contributions
cratic party first California later the National
mittee " See Cong. Rec. Sept 49, 49, pgs A5928 and A
6OO1)
Whether charges against Harvey hold
water prolonged congressional airing the purpose
of the Aluminium russo becloud the atmosphere that
matter how meritorous the loan might be-no government
agency would risk the unfavorabe publicity be forth
coming if it approved such loan.
In further considering of the backstage
that be behind this to stop industrial development in
Montana other possibilities merit bearing in mind.
Montana, under the Bonneville Power Administration
assured of 600 XIV firm it's share
enal of Hungry Horse when the latter negrated into the
BPA system. IT, by unfavorabe publicity, federal
large scale industrial operations in Montana be
withheld, that much firm power will accordingly be
available to meet other demand.
Certainly Montana Power Company would adverse
to atching to another huge bloc of esshan-two public
power for resale at markup of $50 to 1000 per
Down stream in Idaho and Washington because a grow
ing shortage coveous gances already being
toward the potential Hungry Horse whstandng
Montanas 100000 XIV ALLEGATION Kaiser Aluminium
plants in Washington would relish monopozng entire
Montana thus faces dilemma Caught in the middle of
the battle OF 10th century buccaneers it appears
Will be the real loser Another step toward complete coon
zatlon OF Montana will have been taken this battle results
IN the expectation of produced the
hand IS with equal distase that contemplate
y OF having to support what might be wasefu industry
Flathead Aluminium Problems Voice Feb g. 1850 and an
industry developed than 80
y just another set of political pirates in order
Montana It's just share of the produced within
lers c
There appears no solution to problem pred
cate on the OASIS OF $40 million loans the
BUSINESS Possibly the lies in readusng sighsE
thinking less in terms of securing huge federal for es
ablshmen of mot small industries Possibly should
egin considering the feasibility of smaller
Industrial developments control of which be retained local