The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-03-05

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government should be more heavily
grazed, precious ground water over
the years could be so reduced that
the industrial plants of the great
plains and the far West would be lit
orally high and dry. Farther west,
rivers have been carried over noun
tains to furnish water to arid cities
But what will happen should those
rivers go dry?"
Eggheads' Revenge
Ike Was Here
Between 1000 and $500 Colorado
| Fuel & Iron Corp. employees have been
| laid off because of a 20 per cent cut
| back in production. The production
! cut is due to a drop in orders for steel
rails and rail fastening. The layoff
will be the most extensive in the steel
company's history since the depression
days of 1929-3O.-AP dispatch out of
Denver, Tuesday, March 2.
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Montana state tax collections drop
ped $144,S42 for January and February
1854, as compared with the same two
month period in 1853. Collections for
/ period in 1853 were $3,73S,625, as COM
pared with $3,593,7S3 for January and
February this year. - BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION, Monday, March l.
Ike Was Here
Building construction permits in
Great Falls for February 1854 were
almost 20 per cent less in dollar value
than for February 1853. In 1858 for
same month, permits totalled $238,385,
as compared with $193,250 last month.
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE, March 2.
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Montana farmers and ranchers re-
ceived Sc per cent of the 1947-49 base
period price for their commodities the
first part of 1954-or a drop of five
points from the level of farm prices a
year ago. Slight price gains for grains,
legume seeds and lambs, were more
than offset by lower prices received
for beef cattle, calves, hay, most dairy
products, poultry and eggs.-MONT.
CROP & LIVESTOCK REPORTING
SERVICE, March press release.
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Valuation of building permits in Mon
tana during January at $305,750 were
less than one-half the January 1858
figure, $738,8OO. = NINTH DISTRICT
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK monthly
report.
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Business failures in the nation for
the week ending February II totalled
277-the highest number since May
1941-DUN & BRADSTREET.
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Another $4,000 Detroit workers are
idle as a result of shut down of three
Chrysler motor divisions. More than
50,000-or 10 per cent-of Detroit's
work force covered by Unemployment
Compensation, is now idle.-AP dis
patch and CONG. RECORD.
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One plant in the Twin Cities will
lay off 1900 men February 26 and
will result in substantial labor sur
plus and cause real economic distress"
ERIC G. HOVER, Mayor of Minnea-
polls, Feb. 8.
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Montgomery Ward profits were off
Is per cent in January, 1854, as COM
EDWARDS, ALL radio newSman, Mon
day, Feb Is.
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There are $4,000 men unemployed in
A goodly percentage of
these are steel, farm equipment and
workers in other basic industries.
LABOR (CIO), Feb. II.
Montana farm income dropped ten
Der cent-or $26 million-in 1853. (Fed
eral agency report on farm income for
1853, put out early in January)
Unemployment of approximately T.,
100 workers in the QUAD Cities" area
Rock Island, Moline, East Moline, ILL.,,
ind Davenport, Iowa) has resulted in
loss of S2,500,000 per month in pur-
,hasing power in the area. GUS. NEWS,
Early in JanuaryO
Ike Was Here
Soup kitchen reappears in Helena.