Hungry Horse news. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1948-current, 1955-08-19
MontanaBecomes Aluminium Producer


Montana spotlight was on the Flat
head and Columbia Falls Monday as
the Anaconda Aluminium Co. formal
lily became the nations fourth pro-
Queer Of aluminium
It marked a new metal for the
Treasure state and new major in
dustry for Montana and the Flat
head.
The bright, blue sky day in the
mountain Graded Flathead started
with tours through the new SIS, O00,-
600 plant. Morning hours saw ITO
groups of, Is taken through the
works, and then at 2 p. m. the ded-
ication ceremony followed at $3.50
p. M. by additional tours with ia
groups going through the plant.
Estimate is that $500 persons
took the guided tours. At the dedi-
cation ceremony there were about
1000 persons in front of the speak
|er's platform, and another 500 were
listening to the broadcast in cars
parked. nearby, or standing nearby.
Helping park cars were members
Of the. Rocky Mountain Riders sad
die. club.
Even as the dedication day ap-
preached, first aluminium was act
ually produced at the plant last
Friday evening. Visitor saw 81
pound aluminium pigs In neat stacks
in the casting building, and the
molten metal being poured
Two years ago, the Nichols Wire
and Aluminium Co. Of Davenport,
Iowa became the first firm to order
aluminium from the new Anaconda
plant that was just under construc-
ton. At the Monday afternoon cere-
mony, r. B. Caples, Anaconda Al
minimum Co. president, introduced
Edward Manix of the Nichols COM
pany and referred to this first order.
Dedication speaker was Cornelius
F. Kelley, chairman of Anaconda s
executive committee, and chairman
of the board of directors from 1910
until 1855. Text of his speech is
printed on page 6 as is the welcom-
ing address by Montana's Governor
j. Hugo Aronson.
Roy H. Glover, chairman of thf
Anaconda Company board of direct
: ors, in his address Monday charged
|. that EVERY possible political string
was pulled in an effort to proven
construction of the new Anaconda
= Aluminium Co. plant.
Glover said that finally Presiden
Harry S. Truman interviewed an<
? directed that the development O
this plant should be permitted to pro
coed. Glover reviewed the Difficult
!. ties of establishing an aluminium
: plant in Montana and keeping Hun
CRY Horse power in thes state.
Robert 3. Dwyer. president Of An
: aconda. told the crowd and radt
81 audience that Anaconda has attempt
led to fulfill its full share IN tn
u demand for expansion Of the metal
n industry.
q This is a great day for all of us
bringing as it does to this beautiful
:. Flathead valley this beginning o
o the operation of the most moder1
l. aluminium plant in the world" Dwy
II err added
It He continued: 1T will provide
le substantial and stable year aroun'
4 payroll to this area which shout.
d materially benefit these commmi
IS ties and the state as we'll"
THE PROGRAM
,e Columbia Falls high school ban
. under the direction of Bill Brue,
! played several numbers before tn,
: program opened.
R. B. Caples, president Of Amazon
i da Aluminium Co. presided.
r The Rev. Father John Cronin 0
: St. Charles church, Whitefish, aSke'
= the invocation.
:. Montana's Governor j. Hugo Ar
:. onson gave the address of welcome
g with r.. E. Dwyer, president of tn
I. Anaconda Co. replying.
7, : R. H. Glover, chairman of the Al
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