The people's voice., 1958-10-10


port quotas on lead and zinc is a
'step in the right direction. But
Senator Murray, Senator Mansfield
and Congressman Metcalf expressed
regret that the action was so long in
coming.
Metcalf recalled that the House
Small Business Committee in 1853
found the domestic lead and zinc
mining industry ''in grave Jeopardy"
due primarily to the dumping of these
metals upon the American market by
foreign producers at less than domes-
tic production costs.
Murray said it was "obvious" that
the domestic industry was 'in SER
ious trouble'' early in 1857 and "cer-
tainly action should have been taken
when the Tariff Commission in April
of this year found unanimously that
the domestic industry was suffering
serious injury from excessive foreign |
imports.
Mansfield said he hoped that the
President would also consider a tar
iff, "at least on temporary basis,
so that the tremendous surpluses in
these metals in this country could be
reduced somewhat and result in a
fair price for American miners of
lead and zinc''.
The three also reminded the Presi- {
dent that he has the money and the
authority to buy up the copper sur
plus which now hangs over the mar s
ket, depressing it. E
GIVE 1T UP
There's story going around here i
about the -pack-a-day man who t
read so much about the harmful eff O
fects of smoking that he gave up {
reading. f
ECONOMY SOMETIMES COSTS il
Almost three years ago, a national v
magazine (Argosy, Feb. 1860 car
ried an article entitled "Save the is
Madison. In it, Outdoor Writer Ed i,
Zern said that "the plans are already q
drawn up and approved to destroy h
what's probably the greatest trout d
river in the country. a
'The Bureau of Reclamation's pro- e.
gram would convert the Madison into CT
a series of lakes connected by river tt
bed that would be done-dry at least pl
part of the time and fishless 365 al
days year." Zern went on.
What's going on here? Congress &c
man Metcalf asked Reclamation Com ty
missioner Dexheimer, who replied pr
that, while no additional reservoirs Sc
we're proposed on the Madison River, ia
there was an indication that develop co
nent "could take place.. The Bureau, es
Dexheimer said, was studying such lal
development, which, of course, would
need congressional approval. Se
A key part of these studies would ga
De the effect of proposed develop av
nent on an imnortant recraa+ionaI wa
'esource, the Big Hole, Beaverhead, Be
jefferson, Madison and Gallatin riv- Blu
RS, the backbone of Montana's trout res
ishery. An
At least part of this information Wa
1ould come from the u. S. Fish and SF
Vildlife Services Missouri River
'asin Studies. -
Here, economy in government ent- Ior
RS the picture. .,,o 49,
~ANNOibilS W IilC InOHCetlld Il ISL
nd Game Department, ''the Missouri uor
liver Basin Studies staff has been POI
lrtailed until at present about 500 o.
the former staff is available to do ~ ~
e field work in the Missouri River -. 80
asin. ~
at is evident to State Fish and vi: vi:
anne personnel that information is 49, a..ll
cking :" Director Walter Everin oa-9
the Montana Fish and Game Com n: 10y
ssion wrote Senators Murray and ~ t:
Congressman Metcalf and w., w.
Field work "must be car q
ID out in the interest of Montana
that clear evaluation can be made ~ 80
the effects of river development oe o4o'. !.
recreational fishing. u I
Everin pointed out that the Madi- .aot
! River system is an exceedingly oaii.'
'ductive fishery, but it is very So $50
,carious during the month of Au- .t l1s =
est each year., as the water tenn on Sle
ature rises to near, or above, the 49, q,
erance of rainbow trout "Any de- -
opment on this water system that Gnu
I'D lessen the water flow or cause "ny