The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-02-26

Washington - More than one.
hundred thirty Montanans were
in Washington. d. c. during last
week. Almost one hundred came
to attend the annual meeting of
the National Rural Electric Co.
operatives Of America and IS
came on one Of the Farmers
Union bus trips to the national
capital. I had the pleasure of
meeting with each group and
also enjoyed individual visits with !,
many. Sixty-two signed my office
CUES, book.
II is most gratifying that. as
our RE.As approach the power
shortage period. eastern Montana
and North Dakota have teamed
UP in the Upper Missouri Gener.
alton and Transmission Cooperat.
i've. which is working to make
svailable the power that will be
needed to meet our expanding |
requirements. Informed. able and
alert Congressman Walter Rogers
Of Texas is chairman of our lrri.
CATION and Reclamation subcom.
mi;,ee Of the House Committee |
on Interior. lie was good enough
to call a special meeting so that
officials Of the Upper Missouri
Valley Rural Electric power
users.
We need thermal generation to
firm up our inadequate supply
Of hydro power. Both eastern
Montana and North Dakota have
an abundance Of cheap and read.
lily available coal that can be
used for this purpose. Knot,y
problems to be solved before
this plan can be put into opera.
zion include raising low COS. CAT,
i;al and the establishment 0f an
adequate power transmission grid
in the area. The latter can be
done BY construction OF 4 FEEDER.
al Transmission grid. as in the
Columbia Basin. or BY q combina.
ton Of Federal and private u,il.
i,y transmission lines. both used
IS common carriers. Use Of both
private and government lines
would minimize duplication and
thus provide the most econ"mi
cel and satisfactory service
Construction Of Big Horn d,n
near Hardin will 60 . long ~a>
toward providing the neceS> =!
low cost power We need for rapid
development Of eastern Montana
That Is. providing We manage t.
esrmark . substantial par, OF III.
energy for Montana. That's ano
sher problem. and I'm workin: On
Il. More about this later.
70 Yslse Psst IN lWvsssi0stien
Chairman vinson Of the House
Committee on Armed Services
has named me . member Of 0
special subcommittee to invcs,i.
gate utilization Of manpowcr In
the Department Of Defense. The
group has been given . broad
charter to survey ali phases Of
defense mAnpowee utilization. in.
GLIDING but not limited to. mill,
sary and civilian personnel. utili.
zssion Of technically trained per.
| sons in technical positions. the
| extent to which military person.
| mel are assigned to civilian.type
duties and such other matters.
Msst Prices
For the last few weeks. meat
prices In Washington and other
metropolitan areas have been de-.
Ginning. Today. the local grocers
are advertising. In the choice
beef division. chuck roast at IS
cents . pound: Sisloin steak at IS
| cents, and boneless round steak
| At % cents. Pork prices are going
down too. Rib end roasts are -
cents . pound. ioin end roaS,s
| are - and pork chops are - 70
. cents . pound. Poultry prices
are the lowest. currently. Fresh.
psn.resdy. top grade frycrs are
selling 1t - 10 81 cents . pound.
Reason for the declining prices.
Of course. Is the quantity Of cheap
ICED grains. especially corn In
The midwest. Poultry can be pro.
| dueed quicker and more easily
than hogs. These two meats then
20 into competition with beef.
and consequently. Il. too. can be
forced into . price decline 1t the
nations svpermarkcis.