The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-02-19

Exactly $4,000 acres of national
forests in Montana need replanting,
Murray said. At the present rate it
will take from 27 to 2,430 years to
finish the job on 10 Montana nation
all forests. On the 18th, the Beaver
head. where none of the GOT acres
in need of replanting will be planted
this year, the job will never be done
at the present rate.
By forests. the acres needing plant
ing, the number of acres planted this
year and the number of years it will
take to finish the job at the present
rate are: Bitterroot 12,853-387-
1872; Custer 9,750-4-2,430; Deer
Lodge 3,313-3-1, 900; Flathead 3d.
8-206-400; Gallatin 5,751-15
Helena 4,562-6-455; Kan
iksu 20, 662-181-125;. Kootenai 49,
509-723- Lewis and Clark 49,
594-122-680; Lolo 95, 301-627-
1872.
Murray also said the proposed
budget of $4,000 for the fire re-
search laboratory to be opened at
Missoula this summer is totally in
adequate.
Advocating an increase in Indian
loan funds, he spoke of contradictory
and confusing statements coming
from the Interior Department and
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. On Jan.
27, he said, he was told by Indian
Commissioner Emmons that the re-
fund '1is over-committed" and
there was no money available for a
loan to a Montana tribe. 'sThe very
same day (Interior) Secretary Seaton
told Denver audience that loans are
available to TRIBES" the Senator said.
PARKS, WILDLIFE
Senator Mansfield followed Muir
ray before the Committee and spoke
on behalf of money for the Park and
Fish and Wildlife Services. He said
66, the Park Services pro-
gram aimed at bringing visitor facili-
ties up to needs by 1866, is under
financed by $50 million.
He said he was pleased that the
budget includes funds for work on
what will become "an international
Loop Road joining Glacier National
Park and Waterfront
Turning to fish hatcheries. he sup
ported a request for 100000 for Miles
City and said the budget ''failed to
recognize the need of more money
for Creston and Ennis. He also esti-
mated that last summers earthquake
did $4,000 worth of damage to
facilities at Ennis and Boze-
man which should be repaired. Con-
tinued construction of the Benton
Lake Refuge, for which $22O,5OO is
twill be major contribu-
bion in the federal governments eff
forts to provide protection for the
nations wildlife," he concluded.
MINING
Congressman Metcalf has criticized
the Administration for abandon
ment" of the domestic mining indus
Try, necessary in peace, vital in
war" c9
He did SO in a statement for the
program of the National Western
Mining and Energy Conference.
g He recalled that previously he had
oeen critical of the Administration
mot only for failing to present pro-
gram to restore and preserve our
domestic mining industry but also
or opposing legislation to do the job.
Last fall, Congress unanimously
passed resolution noting the exist
,nce of a state of emergency in i'm
,ortant segments of the domestic
METAL and mineral industry and many
mining communities in the United
states, an emergency caused prin-
ipally by excessive imports.
eve called upon the Administra-
ion for an annual report recommend |
ng changes in policy necessary to as
ure a sound domestic mining indus !
ry.
-Four months later, and despite re-
eated inquiries by Chairman Asphalt |
f the House Interior Committee. we
ave yet to see the first report.
m told that the Administration in
ends to side-step our request. that
ne Interior Department proposes to
ay that all government programs
ave some effect on the mining in