The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1960-10-28

complishing so much in such great
space. We are charged with the furn-
ishing of food. fuel and metal to our
fellow Americans in the other states
that they may continue to create their
great cities.
This responsibility is fulfilled! How
ever those who are responsible for
the precious six inches of growing
soil. the layer of survival, have de-
veloped new sense of responsibility
unto themselves. The responsibility
of being people.
This is historical trend that is
seeing it's fulfillment in the 196O's.
1t began with the custom of barn
raising. No new family could begin
on the soil without the neighbors
helping the new couple.
Until the collapse of the financial
strength of Wall Street and the St.
Paul grain exchanges in the 1905
the farm people additionally allowed
the cities to assume responsibility for
financial matters. The food producers
had a rude awakening to obligations
which they thought were being cared
for by the urban jewellers. They suf-
fered cruelty for this mistake.
The old principle of helping out
with the barn had to be reinstated.
Co-operatives were formed with only
the economic lever of providing for
some of their own consumption. Co.
op products are now eagerly sought
after for their quality, along with
their fitting into the budget of the
family farmer. Only by realizing their
role as consumers can the food pro-
ducers come out of the economic
doldrums. Under the leadership of
Farmers Union the co-operatives en-
tered the industrial economy. Case
line, oil, tires, tractors, refrigerators,
on and on the list extends. Industrial
energy is being applied to the top
soil by the families who are on the
soil itself.
The daily press is carrying stories
of the promotions of Knapp and
Webb. Hopes have been raised high
that the City of New York's Wall
Street can revitalize Anaconda with
a steel mill, rolling mill, and cement
plant.
The engineering studies, market
analyzing, and political and tax eli
mate seem favorable. The test is
New York has the money.
For the people in Anaconda it will
be more than just cruel if the money
boys don't have faith in their indus
trial abilities.
Now I want to get to the point of |
this column. While checking out GER
tain state expenditures on advertis-
ing which Planning Board Director
Ebert o. Sowerwine is planning with
Doris Stocker of the State Highway
department it came as
IN odd chance 1 was attracted to data
IN phosphate fertilizer. (The Plan
ling Board inserts will go into 10000
If the 'Your Montana Vacation"
pointing out the recreation
facilities here TO potential industrial
SITS who wish to have happy en-
,loyees)
The sorry status of affairs was
Jews to me. The only phosphate pro-
essing equipment is being removed
rom Anaconda to Idaho to go into
he J. P. Simplot operations. The
Bunker Hill Mining Co. of Kellogg
md the English interests in Trail,
;. c., have began intensive exploita-
ion of Montana's huge phosphate
Ieposits The Northwest Nitro Chem
cal at Medicine Hat, Alberta, ships
he ore 622 miles to it's new % million
ollar plant.
Ebert O. Sowerwne is paid $3.50
month, since August 81 when he
vas raised from $3.50, to be respon-
ible for the industrial development
f Montana. When pressing for more
Information on this basic fertilizer
omponent his office. questioned the
eed of processing plant in Mon
ana in the face of the surrounding
ompetition. Sowerwine has been Civ
ng orientation courses in the matter
f wages in Hong Kong and how we :
ould advance industrially if wages
f that level were acceptable to in
ustrial workers in Montana further