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

gagged in developing and marketing
fertilizer in other states. Instead of
writing off the need for phosphate
fertilizer processing plant IN Montana
he should be alerting that 10000 farm
family organization of the potentials
of eliminating English and other
middlemen and providing jobs for
fellow Montanans via such a develop
ment.
/ A phosphate plant. could utilize
large amounts of electric energy now
held at captive dump rates at federal
generators such as the Canyon Ferry
Dam near Helena.
Public Utility Districts would free
this energy for local industrial de-
velopment.
I believe that Montana phosphates
are of such Importance that the Ma
tional Farmers Union should be in
vited to make full investigation of
the potential.
The people of responsibility, the
producer of the family
farms, must be encouraged to enter
a new industrial field of mining and
chemical production to give stability
to the industrial development picture
in Montana.
The election of Paul Cannon as
Governor will hasten the stability of
Montana's economy. This is indicated
in his advertisements which show that
he will reorganize the Planning Board
to be an effective aid to all segments
of income-creating activities.
The family farmer in cooperation
with a more responsible state govern
ment can look forward to having help
with his problem of creating food
energy for a dynamic America and
a hungry world. The old barn raising
tradition is going to be effective in
creating employment for industrially
talented people. The consumer eco
nomic lever used by the people who
know how to cooperate can pry new
job opportunities open for Montanans
without resorting to Hong Kong wage
levels.
This great local economic leverage
must be utilized to make local oppor-
tunities. Backed by the credit of the
family farmers all over the nation the
bounty of Montana's mineral wealth
can be distributed to make life more
abundant generally, and not for the
special interests which only allow
on their inflationary terms.
tst
Wednesday picked up the infor-
nation on Highway Commission con-
5ract lettings in the construction of
ice because the regular source, In
formation Co-ordinator George Slime
vas out of town.
AS / left the construction office ]
discovered I was being followed by
Commission Chairman Harry Burns.
I stopped and faced Burns in the
narrow corridor.
He teetered ON his toes and his
,rown eyes bulged while his hands
at his sides. calculating
rom his mouth were compounded
with an admixture of OBJ
cenities.
My mind Immediately fled to the
nv western shows. This was the fast
st gun of the west, not a snook from
chinook, and 1 had better watch his
ands and fall to the ground when
he hand flicked to the holster mag
ned at his side.
The only coherent remark / was
BILE to discern was, ''You (censored)
ou're as yellow as you are red"
The s.outburst halted and he stood
here glowering in a quivering rage.
I spoke, "Mr. Burns, your nerves
re shot. You should see DOCTOR"
continued in this vein and as we
ounded the information desk he
ulled away from me. 1t was too bad
ompetent witnesses were not present
) hear his CALCULATIONS as to my
haracter.
Mr.. Burns, Mr.. Burns" | called
own the hall after him as he headed
ito the commission secretary's Of
ice. AS / entered Burns had dis
ppeared into the commission cham
ers. did not pursue the matter
1rther but remarked TO Jack Wheel
r. Doesn't it seem strange how we
er-vol1S ones seem to attract one