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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1933
Page
2
President Roosevelt and Hugh S. Johnson push a national recovery campaign with state and district boards guiding codes and re employment via public works funding. Large allotments, including 63 million for Grand Coulee dam, target jobs, wages, and anti crime efforts nationwide.
The United States moves toward individual trade agreements after the London conference. Secretary Hull returns from London and prepares to push a plan to reduce trade barriers, with reciprocity and quotas shaping negotiations. Wheat acreage reductions are proposed with incentives to farmers, totaling up to 136 million dollars in cash payments if farmers contract to cut plantings.
Survey of the Fort Peck dam site will not be completed until October when a report on the river project goes to Washington. Frost killed school gardens at Rocky Boy agency July 20 as temperatures rose to 81 and fell to 45. Delegates from Stillwater county heard assurances of an improved road between Columbus and Absarokee. Bozeman was chosen for the 1934 convention and H Van Dorn of Missoula elected Montana Order of Moose president at Havre. Cascade County wheat farmers favor reduced acreage for two years. Carbon County may build three Clark Fork bridges under the public works act, per C C Bowlen. Rodent control headquarters moved to Billings with O E Stephl directing. Fire departments statewide to receive 32849 in premiums. Montana section of the American Water Works association won the Nicholas B Hill trophy. Two units of the Anaconda zinc plant to reopen soon, about 225 part time jobs. Green Meadow farm sale at Helena to P A Stanley for 90000. 6800 acres, 2000 irrigated. Gas tax up nearly 20000 in July, total 374282 for seven months, 78225 below last year. Public works hiring to be drawn from counties under national recovery act.
Representatives from oil coal steel and other industries clash in Washington over code formation. Oil men favor federal regulation of prices but Johnson delays price fixing until production controls are assessed. Coal code faced disruption from a large miners strike in southwestern Pennsylvania, with Governor Pinchot deploying state troops. Edward F. McGrady to investigate labor unrest in the strike zone for the National Coal association.
Dr A L Strand head of the state college entomology department warns Bozeman residents that with widespread hoppers this year and favorable egg laying weather next spring could bring a large brood. He urges farmers to prepare now to avoid repeated crop losses and notes past damage due to late action.
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