Hamiota Echo in Hamiota, Manitoba

Manitoba's Postwar Drive to Build Rural Industry and Prosperity

Mr. Herbert Cottingham, chairman of the Manitoba Power Commission, urged a shift from farming alone to diversified industry in rural Manitoba. He cited low rural wealth, high tariff effects, and wartime production needs, calling for local manufacturing, wood and printing plants, and regional cooperation to retain farm income and expand jobs across Steinbeck, Morden, and other towns.