MONTANANS AT THE NATION'S CAPITOL 



Sho'vn here withCongressman Jim Battin 

 is a delegation of Montana Soil and Water 

 Conservation District Officers on their 

 recent visit to Washington, D.C. They are 

 Carl Johnson, Frank Thompson, Charles 

 Lane, Elmer Lund, A.B.Linford, A.G. 

 "Slim" Slattery and Peter Jackson. 



These men also conferred with Congreee- 

 man Arnold Olsen, Senators Mike Mans- 

 field and Lee Metcalf , their staffs and other 

 government officials. Listed below are ex- 

 cerpts from reports they have made of their 



Carl Johnson 



Somewhere I read a book or saw a movie wherein "Mr. Deeds went to Washington". Sever- 

 al Mr. Deeds* from the Montana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts went to 

 Washington on March 16, 1968. 



Probably the biggest purpose of the trip was to acquaint our Montana Congressmen with 

 what we as members of the MASWCD are trying to do; some of the problems we must overcome; 

 how we proposed to solve them; and to ask for their help. 



We were very well recelvedl Through the efforts of our State President, Pete Jackson, 

 many of our appointments were set up In advance. A great deal of data was prepared by Pres- 

 ident Jackson and some phase of It was Introduced (in an Informal manner) by one of the del- 

 egates to each group or person with whom we had an audience. 



So much for "Introductory statements" — My personal opinion la that the Soil and Water 

 Conservation movement Is held In high esteem by our Montana Congressional Delegation. Any 

 information we send them Is greatly appreciated and well used. All of them agreed whole- 

 heartedly with what we are trying to do and what we had to present. 



We discussed Soil Conservation Service funding. Interpretation of P. L. 566, technical 

 ^slstance to districts, etc. and were assured of support in all these things. 



We were a small cry from out of the Wilderness, but we were heardi 



