Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-05-06
Alfred Instructed to Com municate with Chief of
 Reclamation
GOVERNMENT MAY
 BUILD POWER LINE
Recent Interview of Towle Has Effect of Exciting
 Enthusiasm

Believing that Globe can secure cleo tric power from Roosevelt and. that the city can successfully operate munic. ipal light and power plant, plan was launched by the members of the city council last night to carry out the stupendous proposition of supplying electricity to Globe and the Globe dis trct through a branch of the municipal government.
 Although it was realized by the members of the city council that they can do little toward carrying out this monster project during the remainder of their administration, they felt that the plan could be launched at once, in order that the incoming council might have clear sailing in carrying out the proposition and as the result, took ac- tive steps toward Investigating the matter.
 City Attorney N. NJ. Alfred was in structed to communicate at once with Lewis R. Hill, chief engineer of the reclamation service, to secure data re- garding the probable terms on which power can be secured from Roosevelt, the amount of power which can be ob- tained and the probable cost of bring ing the power to Globe and distributing it through the district as well as other information on the subject.
 Act on Towle Report
 The investigation of the matter by President F. F. TOwle of the chamber of commerce and the apparent feasibil- ity of bringing power to this city from Roosevelt, as disclosed by his investi- gations, is mainly responsible for last night s action of the city council.
 The plan was looked into several months ago by Mayor Kinney, but at that time there was apparently little possibility of this city being able to secure power from the dam. As condl- tions have apparently changed, every member of the council who was present at last night $ session, seemed highly in favor of carrying out the power project, and it is not unlikely that Globe as a municipality, and not private corpor- ation, will control the distribution of electric power when "juice V is eventu- ally brought to this district from the big inland reservoir.
 At the present time, the Pacific Gas & Electric company of Phoenix Is se- curing electricity from Roosevelt for 1la cents per kilowatt, or approximate ly one and one e-seventh horse power, per hour The government built the trans mission line from Roosevelt to Phoenix, at this contract price. Whether or not the government will be willing to con struct much shorter and less expen- sive transmission line to Globe is q matter which an investigation must de termine There is apparently a good chance, however, that such line might be built to Globe by the government.
 Hill Gave Assurance
 Engineer Hill assured President Towle of the chamber of commerce that Globe could secure power from Roosevelt and that very good rate could be secured, the rate depending upon the amount of power contracted for. As the result, this city should be able to secure cleo tric power at Roosevelt, build trans mission line to Globe if necessary, in stall transforming station here and distribute the "juice' through the city at cost which would effect saving of one-half on the present rates and at the same time not only earn a profit sufficient to pay the interest on the ln- vestment but to pay off the necessary bonded indebtedness within short time.
 Such is the feeling of the members of the present city council and 1t isl