The Washington times., 1915-09-20
TO PUSH FIGHT FOR
GREAT FALLS PLANT
Chamber Of Commerce Con.
vinced That Time Is 0ppor.
tune, Despite Garrison.
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five to eight years at the outside. a
comparatively short time for an under
taking Of this proportion. The wisdom
Of postponirg so imnortant matter
is questioned Suppose the. accomplish
ment OF the work should require
longer period than should require a
the Government would be less able al
that time to bear the burden fnan:
cially-as a business proposition. would
1t seem wise to procrastinate!
Time Favorable.
1T is apparent that this 10 most
favorable time to begin the work OF
Increasing the water supply as we'll as
developing the power not only In view
Of the foregoing considerations. but be-
cause the National Administration az
we'll as the local administraaSn St,1a on ARE are
soon. The people Of the District OF Co
lumbia are strong for g and It is be-
iieved that Congress is favorably dis
posed to set the machinery In opera
"The next time such a favorable com
bination shall exist may be long after
the approximate date on which II is
agreed the work should be completed:
ut is believed that the proposition
alone tustif1cs the commencement OF the
work at the earliest possible moment.
Thought Feasible.
"As for the power feature. the worst
that Is said against N.is that the
economics Of 1t Is questioned In some
quarters. On the other hand. In other
quarters. and In much more tangible
ones, 1t Is considered to be In every
sense a feasible undertaking and logical
from an economic view. This ls mol
merely personal opinion. but tho ofr
cial conclusions OF a very efhcient ana
incidentally, expensive survey made un,
der the supervision Of the United
States Government at the instance OF
III the development Of the power is q
wise public policy for the future 1t IL
certainly wiser public policy iSf tnd nd
the greater amount Of benefit Will De
derived. The District government; the
Federal Government. and the people OF
the District Of Columbia are ready and
willing to receive lower rates for pow.
.'Tfe fact that 1t Is necessary or de-
sirable for the Treasury Department. &c
built .vans heat and ""Ss STSsr pan. %eTy act%a
present need for the existence Of tht
proposed Potomac power plant.
To Continue Probe.
Tine special Va ehS ~Ae'S
Der Of Commerce will continue Its IN
yestiRations to their conclusion ant
from the information already In hand
It appears that the Chamber will bt
justified in working arduously for I'm
mediate undertaking Of the Great Fails
I'VE appreciate the generous attitud'
assumed by Secretary Garrison in no
aligning himself against the propa po'a
vanda In any reSpeCt. He merely state
that he does not feel justified In Initial
ins ing the great task at this time. How
ever, he directly implies that in cas- 5,
the District Commtssioners see nj !. u
assume the responsibility. his depart
ment vii! cooperate.
ut is our intention to request a con
ference in the near future with the neV
District Engineer In charge or tn
aoueduct. which would likely have charg
Of the construction of the Great Fail
power plant. We shall offer to sery
him in any way we can IN Ills earl.
study of the question"