New-York tribune., 1922-10-28
Answers Charge of Demo.
Gratis That Republicans
Would Give Resources
OF State to ssInterests''
Aid to Better Farming
Governor Points Out Need
Of Improved Methods
ais Well as Legislation
From a Stag Correspondent

S~-~~SSN w lie PIGSSHt 6uIIIlH-
lstratlon for the development of the
states water power provide the great
est possible instrument for the reguIa-
ton and control Of public utilities, and,
instead of turning over the states re-
sources to the interests" as charged
by the Democrats, afford an unparal-
eied opportunity to "bust the trusts
Governor Miller declared tonight.
1T means light, heat ard power for
general distribution to all Of the peo-
pie OF this state. the city dweller and
the farm dweller alike" he said. at
means that this light, heat and power
Will ne cheaper 1t means the great
modern conveniences which electrical
power brings, and it means the druid
gerry of the housewife avoided or elimi-
mated"
The completion of the scheme, the
Governor indicated, would mean a gen
eral lowering of public utility rates,
because the price charges for state
power would be held down by state
regulating body, which would set a rate
that the utility companies would have
to meet or go out of business.
Fruits of Work Are Near
"The project is so vast that much
time will be required to consummate
1T, but the fruits of the work already
done are nearer than people realize"
he added. "The foundation has been
laid for the development Of the vast
potential resources Of the state, by
private initiative, it is true, but under
such safeguards and under such con-
troll and regulation as tc insure the
f,Il1 hnno{1t f,f% -
public, and to all of the public. Incl
the water power over to the interests,
by a simple provision municipalities
are given preferential rights to pur-
chase for their citizens any water
power development at a price to be
fxcA by public authority.
"The plans are already formulated
for the beginning Of this great enter
prise. There is 100000 potential
horsepower on the interior streams and
100000 to 100000 potential power
still undeveloped on the boundary
streams. This represents 30,000,000 to
40,000,000 tons of coal saved to the
consumers every year."
The distribution of the electrical en-
ergy which will effect so great a
change In the lives of the citizens of
this state, the Governor told the at
tentive audience of nine hundred per-
sons who heard him in the high school
auditorium, will be by means of an
lines which will reach all over New
York, from the western end of the
state to New York City.
Alongside this record of constructive
planning the Governor then placed the
record of his opponents in the same
field, and asserted that all that the
Democrats had ever done toward the
utilization of the states water power
had been to talk about it.
Democrats Have Done Nothing
"Water power development has
hitherto been subject solely for politi-
cal discussion, while we have made it
a problem to be solved in such fashion
as to render service to all the people
of the state" he said. "My adver-
saries are talking now about develop
ment by the state itself. They have
been talking about that subject for
more than a quarter of century, and
they have not taken one single step to
develop one kilowatt Of energy.
They have not even made the
initial study that would enable them
to make guess Of how many hundreds
OF millions the state would have to
invest in that vast undertaking. Yet
they charge that we have delivered the
water power of the state to the power
interests. What we have done is to
bring the power interests under con-
troll" and then, turning from water
power to agriculture, the Governor
said; There are two ways in which
agriculture can be helped.
Ihe state can do something, first
OF all, by putting business in the con-
duct of the state government. The
farmers car. do most by putting busi-
ness into their methods. There are
many people who make specious claims
concerning what the state can do for
Its citizens, but the truth is that in
the struggle of life the citizens them
selves can do most for themselves, and
in our scheme of things it was intend
ed that they should.
In putting business in the state gov
errment the present state administra-
ton has done most for the farmers by
lifting load Of taxes for the farms
and the homes. Under the preceding
administration that burden was in
creased $22,000,000 Under the present
administration it was reduced last
year $l3,000,000 and this year $16000,-
NV q eotdk ACiiCA VI 9GJ3OtVyUUU III
direct taxes, and we do not propose to
stop there.
Aid for Fruit Growers
Turning to what the farmer can do
for himself, this is great fruit sec
tion," the Governor continued. "The
apple growers of Oregon market their
products in the East, shipping across
the continent, while / am told that in
this section of the state apples have
been rotting ON the trees or the
ground. That shows lack Of business
methods. What the apple growers o.
Oregon have done in reaching market
5000 miles away, the fruit growers of
New York State ought to do with
market at their door. What they need
to do is to practice better methods of
sorting@and grading their product, and
then, IN cooperation, to store and
market it, so that right distribution is
secured instead of gluts in one place
with the product rotting and short
unable 90 obtain supply.
The state can do something, and is
doing something, in this regard b
getting daily information as to the
supply and the prices at various mar
kets and distributing that ipforma-
tion immediately to the producers. The
farmers themselves can do more in
cooperation by applying to their bus
mess the same business methods
which the merchant and the manufac-
turer apply to their business. 1t is
question of order, method and dis
tribution.
"The state has been encouraging
the cooperative movement, and is Is
we'll advanced. In this matter the
state may aid, but cannot do what the