Evening star., 1924-01-08
1HLMAN PRESENTS
BILL FOR BIC POWER
PLANT ON POTOMAC
MaryIander, With Moore of
Virginia, Seeks to Realize
Great Falls Project.
MEASURE is SUPPORTED
BY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Reminds Congress of Hearings in
1920 and 1921 by Federal
Commission.

PROVIDING for the DEVELOPMENT of
the water power of the Potomac
river at and near the Great Falls to
provide light, heat and power for the
National Capital and adjacent terri
tory bill was introduced in the
House today by Representative Fred
n. Zihlman of Maryland, republican.
member of the House District com
mittee, after conferences with Rem
resentative r. Walton Moore of yir-
ginia, democrat. Representatives Zihl-
man and Moore represent the two dis
tricts closest to the National CAPITAL
and bordering on the proposed Great
rails power development
The bill, which has the support OF
the Engineer Corps of the Army and
the Federal Water Power Commits
sion' points out that by an act ap-
proved June 10, 1920, the Federal
Power Commission, thereby created.
was specifically authorized to inves-
cost and in detail the economic value
oI the power plant outlined in project
no. ., House document No. 400 OF
the Slxty-second Congress, third
session. This project was included
In the so-called Langfitt report nav
ing relation TO the development Of
the water power of the Potomac river
at and near Great Falls.
Hearings Are Recalled.
The zihlman bill also reminds Con-
gress that the Federal Power Com
mission held hearings in August, 1920,
and in February, 1921, and in addi-
tion intrusted to the office of the
chief of engineers, United States
Army, the duty of making the neces-
sary engineering studies and investi-
cations so as to enable the commits
sion to comply with the requirement
of the act.
In January 1921, Maj NJ C. Tyler OF
the Corps of Engineers, submitted to
the chief of engineers a comprehen-
slVe report. which the commission ap-
proved and presented to Congress
February II, 1921.
In its accompanying letter the COM
mission said: The federal power
commission recommends to the Con
eress that it authorize an immediate
start in the development of power in
accordance with the Tyler report. Our
study of the situation satisfies us that
all power SO developed will find a
ready market in the District of Colum-
bia and the circumadiacent territory
TO which it can be transmitted without
disproportlonate line loss or transmits
Sioii SSSlSNu IOSSs all OF winch ap-
peared in Senate document.
No Action Taken Yet. -
The Zihlman bill calls attention that
no action has yet been taken on the
recommendation of the commission or
in any manner on or in res pect to the
Tyler report
The Zihlman bill would authorize
and direct the Secretary of War to
cause to be constructed, all the nee
essary dams and other works for
the development of the waterpower
of the Potomac river at and near
the Great Falls in accordance with
the recommendations made by Mai.
Tyler in his report which has been
made Senate document, and within
the limitations therein provided so
that the hydro-electric energy gen
Grated may be made available for
the use of the government and for
the use of the people of the District
of Columbia at reasonable cost.
At the same time. Secretary of
Commerce Hoover declared use of the
Potomac river for water power de-
velopment along the lines of the pro-
posed superpower plan would not
involve scrapping of existing plants
The local power company would be
retained in operation and would be
hooked up with a greater power plant
somewhere along the upper reaches
of the Potomac.
Explaining the reasons which
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