Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-29
MOVEMENT ON IN
EAST TO CRUSH
POWER MONOPOLY
Gov. PinchOt Sends Swing
Letter Outlining New
Plan

Congressman Phil Swing has been
in receipt of n recent letter from
Clifford Pinchot, governor Of Penn
svlv#nia. in which he embodies copy
Of report Of the Giant Power pro-
ject in that state. in which he is
prime mover. 1t is plan set on
foot in Pennsylvania which has for
its purpose the ending of discrimi-
nation by electric companies against
the farmer and the small consumer
of power. It is nation wide in its
application. say Governor Pinchot,
and if made effective. will insure
, cheaper and more abundant electric
, ity throughout the country without
favoring the big user at the expense
of the little one.
The proposition parallels the
/ Boulder Dam power project i'll that
its chief aim is TO lift the power
monopoly out Of the hands Of a few
and dispense power to the masses
at cheaper rates than ever before.
, The movement indicates that not
alone in the southwest is the matter
of power and power rates becoming
pressing issue, but that every
where more and more attention is
! being given this important issue.
/ Governor Pinchot s.lettcr to Swing
follows:
"Giant Power is a plan for sup
! plying electric current for every
| purpose to the people of America in
ate>~1bundance and at cheaper
rat@| than ever before. 1t includes
| We production Of electricity in enor-
/mous quantities, partly from water
! powers but chiefly at huge coal burn
! ing central power stations near the
mouths Of mines; the pouring of
J that electricity as it were into a
| great pool Of power for the ser
vice of ALL and the saving of the
valuable byproducts Of coal burned
! for power. 1t aims to assist and
hasten the rapid expansion Of elee-
| tric service.
Would Halt Monopoly
"The Giant Power plan under
i takes to prevent the nation wide
| electric monopoly now almost form
! ed from acquiring Industrial, com
mercial, financial, and political con-
troll Of this nation. It does not aim
at public ownership, but demands
that in all plans for electric devel-
1 opment that public interest shall
receive first consideration. Through
/ effective public regulation it pro-
I 70 III nj
! to the present unfair discrimination
| in rates in favor of few great us
! ers of electricity and against mod
crate and small users through which
: the latter are made to pay cxtor-
tionate charges.
.Super power is the name chosen
+ by the electric magnatcs for theii
own" set up of u nationwide clec
/ tric monopoly. Giant Power and
super-power are as different as 4
tame elephant and wild one. One
is the friend and fellow worker Of
man the other, at large and ln-
controlled. may be dangerous en-
envy. The place for the public is on
the neck of the elephant. guiding its
movements, not on the ground help
less under its knees.
Giant Power means regulation
by the people of the coming cleo
tric monopoly. Super-power means
control of the people bv the monop-
! oily. The principal object of super
! power is profit for the companies
not benefit for the public-and ii is
on the way to being realized with a
rapidity which it is difficult fully
to understand. If we are to have
Giant Power instead Of super-power
/ development in the interest of all
instead OF development in the in
tercst of Il few-the time in which
to make sure of it is very short.''