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way from Louisiana and Florida to
Wlthln a few miles of the Canadian
border. And plans under way call for
lnterconnectiOns that will extend the
projected system of interconnection tn
practically all Southern States, to
many Midwestern States and to sew
eral Western States
The connected system will tben
traverse the Eastern half Of the conn.
try IN this wise: From the Canadian
boundary to st. Cloud. Mimi: from
st. Louis to Viroqua, Wis; from vi
roqua to Apple River, ILL.,; from Apple
River to Crystal Lake, ILL.,; from Crys.
tai Lake to Blue Island, ILL.,: from
Blue Island to Michigan City, Ind:
from Michigan City to South Bend,
Ind; from South Bend to Lima, Ohio:
from Lima to Glen Lyn, Va. from
Glen Iyn to Roanoke, Va; from Roa-
noke to Danville, Va; from Danville
to RoXboro, N. c., and to Durham
y. G.; from Durham to Tallulah Falls,
Ga; from Tallulah Falls to the Ala
bama State line; from the Alabama
State line to Pensacola, Fla; also
from the east Alabama State line
through Selma, Ala, to Jackson.
Miss, and from Jackson to Mon.
roe. La.
Some of the principal power COM
panies whose lines are connected to
make this countrywide system are
the Minnesota Power and Light Co,
st. Cloud Public Service Co., Northern
State Power Co., Wisconsin, Minnesota
Power and Light Co., GAINESVILLE Elec-
trio Co. Southern Wisconsin Electric
Co, Wisconsin Railway, Light and
Power Co., Public Service Co. of
Northern Illinois Power and Light
Corporation, Northern Indiana Gas
and Electric Co., Indiana and Michi-
gan Electric Co., Indiana General
Service Co., Ohio Power Co., the Ohio
Service Co, West Virginia Water and
Electric Co. Appalachian Power Co.,
Roanoke Electric and Railway Co.,
Carolina Light and Power Co., South
ern Power Co, Georgia Railway and
Power CO., Alabama Power Co., Mis-
sissippi Power and Light Co., and
Louisiana Power and Light Co.
Various Plants Connected.
The story pointed out that this
plan would connect the hydro-elec-
trio plants, the large steam general
ing plants in and near the coal fields,
and the great steam-generating plants
where the natural gas fuel supply
flows at high pressure from the earth
beneath the boilers.
Reference was made to the fact
that 70 per cent of the country 5
water power, developed and undevel.
oped, is west of the Mississippi River,
principally in the Rocky Mountain
region. while 70 per cent of the coun
try's industries are to the east OF
the Mississippi River. Declaring that
the water power, developed and un
developed, in the South can be easily
delivered where it can be advan
tageously used by industry, the story
said that with it's adequate power
supply, the South is certain, and al
no distant day, to become a great
industrial section"
One of Mr.. Mitchells associates
pointed out that for every dollar Of
revenue which an electric company
receives it must in concentrated
steam electric developments frs
make an investment of at least 81
and in the case of hydro-electric de
velopment sometimes as much as 81
He asserted also that demands OF
electric companies for service has
more than doubled every five years
Long Active I'm Field.
Mr.. Mitchell organized the Elec
trio Bond and Share Co. 20 year:
| ago to handle securities of public
| utilities, principally electric com
panies. Mr. Mitchell told the Journa
| that, although the Electric Bond ant
Share Co. supervises the operations
| of groups of electric companies il
| 80 States, it is not a holding com
pany and does not control a singh
one of them.
Mr.. Mitchell is also a director o
the Southeastern Power and Ligh
Co. and of numerous other publi
utilities as we'll as a number o
other corporations.