Evening star., 1928-06-13
GIFT OF UTILITIES
I TOCOLLEGE Barred.
Texas Public Service In
formation Chairman Says.
Power Firms Backed Survey.
BY the Associated Press.

TINS year thrOugn the SoQulnWeSbelL
Public Service ASsociatic1 to defra!
the expense of a survey Of rural cleo
trification, it was brought out while
c. w. Davis, chairman Of the Texas
Public Service Information Bureau
was on the stand today in the Fedora
Trade Commissions utility investiga'
tion.
Davis testified that his organization
aud the Southwestern Association
maintained close contact with all Texas
Davis testified that John e, Wag-
eoner. a mechanical engineer, connect
ed with Texas A. &, NJ College. con-
rSucted the survey of rural electriflca-
4ion in Texas on money paid through
the Southwestern Association to Texas
A g. M.
study Funds Listed.
A statement was submitted in con-
,,action With this testimony. In which
II was shown that $5,4l9 had been
snent this wear in the rural electritlca-
+ion survey from the funds OF tne
sso,Itbwestern Association. Collections
this YEAR amounted to $27,804. Another
statement introduced into the record
showed that in 1927 S3,24l was spent
for the rural electrification STUDY OUT
Of Sie.67e collected by the organi-
I1i; Davis said that the utility organization,
q, Tewas had thorough contact Win al
sTexas colleges. This contact. ne salo;
MAS through personal acquaintance o.
utility men with college ofi1cials, ano
that the utility organizations naintalLieo ne,
the contact in order 70 get young nle1
into the industry from the colieges anu
TO help solve the problems OF Naa'o"S
communities. 800 ortar
William C. Grant Of Dallas. director ot
tf,e Texas Public Service InformatloIn
Eureau. was excused, subject to recan.
DocuYnents introduced in connectlou
|z,ttIs the testimony of Mr.. Grant showed
that he had informed persons tnat ne
had nreuared stories for the use OF press
associations IN connection with puDhc
utility activities in Texas.
Addresses to Students.
He said that utility men addressed col
lere students and high school stuoenls
on utility questions ana wor1eo veg
closely with the institutions on an pIuD.
lens Of development. he CeSSnIeu s.aaS
the womens committee OF the oreaIllxsa -
fioY, worked IN the schools; tnat tne
,,tiI;tv orcanizations trained the women
e. make speeches in the common scnoois,
end that when the utility companies
Ssc,Ild rot get women from their employ
-uyyao could deliver certain types o.
sneeches they obtained the women from
t1e outside. such as home economic e1-
7ss. The witness said that the Texas utii-
stv ORGANIZATIONS were not 50 WORRIED
siaoaTf government ownership, put Lnat
trey foped in the publicity work tney
were doing they had succeeded u COLI
veyirg TO the people OF Texas tnat puo,,
lie utilities we're better than munlclpass
ownership Of utilities. The coneges oa
Texas are for the Development OF 1ex1s, -:
the witness said, adding mat S42O.vvo So
fs hei1e spent to advertise Texas. DAVIS
Fisd not say where the S45O.OOO was
coming from or how It was being spent.
Denies Set Policy.
ravss testified he did not think the
Professors of the Texas colleges mao
9gnD0sed government ownership ann
a6ded that the Texas companies nad
r,siffgated contacts with them Tor fne
hcnefIt N the communities. young coli
lee rsserl and Tor Texas as a whole. he
go f5s organization had no set policy
to foster opposition 70 government own
Davis testified that the Southwestern
Association represented Texas, L0uisi-
ara. Mississippi, Arkansas and Okla-
homa. He said that the distriDution O
pamphlets By the Texas PUBIC ceEslCe
Bureau was merely fncloenI1i - ~
qyuoifc relations work carried on through
fec4ureg. dramatic clubs and notion PIC"
fs1res Ia schools. He said a home sery-
fce section gave instruction on utliity
matter relating TO home economies.
Davis said one professor from South
ern Methodist University a. Dallas at
tended q utility convention AZ New
(lrIezns at the expense Of the organi-
zation, bat sid he could not remember
his name.
gidrey J. BaIlinger Of San Antonio.
director Of the Southwest DIVISION OF
the National Electric Light Association,
testified that his organization spent $i3,-
coo last year in Texas, Louisiana, Ms
sassppa. Arkansas and Oklahoma IN pdo-
lic relations work and that $4,000 was
10 be spent this year under the naloges
yiasa. He said that one ~ the purposes
~ flig ORGANIZATION was 70 get in con-
fact with the schools and that the pi1r-
pose had been carried out 70 some ez-
fesat through speakers and distribution
Sk literature His organization was
formed in 1921 and It's expenses were
ongy 1z,250, but they were increased
gradually 70 the present buoEet oI
azg0O0 He said his organization had
paid the expenses Of q great many pro-
lessons 70 q meeting in New Orleans
snd submitted tE1c minutes Of the meet
ing which listed the professors.
A document was introduced into tue
record which showed thai II. b. Flowers
oF New Orleans, chairman of tne
Southwest Division Of the National
Electric Light Association, had request
ed the national organization 70 appfo-
pirate szT $50 for work in that division
for 1877 ard 1919. II pointed out that
the division wze entitled ~ 80 per cent
os the amount of money collected from
utility companies IN stE area, which
woaId De $4,000.
Report on Speeches.
A report of the public speaking com.
lnltsee of fEae E0utsweEtefn division ol
fqe National Electric Light Association
foY fs1g was introduced which showed
that IN that year z4s65l persons tn
AYkAn1as, Louisiana, Mississippi, Okla.
fsonsz and TEXAS l1aA listened " 2.5zz
pabSse Utility speeches.
'Tfae YeggFt SAID that I'm the states
EznagG 1fykDpaesE csztfNt ofkAfiiA@tbLf}
for public speaking had been accoYn-
ps3xfSee EslYyeys ha6 been MADE IN
each " tl9e states ~ disclose the use-
falTesS % public speaking activities
zB1 opportunities, the report said, add
ING that mort NJ tgae larger companies
were Developing speakers through classes
snc through inducing t1ettef alquaiDs.
skaes with the sEduE1sy 9A TIE part gi
tsAe De0pse In IT,
In mast instances where the speaker
sss6 the occasion are such - ~ ngAkf
the egsGss n IeWg value the news,
pagers care for the publicity of the t@lii
With 1a0E9tnaI sTaeovT agenaEIgt from ttgs
C0lnpAsy on organization sp0glE0ftng TN
talk" the Eeggrt read I'm uasny In
stances summaries of the talks sEs
delivered " the pFs6e Ia advance
MaAa eaaGRaKAaeA are gF1naDtlEll