Evening star., 1936-09-06
POWER SESSION
TO DRAW EXPERTS
FROM g COUNTRIES
Capital to Become Clearing
House for Opinion on Pro-
duction and Control.
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
AT MEETING FRIDAY
Talk to Be Followed by Turning
on Power at Boulder Dam
for First Time.

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Washington this week becomes the
worlds clearing house for all knowl-
edge and opinion on the subject of
power production, distribution and
control.
With the Third World Power Con-
ference as the sounding board, experts
from So countries are scheduled to
assemble here to voice their views on
all ASPECTS of the power question. They
will discuss, for instance, not only
the technical problems of production
and distribution, but also the social
and economic complications involved
in private VS.. public ownership, pri-
vate VS.. public regulation. planning.
conservation and consumption.
AS high lights Of their week-long
visit in Washington. they will be ad-
dressed by President Roosevelt next
Friday afternoon with his speech to b.
followed Immediately by the ceremony
of turning on the power at Boulder
Dam for the first time. Mr.. Roose-
welt will throw a switch in Washington
to start operations at the dam.
Cabinet Members to Speak.
Other featured addresses are sched-
uled by Secretary Of State Hull to-
morrow night and by Secretary of In
terror Ickes, Owen D. Young and Floyd
L. Carlisle, chairman of the board Of
Consolidated Edison Co., on Thursday
night. The Thursday night meeting
will be a giant banquet in which the
outer waiting room of the Union Sta
ton is being transformed into huge
dining hall capable Of serving more
than 5000 persons.
Concurrently with the power confer
ence will run sessions of the Second
Congress on Large Dams, with many
engineering authorities on construction
problems taking part In both meetings.
One of the sessions most important
to American delegates will be that of
the closing morning when speakers will
review national power and resource
policies. The situation in this country
will be presented by Carlisle, speaking
for private industry, and George Soule
Of the New Republic, who will favor
public development of power resources.
Papers on this same issue are at hand
from authorities in France, Argentina,
Austria, Sweden and Germany, among
others. All have faced the same prob
lem and are solving it in different
manners.
Organized In 1924.
The World Power Conference was
organized in 1924 and held its session
Of that year In London. Six years
later second conference vas held In
Berlin, at which time the organiza-
ton was invited to hold the 1896 ses-
sion in washington. Sponsorship Of
the conference is shared jointly by
the Government and the private power
industry, cooperative arrangement:
that assures this years delegates Of
full presentation of contrasting the
ories in so far as the power problem
in America Is concerned.
At the close of the sessions here,
many Of the foreign delegates will
make q tour of inspection of the
giant power yardstick projects now
being developed by the Federal Gov
ernment.
Delegates began arriving yesterday,
some Of the foreign groups having
already made inspection tours of these
projects. A large delegation also Is
expected to make q trip today to
Conowingo, Md, and Safe Harbor, Pa,
for inspection Of power developments
at those points.
The largest delegation at the con-
ference is expected to be that from
Germany, with 125 in its member
ship. The English delegation will
be in excess Of 100 and the French is
expected to number IS.
Approximately 80 japanese will at
tend the meeting, a score from Po-
land, a half dozen from South Africa,
is from Italy and more than a hun
dred from South and Central America.
Program for Week.
The weeks program of the confer
ence and congress follows:
Monday-Conference consideration
of coal and petroleum products in two
afternoon sessions. Executive session
Of International Commission on Large
Dams. The joint opening session will
be held at $50 pm. to hear Secretary
Hull.
Tuesday-Morning sessions on de-
velopment of power resources anc OF
International Executive Council. Elec-
trio and gas utilities problems will be
discussed in afternoon.
Observation-Disclosures of regula-
ton of utilities and conservation of
coal and petroleum. A dinner party
at Congressional Country Club Is
planned for the International Execu-
tive Council and the Commission on
Large Dams.
Neutrality-suspicious. planning, utili-
zation Of water resources and integra.
ton Of utilities to be discussed by
conference while congress debates
foundation problems for dams. Ban
quet for all delegates at Union Sta
ton in evening.
Friday-Rural electrification among
subjects on morning agenda. All dele
gates to attend presidential appear
ance in afternoon.
Saturday-Review of national pow
er and resources policies. Joint clos
ing session in afternoon.