The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-18

All PolOer Projects
 Are Going FoyzUard
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IA WAAA A 1-EW AF i The cost would run into billions. Norris said the courts decision should provide favorable reaction to his Mississippi authority bill. Other Projects in View Other TWAS have been proposed for: New York to consolidnte all the states power facilities; the St. Lave renee waterway; Maine authority around Passamaquoddy; the Ohio river valley; wabash valley author fly on the Wabash and White rivers; the upper Mississippi; the upper Missouri. A dam on the Tennessee above Paducah, Ky; White River authority in Arkansas and Mis- souri; southern Nevada authority utilizing Boulder Dam power; Ok- iaholna Grand valley; central vale ley in California; Pacific northwest tniflcation of Bonneville and Grand CouIee dams on Columbia river ita Oregon and Washington. President Roosevelt has held up congressional consideration of eli plans. until the administration could evaluate the results of its IVA ex- pertinent.
 New Impetus Given Although the supreme court passed only on the power-selling and trans- mission line erection at Wilson dam, and did not decide congtitutionality of it's 'gocial objectives," the decision was interpreted by New Dealers as giving new impetus to the other IVA proposals. The Bonneville Grand Coulee unihcation .il the Pacific northwest was one of the plans near est concrete start.
 Senators Homer Bone and Lewis schwellenbach, democrats from Washington, announced plans after the decision for starting Q campaign to amend the state constitution to give the state government power to construct its own transmission linels and sell power from. Grand Coulee. The courts ruling expressly gave constitutionality to the sale of power and erection Of transmission lines from federal dams constructed for 1haV1&AVkVkk OE AhatLUAAuA UCAStADCs
 Chief Counsel Speaks
 Edward H, Foley, Jr., chief counsel for the public works administration which is financing most of the fed- eral work, stated the government, under previous decisions, had the same authority on projects develop ing public lands. The national de- fense" ruling of the tribunal did not apply to any of the federal develop ments being constructed by the army engineering corps or the re- clamation bureau. Most of the funds for the work came from the $4,- 0o0, 900, ,OO0 work-relief appropria- ton of last year. The statute carried the explicit congressional provision that none of the money should be used for national defense"
 Projects Upheld
 The chief current projects upheld, with allotments to date, ultimate cost, power potentiality and reason for validation, were:
 Army engineering corps develop ments:
 Bonneville dam on Columbia river in Oregon; $32, 2,5OO, 900; $56, ,O00,- . 900: ll5,0O0 horsepower: navigation. Fort Peck dam on Missouri river in Montana; 5000, 900; $e4, ,00O, 900; 6l 900 horsepower; navigation with incidental small power production.
 Tygart dam, on Tygar river in West Virginia; a project to generate and distribute power, and to make stream navigable.
 Passsmaquoddy Dam
 Passamaquoddy dam, a plan to trap the Atlantic oceans high tides at Passport, Me-, and create power as they run out; s7,O00, 900; S36,000,- : 900; power unestimated.
 Passamaquoddy was not directly affected by the IVA decision. Army engineers supported its constitution ality by declaring the Maine legisla- ture would create Q state authority to administer the project. In addition, the engineers said the project would affect navigation since plans for the revervoir contained a lock permitting ships to enter the trapped bay where boat docks are in operation.
 Bureau of reclamation: Grand Coulee dam on Columbia river in Washington; 5000, 900; $55. .00o, ,0oO: 42,0O0 horsepower; navi- gation. ;
 Central Valley, Calif.; SIS, 5,OOO, 900; s170, 0.000 with Kennel power dam on the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers; irrigation of public lands. Boulder Dam Boulder dam on Colorado river in Nevada California borders; cost s10e. .0O0. 900 with power plant in- stalled; already upheld by supreme court on grounds 1t improved river navigation: irrigates public lands. Parker dam on Colorado river be- tween Arizona and California, ei3.- 000. 900 project with power: reclanla- ton bureau building as agent for Metropolitan water district of South ern California.
 Casper-Alcova on North Platte river in Wyoming; $l5.000. 900 ale loted: 92l 100000 ultimate cost in- cluding Seminole power dam: to ir- regate public lands.
 Lower Colorado river authority on Colorado river in Texas: e20. .000. 900 project with power in the Hamilton dam: reclamation bureau buniIding , fo ran authority created by state of Texas.
 Ready te Fight Cases
 With the federal power program safe over one major hurdle. govern ment attorneys turned attention to fighting the 52 non-federai eases. The suits have tied up more than one-sixth the PWA-iinaneed proi- ecas, and a test will be carried to the supreme court to make prece- dent to determine their fate. Most important is the attempt Of i've power companies to block the goy- ernment's es6.o00. GOO non-federal nlan to unite three NohfasIka hVdFo-