The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
Army Engineers Would Permanently
Evacuate All Low Lying Residential
Areas AsPart OF Flood Control Plan
WASHINGTON, Feb. s. (UI

WASHINGTON, Feb. s. (UP).
Permanent evacuation Of LOVELY
ing residential districts along the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers was
advocated today by army enei-
neers as part Of the nationwide
flood control plan.
Engineers said districts which
are inundated at the first over
flow of big streams should be
zoncd for commerce and industry
or converted into public parks.
President Roosevelt discussed
plans for a gigantic national wa
ter conservation and food proven
ton program yesterday with Ar
thur E. Morgan, chairman Of the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Morgan said the president call
cd on him for his views on how
lessons learned in development OF
the iva "unifed plan" for the
Tennessee river could be applied
on a national scale to "bring or
der into the flood control situa-
ton"
Co Mr.. Roosevelt and the IVA
head, WHO is involved in bitter
fcud over electric power policy
with iva Power Director Davii
E. Tilienthal, conferred for an
hour and n half over o White
House luncheon table.
The conference aroused spccu-
la,ion that the president may have
sought to restore harmony in the
IVA directorate by Offering Nor
gan the job of directing the pro-
posed large-scale flood prevention
work. Morgan declined to discuss
this possibility with reporters.
ave got around to talking
about several things" he said
when asked If he had discussed
iva policy with the president.
Despite persistent reports that
Morgan will resign his IVA
chairmanship as result OF his
long controversy with Lilienthal,
close friends describe him as de-
termined to stick and carry on his
zone man" struggle for a more
conciliatory policy toward private
utilities. He is represented as feel
ing that he cannot honorably quit
the IVA even to take charge OIL
a new flood control agency.
Mr.. Roosevelt for more than D
year has STAYED off a final show,
down in the Morgan-Lilienthai
feud which now has reached what
officials describe as an "intoier-
able state" Lilienthal is debating
for iva a "big stick" policy OF
omen competition with private
Utilities. by sale of its electricity
al low "yardstick" rates through
municipality owned distribution
systems. Morgan favors further
Efforts for a compromise to pro-
.ect both public and private in
.erests. .,
Their quarrel was intensified
,y expiration yesterday Of . con-
,ract between IVA and Common
wealth and Southern corporation,
holding company controlling sew
raj operating utilities in the
IVA area, for interchange Of
bower and guarantees against
competition in specified areas.
Commonwealth and southern
,eld out for assurance that any
lew contract be based OF o solu-
ion that would avert destructive
competitive warfare for the same
customers. The IVA insisted that
he contract be limited to the in
exchange and purchase Of pow
r.,
Morgan declined to comment
IN the contract expiration or the
deadlock foreshadowing a bitter
battle for survival between the
IVA and the private utilities.
1t was considered likely that
he IVA chairman put his side
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