The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-10

trial engineer. Newspaper men
completed the group.
Schultz declared that with Ia
coma and Seattle ION the line"
Bonneville. and later Coulee
systems jointly could offer in
dustry of the U. S. the finest
quality of power, the largest
quantities in bulk, and the great
est variety of locations to meet
their requirements for sites, all at
the lowest cost.
He said that the conference he
and Carey had held with Tacoma's
superintendent. Kent, during the
morning had resulted in overcom-
ing almost all of the objections
raised against a Tacoma-Bonne-
vile intertie. He said that while
the first proposal made by Bonnie
vile had conformed to proposals
made to other potential contrac-
tors for Bonneville power, many
Of the restrictions objected to here
could be waived In the case of
Tacoma.
FIRST FOR SURPLUS
Kent admitted this was true, ex-
cept that Bonneville, he pointed
out, wanted first crack at any
surplus power Tacoma might
have. This, Kent said. might not
prove consistent with the best in
terests of the 15-year-old inter-tie
Tacoma has with Seattle city
light.
Seattle might want that excess
at the same time as Bonneville.
and in view of old relationships
and the success of the Seattle in
ter-tie, we would be reluctant to
give Bonneville prior rights" Kent
Indicated.
ENGINEERING PROBLEM
However, Schultz asserted this
probably could be ironed out as an
engineering problem, along with
various other engineering prob
lens which he considered not being
major obstacles He hoped Seattle
would come into the picture on the
same basis as Tacoma.
'Tn looking at the whole broad
regional base of this picture, can
not see this end of the line as any
thing but a joint operation with
Tacoma and Seattle as the key
point for the Puget Sound indus
trial area" Schultz said.
All of the experts seemed to
think a Tacoma Bonneville or Ia
coma Seattle Bonneville exchange
agreement as very simple thing
to arrange. Martin. Bonneville's
legal department representative,
indicated agreement could be
drawn In couple of days.
HERE Is PROPOSAL
In event 1t is entered into, this
would be the basis:
Exchange Of power when needed,
II available in opinion of the de-
livering agency, on a kilowatt-hour
for kilowatt hour basis without re-
gard to financial remuneration. up
to an agreed limit. Then drafts
for power in excess of the limit to
be on the standard Bonneville basis
Of rs mills per kilowatt hour, the
administration's fixed rate for
dump" power.
However. this arrangement would
be purely a mutual one to offset
shortages of power supply at either
end of the line or at any inter-
mediate point Of transmission, due
to line failures.
Schultz pointed out that Bonnie
vile power could not be brought
to furnish bulk industrial custom
ers in the Puget Sound area with
out constructing duplicate
transmission line from Vancouver,
(St- John's) subststion to Tacoma,
Renton or wherever the northern
swing of the line should terminate.
That. he said. would be very
expensive undertaking and would
greatly increase the cost Of pro-
ducing Bonneville power under the
postage stamp" arrangement
that Is. offering power anywhere
along the line at the same rates,
regardless Of how far from the