The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-08-18
Governors OF
5 States Meet
N. w. Executives OF
Planning Council

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adjournment hour. the Washing
ton state Planning Council dis
cussed = variety - vital subjects.
running al the way from public
power control 10 the problem ere
sted by South Carolina settlers
~ the eut-oysr non-sgriculturs
lands IN Sksgit county
Power Issue Up
The power issue. not on the
program, VAS presented BY Fran
CTS 4. LsSourd. Of Seattle: Il. n
Walker. n Cheney and J "
Arthur Of Eugene. Ore represent
ing the Northwest Public Power
association
They made a vigorous appeal 70
the council for support OF a. in
dependent board with headquarters
here To administer northwest
public power policy.
Though the discussion continued
for some time no definite action
was taken. Miller FTeeman Sc
attic member Of the council. sug-
gssted that members OF the power
association. get IN touch with
Secretary Harold Ickes when he
comes to Washington in Septem-
her TO look over the power situa-
ton. That suggestion did not help /
much, as Secretary Iekes is the
chief hacker of bill now before
congress To control public power .
NJ the country from Washington, I
n. c.
Informal discussions following
the meeting indicated that there
IL a difference of opinion as to
how public power enterprises can
best be made To serve the people
There is some feeling that too
many local boards and COM
missions might develop conflicts
which would be harmful
Land Question Probed
Ed. Davis. director Of the state
department Of conservation and
development. presented a brief re-
port on the Investigations being
made In connection with the de-
velopment Of the Columbia basin
lands. The investigation is still in
progress
Typical Of the Investigations
that are being made in other parts
of Western Washington. W. A.
of Sedro-W oolley. report
ed on the survey made in Skagit
county. He pointed out that as
the timber recedes, farming goes
up. While that is generally con-
sidered a desirable development. 1t
also presents serious problems be
cause of the lack of a system Of
land classification.
In Skagit county the biggest
land settlement problem now is
that created by settlers from
South Carolina. who have been To-
rated on n-agricultursl logged
or lands on which 1t is impossible
to make a living
Cities In n Dilemma
Mayor Harry P. Cam, Of Ia
roma. chairman Of the Puget
Sound Regional Planning COM
protested to the board
that cities unable to put up local
contributions are receiving the
ions share of appropriations for
community facilities in defense
areas. He pointed out that many
essential to the de-
iense program might not he able
10 put up any money At all and
therefore are left out of the pro-
gram.
Chairman DelanO of the ma
tional resources hoard, prom
ised that the question raised
nv Mayor Cain will he >eri- \
ously considered. z
Mrs. Lulu p. Haddon. Of Brem- I
'rton. member Of the state |
'enate. appealed for better nous
ne and school facilities at Brem- I
'rton. She declared that notwith-
standing federal aid already given '
here is still serious housing
problem in Bremerton and school
ABILITIES are becoming increas-
ngly deficient. i
Shy at Housing
Members Of the commi ssion did u
lot agree that large expenditures >,
or housing to build up what might >
'ecome ghost town when the de- =,
ense emergency IS over is the way -
o meet the problem They sug- :,
.ested instead development Of 9
'etter transportation facilities 10 :
hvide the housing and school "
'roolems with nearby cities That "
involved such projects as the re-
Of the Tacoma Mar =
ows bridge. q