The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1943-06-11
Let's Explore"

The that the army engineers going to explore
other possibilities of development of water storage Tor IN
power production Bonneville and Grand Couee is
gratifying and comforting large number of Montana ct
zens directly indirectly interested in retaining the Flat
head lake is. This proposed "eXporing signifies
the opposition met in Montana has borne fruit and in
Inmates that strong possibility that the project of
raising the lake close to abandonment
discussion of the project of raising the level OF
that lake for water storage the production additional
electric power heard questions propounded by
why the the did not utilize the
wafer storage of the Fort Peck dam for the development
power right carry by transmission line from there
to wherever needed Probably most of those raising
+ question were as honeesslv ignorant of the processes in
voved the development and transmission OF electric power
this writer hasens to admit that he is But those folks
this writer still contend that have right to do some
Exploring"
We can premise that the Montana Power
Company found profitable to from Great Falls
while it under construction Moreover
of transformation has been disseminated there is
of potential undeveloped electric
existence result of the DAM That is has not been de-
veoped yet be charitable enough to assume is
because there has been existing need But if is not
great potentaly then have great compe
for the tabled Baron Munchausen in this state If it
then gnoamuses backed by solid TACT
in speculation. be profitaby transmitted the dis
lance between Fort Peck and Great Falls.
Some little while our corporation press made much
story that the Montana Power Company had supplied
to the state of Washington There was no mention OF
any transmission lines having been built morons
that the Montana lines must be hitched
up with the Idaho lines and through them with
the Washington lines To that extent believe that
poration" has substance of fact, in its channels
Carrying it probably fair to that all of the
transmission running into and of Great Falls,
necromantic engineering with other
transmission the Montana Power Company and these
heretofore deduced connected with the Idaho and
Washington lines.
Thus we poor scos reached final point in
exploration and must back track Some of the
terate among explorers suggested that perhaps
would be much loss of by transmitting long
distances of wouldn't know if such the
do know that often they have kind of
substaons along the Milwaukee railroad which operates its
with electric power We that these substatons
serve purpose boosting the along Maybe
engineers would explore the possibility of using the
Fort for the development of additional
they might find possible to the developed
there to Bonneville Grand Couee perhaps with loss
along the way but getting lot of it through anyhow.
heard Fort Peck mentioned at all POSSIBLE
tv of producing power Yet the potential power
must be have had lot of prevarcaton see
nonyms es fasehoods fasltlcatons hydrocarbons etc.
landed to us in our channels of information. IN
Some the opposition at least to the raising of the level
lake prompted by the private interests