The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-01-12
The Record

Tennessee Valley development
Valley Authority The opinions expressed the statements
must reflect the opinions of the majority of the people of those
states.
It opinion that these statements constitute strong
endorsement of the principle of unified coordnaed regional
development of river Valleys not only of the Missouri valley
but of all other major streams However, the standardization
of the accomplishments of the IVA during the fiscal
ending June 80 1914 contained in its annual report to
to us to be the strongest endorsement This
indicates the broad of its interests and efforts
all of which have benefited first of all the region ITSELF but
finally, all of the nation.
We reprint this summary in full below:
"TVA and the War
TVA during the fiscal year 1914 increased its contribu
lions to the Eleven of unified develop
ment made possible increased production of materie
while the number of IVA employees dropped from 2840O to
2OOO Nearly 5ooo employees departed Tor military service
bringing the total in the service of their country to nearly
1850.
"In summary the IVA
Generated more than 10 billion Iowatthours of
tricity which
other
Increased it's production of elemental phosphorus Vi
tai military material, by 30 per cent.
Produced than 10000 tons of calcium carbide for
synthetic rubber production
Produced 10000 tons of ammonium nitrate which, not
needed for military explosives used fertilizer
to increase wartime food production.
Perfected treatment for ammonium nitrate to make
suitable for fertilizer and made the available
to u S. Army Ordnance plants for in ammonium nitrate
fertilizer production.
Aided farmers to produce food through improved
farming methods based phosphaes distributed to 315OO
INSTRUMENTATION farms in % states
Supplied both ammonium nitrate and phosphate fert
izers for lend-lease shipment
the full length of the Tennessee river which in 1913 carried
record 2O6 million ton-miles of freight much of war
materials
Added quarter of million additional kilowatts of
generating capacity to the electric of the
region
Prepared topographic maps of foreign for the
of Allied armies addition to completing large mapping
projects for the War Department in this country.
Completed designs and specifications of IL powerhouses
for the Russian at the request of the Lendeae
Administration
Advanced construction of its largest projects Ken
lucky and Fonana DAMS that both closed within
few months after the end of the fiscal year.
Provided technical advice and aid to food professors
producing for military and civilian consumption.
Continued operation OF floating food laboratory for
development of food processing by freezing and other
and in the of operations supplied 10000 pounds of
frozen food to the United States Army
Aided timber owners sawmill operators, wood indus
tries and other agencies in increasing the output
of critical timber and other wood products for
Assisted timber owners including large operators and
the of small farm woodlands in establishing i'm
proved forest management methods, including selective
cutting.
Produced 5000 of dcalcium phosphate for in
mixed stock feeds to help replace bone meal imports the
usual of phosphates for feed cut off by the
Supplied 1852 600 900 kowatthours of electric power
to 129 municipal and cooperative electric systems which, in
revenues of nearly $685. 900 combined net
income of $6363,00O.
Approved reductions of rates by four distributing or
CARNATIONS cutting electricity costs to by 100000
annually including rs cent reduction below the IVA
basic residential rate
Provided a net income of S14 900 on power opera
tions from gross revenues of $685. 100000.
Paid states and counties in lieu of property taxes
total 900, 5000 900 the previous
year. this with the 14116000 IVA net income
devoted to federal purposes brought the total
rbuons to public purposes 46 per cent of IVA power
gross
hundreds visitors including government of
fcas writer's educators engineers and techncan both
from abroad and from other sections of the nation in their
study of the IVA guide to development of other river
valleys
'This summary the hghgh in the contributions of
comprehensive regional development aimed at peaceme
but easily converted to the necessities of The
suts demonstrate with clarity and force that strength for
and strength for in fundamentals ndvisbe
he of have speeded the job of harness.
and utilizing the basic of water land and forest
the interests of the good The advances which
made promise we'll for the future The productive
apacty which has been achieved the spirit of cooperation
nd the of developed and
)daed under the stress of have helped lay founda
not only for military victory but for postwar and
lenty.
Manpower
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