The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-11-23

With furowed and that worried htherright-
word look this writer has consumed much time and
of Missouri rivers waters in valley development
program Build dams and reservoirs storage
equalization of stream flow far stream natural cond
lions will permit In the Dakoas Kansas Nebraska and other
Mains states nut as MANY of these structures as possible up
tributary Control flowing waters nearly the
points Of their organizations can be done This has been the
burden of our song.
technical standpoint this kind of plan will bring the maximum
possible development along all lines Navigation requires
only equalized stable flow it makes little difference
the flood waters be stored to- far above the
navigation channel For full flood control and the maximum
irrigation and development the situation entirely
Water high along the streams frees longer
stretches of the river from flood crests irrigation water is
available to land and return flow from projects
be reused more times For maximum power development
upstream storage and control is still more important
puts the total stream flow through more dam penstocks
cheapens the cost of producing electric current almost to
vanishing point unit of Thus ran all the long
and somewhat explanations of the harried writer
Well! The harred writer might just as well have saved
all his energy work. and allotment of valuable Now
the doesn't need to be at ALL MVA opponents
have publicly pleaded guilty, on all counts
They circulating thousands of pamphlets written and
paid by utility companies and the introduction says:
Generally speaking there two different methods OF
river development CONTROL and the difference relates Pr
mariy to the of electric power.
"POWER is USUALLY SECONDARY AND INCIDENTAL
TO THE PRIMARY PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE PROJECT
is BUILT. THE ARMY ENGINEERS ARE NOT INTERESTED
IN GOING INTO THE POWER BUSINESS.
other hand there is the IVA method Power is
primary function"
more power production and what become cheap publicly
power than they have to accept They want to cono
power produced These same gentlemen are
splng millions of about the glores OF competition
Now they don't want competition They follow the same OLD
Tory philosophy of creating scarcity when abundance avail
able accomplish this the so-caed unfled plan
which propose for valley development begins It's planning
at the wrong of the valley 1t starts at Missouri river mouth
and works upstream This what thing that can be called
planning for full use, has to do too
Well anyway broad daylight There are two basic issues
and two only L
l. Shall seven million Missouri valley people accept shod
y private utility company, soalled unified PLAN that will
at the most bring them only onehalf, possibly onehird
DEVELOPMENT valley and then forecose all
further and future development and expansion!
Who shall control the bondollar babies that have been
named is H. E. (hydroelecrc) and the other r. T.
political Economic) power? Shall these be turned over to
absentee landlords exploitation shall they be retained
bv all the people, all their future wealth producing posi-
biities?
there are smokescreen hoopa and horseeatn
ers It is up Missouri valley people to finally force decl
sion. oi1i'oNhH " HOo1'