The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1949-08-05
BURGLARY In THE DAYLIGHT"

Six grand detectives of government are set out in the
preamble of our United States Constitution
to establish justice and promote the general welfare
Last November heavy majority of the people
the Democratic party to mandate, all the
headline writers and commentators sad the
onal platform on which all of it's candidates One Of
the planks of that platform read:
1--WE propose the development of hydreleetr
benefits the water financing irrigation and
public eo-operaves These are the aims
dividuaI ciize first"
by absolute notification of the peoples mandate
and by fagranty ignoring two basic constitutional detectives
the senate committee interior appropriations has off
funds for publicly owned construction not
only in Montana but all the
Several items had been previously eliminated the house.
then the senate committee finished the job In Montana this
knocks out the which
leaves outlet for Hungry Horse power beyond hooup
with the Montana Power Company also knocks
the Shelby transmission line which furnish
western outlet for publicly owned Fort Peck By way
OF AIDING insult TO injury the committee inserted provision
the Canyon Ferry dam appropriation that publicly owned
power shall be developed there.
What happened in Montana happened at other power
projects under construction by Bureau of Reclamation
The policy and the pattern for its accomplishment clear
enough and simple enough for anybody to understand Here
after John O. Public the taxpayer digs the funds to
the dams and reservoirs keep them operating
The trust through its companies
simply takes and distributes the power.
The which this done have been given
likely until have been signed
delivered Fl Peck may furnish fair sample There
the Montana Power Company 22 mills per kowa hour
power delivered government owned transmits
line Rainbow dam in Great Falls The price
receives for sale of for all about W mills
per kilowatt hour.
Canyon Ferry dam somewhat different from
projects Here Montana Power Company has made an
offer to build the powerhouse install generating equipment
the $1,000 900 for the of the
of Reclamation has announced the prospective
production Canyon Ferry 320000000 XVIII of firm and
600 XVIII of secondary seasonal power ultimately
when there maximum irrigation above this power
duction may decrease by about $780, Assuming full pro-
that rs % of be marketed at mills for firm
mills for seasonal and the annual revenue
figures 1000 OF plant operation malne
collection costs have to out of this On the
hand equalization of river flow accomplished by Canyon
reservoir will increase the output of six other
Montana the below by 25 30 percent
iobbery in senate committee interior appropriations
was put over by alleged Democrats Thomas (Oka Mcclellan
(Tenn) McCaTan (Nev), and Republicans Gordon (Ore)
Wherry (Nebr), Reed (Kan), Quincy SD). McCaman ad
the committee went beyond its normal function and
INDUCED national policy making group of more liberal
consisting of Russell (Ga) Hill (Ala Johnson
(Tex), Hunt (Wyo) Taylor Qda), OMahoney (Wyo) and
Murray organized to for restoration of eliminated
appropriations passed by the house
This be successful but such prospects are not
bright Congress longer control of the Democratic
any regular party in the firm and almost I'M
of coalition of Tory Republicans and Bour
bon Democrats These carry out policies of NAM, u S.
Chamber of Commerce and monopoly lobby heads don't
others think of such high handed business but the
expression that keeps popping back into head Burglary
in the Day Light. BY JEROME u LUXE