The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-06-12
Gas For Western Montana Communities :
Will THE PEOPLE OF EISS0ULA, KALISf -,
AGAIN BE- TAKEN in?

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Company is most DESTROYS of providing natural service to
Mssoua Kaispe and other western Montana communities
Two when the carrying forth its appeal
for Federal Power Commission permission to import Canadian
for the exclusive benefit of Anaconda Copper Mining
people of western Montana given the impression
that FPC approval given they would not long have to
wait for service Because of the misleading propaganda
put by officials business and labor
in both Kaispel and Moua got sody behind the demand
for FPC approval of importation.
Then the dawn At the FPC hearing in Billings in
September 1851 company officials hedged on the question
importation gas for general consumption Glover
then general counsel for MPCo in clarifying the company de-
cision importation gas the only
docs that abandoning respect pur
import natural for the of the people of western
Montana."*
time grant application for Importation
of for ACM Since thenuntl notwithstanding fur
Their has been heard about bringing western Montana
Now with MPCo seeking nfatonary rate increases of 80 to
AZ cent the smoudering bones of "gas for Mon
ana have been exhumed apparently for the quiet
opposition to the MISSOULA TIMES
unofficial ambassador of good will for the power trust
crowd couple of weeks back under the heading "a RATHER
DECENT OUTFIT said The company now asks for an
increase for the of expanding the service This epan
sion will include Missoua when the u permits
import license liberalizes
the license Mssoula folks would gladly accept
in natural gas rates to get natural gas into the lem
phass ours).
Note that bold face part the quotation carefully It's
baloney-part of the old come on" Having
ports Canadian for domestic Montana following
publication of THE TIMES editorial the
Power Commission through the office of Cong Lee Metca
Here is what FPC reported to Cong Metcaf
Glacier Production Co.. subsidiary handling i'm
portaton of Canadian the ACM has application
fore the FPC for unlimited Importation 1t is dormant
practical purposes the application being pressed
AT the present time hearings going Washington
unlimited importation of for in Idaho Washing
toni Glacier Production Co. the
ngs.
3. 1T ut ALLEGATION of Canadian gas Glacier ii
MPCo that isl for domestic Missoua or
Kalispel getting gas are remote.
IF the company sincerely attempting get
dona Cong Meca points out they would be in these
combined hearings Docket G996 and would pending
application in Canada which they pressng+ emphas
ours). la
Need be said about this "gas western Montana
nonsense? ii
ACM's DAILY MISSOULIAN Sept IL, 1851
FPCs combined DOCKET G-996, covering application of
number of northwest companies (GPCo Glacier incud-
ed) for Importation of Canadian gas.
Is it possible the is not pressing such
quest because officials we'll that
state brought for consumption the
eraons of the division will be subject FPC scrutiny and
regulation, the MPCos electric division? Many of
you will recall the continuing difficulties the power
pany has been in with FPC including the federal commission
ruling few years back ordering MPCo "dry
than $50 million fictitious values (watered stock
trio rates based the companys valuation plus IN
the fictitious capitalization The state public
mission much gentle the company ordered of
"wrnging OUT of only SIT million in capitalization