The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-01-09

~ QCCIOtu CllC HAlHCIlCdI way
of life," as exemplified by "Your
imme diately concerned about per-
forming a service which a public
utility is organized for and assumed
to provide in the territory through
which it passes. Consequently we
came to the conclusion that if such
service was to be provided it would
have to be done by socialist methods
regardless of the fact that it meant
an inefficient duplication of power
lines and we began a correspond
ence with creeping REA coop"
which had a terminal within some
two miles of Prospect creek valley
and negotiations were progressing to
a point where with the signing of
some contracts this coop would I'M
dertake the building of the line and
providing the service.
Whether through mental telepathy
or through some subtle sixth sense
(?) provided by the American way
of life for the deserving free enter
priser "Your Electric Co." discovered
that vile subversives were making an
effort to undermine private initiative
and destroy rugged individualism.
and decided that "Your Electric Co."
would string low voltage line up
the creek as far as the substation so
that the company substation would
not have to depend on Creeping
socialism" for lighting "Your Electric
Co.'S" buildings and grounds. This
low voltage line is now complete
and furnishing light and power to
the substation 13 miles up the val
ley.
Immediately upon the completion
of this low voltage line we decided
that since our negotiations with the
coop REA were not yet complete
it might be advisable, to avoid dupli-
cation of lines to again contact "Your
| Electric Co." which we did in late
| September. The residents of the val
ley met with representatives of
"Your Electric Co." for discussion.
Representative of "Your Electric
Co." stated that they were reluctant
to connect these residences since the
low voltage line was on the poles of
the high power line and since they
might have to make repairs at times
to that line we might be deprived of
power for some days at time.
This reluctance we could of course
understand and we stated that we
could recognize the problem and were
willing to sign a special agreement
covering that possibility since we
would much prefer to have the ser
vice even tho temporarily interrupted
than to be without it entirely.
This seemed to satisfy them and
allay their fears and we left the
conference with the feeling that
the agreements would be prepared
and we would have the service with
in short time. However, within
about two weeks one of their local
men was called from headquarters
on the phone and told that the an
swer was NO. Again we contacted
"Your Electric Co.'S" regional rep
resentatives with no satisfaction.
Then by correspondence (register-
ed) we wrote the president and
the public relations representative
and at this time, about six weeks,
we have not been accorded even
matter stands.
The low voltage line is in opera
ion, there are dozen residents
whose lands are either adjacent to or
crossed by the line, all desire the
service but apparently if we are to
nave the service it will have to be
by the creeping socialism"
1t seems to me that "Your Elec-
trio Co." by such methods is con-
tributing largely to the creeping
socialism" of which they so vocif-
erously complain in their odorifer-
ouss advertisements
Now I have cited this particular
Instance as one example of the meth
IDS of "Your Electric Co." However,
his is only single instance there
ire many others and at another
ime propose to expose another case
which has come under my observation
where methods even more odoriferous
we're utilized by these defenders of
he American Way of Life"