The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-02-27
Sd f04-A DAGGER AIMED AT THE HEART OF
RURAL ELECTRIFIcATI0N

RURAL ELECTRIFIcATI0N
Legislators, the people of Montana might we'll ask
why all the concentrated effort to repeal the State
Identification Authority Act of 1885 right at this time?
Sen. Anderson Choueau in supporting his repeating bill
SD 104 he against being IN business and
processes the Identification Act what amounts
clear and danger to such private utilities Mon
Power Company In view of the fact the law has been
the books for Is and date has done Montana Power
HARM his is the least most unconvncng
Too Bob Corette of Montana Power anxious and
determined the act be removed from the statutes by this
wonders there isn't considerably behind the
repeal movement than the gentleman from Chouteau would
have you believe
To get back to the queson-why all the concentrated
for repeal now?-et be naive For all of the silly
disclaimers expressed by both Anderson and Coree at Tues
days hearing the BILL there real deadly at
tempting repeal the Identification Authority Act at this
time For all of the egasc dsavowas that rural electrified
ton coops will be affected by repeal such the
The proof of these contentious lies in what being plan
ned by the power trust lobby in Washington, D. c.
1. Six months Charles E. General Electric) Wilson
out with plan to take the out of the
production and distribution business Public nstala
lions would be sold private utilities state authorities and
municipalities primarily to private utilities.
2 More recently has gotten underway to force
through constitutional get the government
of all competition with private enterprise (Senate Joint Reo
luton No. also by Anderson of Choueau the pro-
cedure to secure such amendment)
3. And, recently two weeks ago. the U. S. NEWS
WORLD REPORT Feb 49, ISSUE reports the trust drive
continuing AS presently proposed by the private utilities
eminent would retain the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DAMS but would
unload all generating and transmitting facilities
Now what does all this far Montana and the
State Disqualification Authority Act of 1885 concerned?
Simply this:
lobby might be able to persuade to sell generating
and transmission facilities the people of Montana would not
be at the complete and tender of the Montana Power
Company Montana Power would necessarily have free
field picking off the generating facilities of Fort Peck
Horse Canyon Ferry the many hundreds miles
high voltage transmission lines the state for song
people, in order protect themselves complete
izaon by Montana Power could ask the state
the emergency contained the Identification A
thoy Act to issue bonds and buy those generating and
mission facilities for the benefit of all the people,
However, if Montana Power-and Dr. Anderson-are :
successful IN abosing the authority
federal government should its generating
distributing installations the block then,
Power would be in position take nstaIa
ions-at fraction of the original :
How would rural eecrcaion coops adversely affected
the 1885 act repealed and Montana Power
bidder for public facilities in the state?
recall the history of Montana Powers opposition
velopment in the state to find the building
lines the picking off of thcky populated comm
mites by the AFTER electricity
had set the machinery motion for
distribution nesto the financial rura
identification cooperatves the obstinate
onabe wholesale rates such until forced
hat the federal would authorize construction
If 3HavreSheby" high voltage transmission lines
Montana farm people, having with the
roadbocks put in their securing electricity
~ Montana Power, not stupid believe power
monopoly will treat them kindly than L.