The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-11-26
Editorial
"N0 NEW STARTS POLICY SHOULD BE ENDED

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war has now been and yet the Eisenhower
raton has shown inclination to lift the four-yearod
That the Administration should shy away from giving
green light to further public power developments
andabe in view of the open hostility Republican leader
ship toward all attempts to bring abundant supply
power to the people of America The phoonhv of
the Administration is that further development
be left to the private monopoes matter
more expensive such course will prove to the American tax
payer and The Dixon proposal timely
example of the Administration attempting the public
purse that giant utility holding company NAV clean I'D mil
lions guaranteed profits per every
watt of power produced by the DY combine and sold the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
Since the Administration apparently has intention of
giving the goahead to further public power development
the Democratic Congress to take action when it
next January Regardless of the wishes of the Ad
mnitraon the 84h Congress must take the necessary steps
void the DixonYates "big dea put the
sOcaed partnership plan which, if carried to fruon, will
find the nations remaining hydroeectrc only par
TALLY developed and what development there high and
in the hands of private power monopoies
Likewise the 84h Congress take necessary action
to get the nations development back the
tracks The of electricity has increased fold
the last 20 years. primarily because moved into
the picture and built huge seqdatng multiple dams
to not only provide but important STILL to establish
yarscks what should be reasonable prices for cleo
trcty Electricity COSTS brought down to reasonable
figure made it possible for industrial expansion
dreamed of the west Particular have created huge
markets conceivable device and appliance that could
be powered with electricity The establishing of these yard
sticks of bitterly resisted by the private
trust with at its command including the painting
of fearful pictures of eventual government monopoly of all
production and distribution OF power Ye Tor all ther 1eas
companies have by leaps and bounds
multiplied their earnings fold though
reduce rates Government producing less than Is
per cent of the total output not only made possible to bring
electricity per of rural America but also provided
impetus force the to increase their
output many times over sell at lower rates, and still make
higher than before is therefore not
monopoies cove the remaining potential
of nation of the lower rates they've been
forced charge surprising that they should seek to get
the completely out of the production field
partial high-cOs development by the prl-
vae utilities will be sufficient to meet the needs OF an
expanding American economy Our population growing
million each year. people rightfuy demanding
opportunity steadily increase the standard of living
Electricity whether hydro electric steam atomic the
pillar in expanding that increasing popu
may achieve living standard of abundance But II
be sturdy must be set foundation of low
electricity The private trust it's greed for profits
monopoly further Development will
permit that foundation to become reality.
Therein lies basic and very important reason that
Congress Immediately face this problem OF de-
veopmen precious years already been lost yet
population STILL Already rural eectrics munich
paes other pubiclyowned distribution systems
desperately need of to their current
demands Already the growth industrial development IN the
Northwest because of increasing scarcity of
power otherwise Further industrial expansion
being ymied and the whole region is being denied an
opportunity to become prosperous.
Senators Murray Morse have already announced their
intentions seeking legislation enabling the construction OF
the huge mupe-purpose He Canyon dam in Idaho Other
senator's noting growing need for irrigation waters
and the continuing problems flood CONTROL planning to
press for sefqudatng multiple developments
It is altogether possible that several valley development pro-
patterned after highly successful IVA will be tossed
in the legislative hopper before the 84th Congress
weeks old.
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