The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1954-05-07
The eighth annual meeting of

inc cishth annual meeting of
the members of the Glacier Coun.
~ Electric Cooperative, Inc,
was held in the courtroom of
the Glacier county courthouse on
April %. 1854. at 8 o'clock pm.
Chairman Frary gave a report
to the members on the progress
of the cooperative during 1853.
lie said in part: "A cooperative
of our kind. can only be as sue.
cessful as the trustees, manage.
mcnt. and employees make it and
during the last year there have
been no conflicts other than
minor differences of opinion, and
everyone has worked in harmony
and the results of the cooper.
alive will bear out what | have
said completely. To start out
with. the Cooperative has rcduc.
cd the rate structure 5 per cent
in 1853. In addition. on the Sc.
vile Project. North and South
Cut Bank. which were the first
of the lines constructed for the
rural people. have had the mini.
mum bills reduced to $500 from
$3.50. for those members who
have had service for five years
or more. That does not mean
that they get $50 XIV provided
for in the minimum of $3.50, but
they can use the 100 XIV pro.
vided for in the $500 minimum
For the benefit of the mem.
bcrs. our comparative basis will
show that our net margins above
our operating cost was S37 1884 90
in 1852. compared to $40. 1861 in
1858. Our members have increas.
cd from 2267 in 1852 to 227l in
1853. average consumption in
1852, all compared to 482 in
1858. The total XIV sold was H..
1919 in 1852 and 1921 in 1853.
and there were 638.56 miles of
line in 1852 compared to $780, 81
miles in 1853.
Through the course of the
year the Board of Trustees has
also been successful in securing
an appropriation of money from
Washington for the carrying on
of all the construction as en-.
visioned in 1853. When these lin.
Is are completed. 80 per cent of
our area. at least. will be cover.
cd by distribution lines so that
all people coming into our com.
munity and living here will be
able to get adequate service. This
contract was approved April %.
1854. BY Washington and the con.
tractors will start construction
and should have this completed
by early fall.
During the c0use of the year
the management and the Board
of Trustees have been called up.
on to make arrangements for an
adequate source and supply of
electricity for the present and
tho future. Steps were made by
the Management and the REA
with the result that We made ap.
pliratiOn to the Bureau of Rec.
lamation for 5000 XIV for the
next 10 years nd.up to 10000 at
the end Of 20 years. So We be.
licvc that this provision which
will 60 into the Bureau of Rec.
lamatiOn contract will give you
an adequate supply Of power for
the next 20 years. which should
cover any increase in the area.
Much to our surprise. althO
We did not request this money.
the REA appropriated money to
build a $4,000 volt transmission
line as a result Of the study Of
the estimates Of future XVIII
consumption Of our consumers.
The Board Of Directors have gone
on record 10 ask for bids as soon
as the engineering is completed
for this line.
THE Great Northern Hotel nj
East Glacier Is now going to mod
ernie the hotel system and put
II all on our system. This means
that VIC will have a considerable
summer load that We didn't have