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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-05-19

paA IN silken, smooth sweep Of almost
eFortiess ease-and the thrill your
spirits get from such magnificent ability
is a precious thing.
And you realize, of course, that a
wealth Of advanced high-compression
V8 power-(the highest horsepower in
all Buick history, in fact)-is the heart
of this stirring performance.
But vow also realize soon enough that
your tremendous satisfaction at the
wheel of ROADMASTER comes from
more than great power alone.
Il comes from the instant response and
absolute smoothness Of Twin Turbine
Dynahow.
1t comes from the vsave<y lsxury If your
-eoalspfine ride. Il comes from the
Evening star., 1954-06-04

Suter is past president of the
District Life Underwriters AS
sociation. a chartered life un-
derwriter. and received the COW
eted Wilmer Award for 1858, top
insurance honor in the area.
Other new officers: Joseph L.
Whyte. trust officers of the
American Security g. Trust Co.,
vice president; Chester r. Jones,
c. L. u, general agent for the
Massachusetts, Mutual Life In
surance Co., treasurer, and Will
lard McGraW, trust officer of the
Union Trust Co., secretary.
Directors in addition to the
officers were elected as follows:
Samuel Sugar, c. l. u. Penn
Mutual Life; Edwin B. Shaw,
senior trust officer, Riggs Ma
tional Bank; c. Carney Smith.
C. L. u, general agent, Mutual
Benefit Life; w. Fontaine Hall,
vice president and trust officer,
National Security & Trust Co..
and Mr.. Simmons, the outgoing
president.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
City Stores Co. Reports
Sales Up, Profits Down

Sales are improving but prof.
its are down for City Stores Co..
which owns the Lansburgh's De-
partment Store here.
Net earnings totaled $438.000
in 13 weeks ended May /, COM
pared with $949,000 in the like
period a year ago.
The latest net reflects a net
loss of $127,000 of a subsidiary
in process of liquidation and the
net of a year ago included div
idends of $275.000 from a
wholly owned unconsolidated
subsidiary.
With the same qualifications
applying, net for So weeks ended
May / was $4,476,000 VS.. $4.77l.-
900 in the previous SO weeks.
Sales in l3 weeks ended May
! totaled $55, ,445, 900 VS.. $54,-
917,00O a year earlier. Sales in
So weeks amounted to $233, ,755,-
900 VS.. 1924, $4,000.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Chicuqo Grain

.o,Sa CHICAGO. June 4 ,R;;-wheat and
moderately n, r.sd active dealings in the Board
beans.
continuation Of a short covering move
ment. It lost part Of q gain later.
Feed grains had firm tone but were
Wheat near the end Of the fs'"arsi fifst
hour was q to ia higher. July 81 81:
corn unchaneed to y lower July $l.55ss;
cats cat Hnchhsngsd hi1hHn to o., 2 highsT July $685.
UNCHANGED to sH higher. July S3S4ss'
hiSbaa hhd aard ,,x to ~ cents hundred pounds
over the grain. producing section Of the
able by, the trade, particularly with
TSers hss G Sees Sea' so in much he mSsT sGHhve
that section recently that erainmen
OF the new crop wheat which has
has been put in storage at terminals.
according to reports received by the
trade; Some. grainmen cautioned it was
Stlll too early to say that this would be
pands
Quality Of new crop wheat being har-
vested in Texas and Oklahoma is good
tent is relatively low. These factors
make the grain eligible for storage under
the Government loan which. of course,
grainmen view as bulliSh on present
relatively low wheat prices.
New crop soybeans attracted early
support in view of reports farmers had
ernment's request for a ia per cent
reduction In corn acreage. It has been
felt the acreage taken out OF corr
not much reduction was made in corn
acreage.
The only export business reported
overnight was the sale Of 1875, ,OOC
bushels OF Pacific Coast white wheat to
Japan.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Business Briefs

Money in Circulation in the
week ended Wednesday increased
$237 million to $29, 1884 600, 900,
down $46 million from year
ago-Federal Reserve Board.
Rail Freight Loadings in the
week ended May 20 totaled 689,-
292 cars. 1895 above the previ-
Gus week and 1874 per cent be-
low last year-Association of
American Railroads.
Heavy Construction Contracts
awarded in the week ended Mon
day $204.387. 900 compared with
$288, ,482.00 last week and $751;
296,000 last year-Engineering
News-Record.
Fairchild Engine and Airplane
Corp. plans to issue 577,551
shares of common, Offering it
to stockholders about June 20 on
a one-for-four held basis. Hav-
ing a gross value of about SIS
million. the issue would cover
expansion and general purposes.
Gar Wood Industries in 6
months ended April 80 lost $314,-
ZIG VS.. earnings of $6O7,592 or
SAT a share last year.
Hat Corp. of America in 6
months ended April 30 lost $685.
320 VS.. earnings of $276,844 or
$.35 a share last year.
international Harvester Co. in
6 months ended April 80 earned
$16.949,000 or $1.05 a share VS..
$25, 705, 1000 or $1.72 last year.
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries in
9 months ended March 81
earned before taxes $1,687,217
VS.. $1,388,165 last year.
Walt Disney Productions in 6
months ended Apri. 3 earned
$283,662 or $.43 a share VS.. $142,-
723 or $.22 last year.
Warner Bros. Pictures in 6
months ended February q
earned $1,618,776 or SOS a share.
Appalachian Elec. Power in IL
months ended April 80 earned
$13,136,476 or $3.50 a share VS..
$12,601,213 or $34.29 last year.
Spencer Kellogg G. Sons, Inc,
in So weeks ended May 8 earned
$1,822,817 or $1.49 a share VS..
$536,115 or $.44 last year.
BituminOus Production in the
week ended May 90 totaled $780,
600 tons compared to 1886, 900
tons last year.-National Coal
Association.
Fred j. Emmerich, president
of Allied Chemical g. Dye Corp,
has been elected president of
the board of the Manufacturing
Chemists Association, Inc, meet
ing at White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va.
Packard Studebaker merger
talk persists in financial circles
in Detroit despite fiat denials
from spokesmen for both of any
negotiations on their part.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. June 4 R.-(USDA).- Sal
able hogs 1000; butchers and sows mod
ssTstsly s,sSdyy active 1nsyeniS steady to a5 e
pound butchers ss:ss-%S:s9; mostly mostly
25:5O and above: several loads and lots
CHOICE 215 lb.. down 26.25-26.50: top
1915 for 81 head around 80 pound
averages: choice 240-270 lb. 23.75-25.25:
instances $3.50 or slightly above for
choice 24O lb,; 2S0-315 Id. 22.00-23.75:
some lighter weight sows up to 1.5O or
signify above numerous loads around
400 10. sows 1S.50-1S.75; good clearance
Salable cattle 800: calves 200; slaugh-
ter steers and heifers very scarce; nomi-
nally steady; cows bulls and vealers
steady to weak: few sales good and choice
steers yearlings and heifers 1000 30 SO;
few commercial steers down to 1880 and
Few utility dairy type heifers down to
1850: utility and commercial cows 90
1900: Gamers and cutters 9.OO-11 so:
shelly light Gamers down to 500 utility
to low commercial bulls 14.00-16.O0.
Gamer and cutter light bulls 11.50-13 90:
good heavy and medium weight beef bulls
2o.oo-24 90; Utility and e Commercial eTcfai
grades 14.0O-19 90.
Salable sheep. 200: sprinkling native
spring lambs and ewes on offer sold about
lambs "a .00-27 90; few head prime to
$500; few culls around 5000: few Gull
to good slaughter ewes 4.50-5.50.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Stocks Shift Lower
With Mixed Prices
In Steady Trading
BY the Assoeio,ed Press

NEW YORK, June A. The
stock market shifted lower today
after somewhat higher start.
Prices we're mixed and moving
irregularly through most of the
session.
Gains and losses extended to
between and 2 points either
way with most changes quite
small. The pace of trading
wasn't very fast.
Major groups such as the air.
crafts, motors, steels, rubbers,
coppers and railroads were some
what lower.
The Colds were higher, as were
the buildings materials and oils.
Otherwise the market was steady
to mixed.
Better prices were paid for
Homestake Mining, Dome Mines,
Allied Chemical, Textron, Texas
Pacific Land Trust, Johns-M
NAAAS, 0VoAAOo1O OA N1N. O.J dIlQ
Canadian Pacific.
Lower were U. S. Steel, General
Motors, U. S. Rubber, Interna-
tional Harvester, Boeing, Kenne-
colt Copper. Union Carbide,
General Electric, Santa Fe and
Southern Railway.
Diamond EFT" Motor raced
ahead after opening on a block
of 5000 shares up 15s at 14A
following a statement that the
chairman of the company had
been offered $40 a share for bis
holdings.
National Container ran a
string of blocks up to 11,1OO
shares at 13 up 1s including one
block of $500 shares.
The corporate bond market
was depressed. Government issues
is the over-the-counter market
were improved.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Retail Sales Volume
Picks Up; Stores
In Suburbs Lead
BY the Assoeiaisd Press

NEW YORK. June "A pick
up in retail sales in the week
ended Wednesday was reported
today by Dun & Bradstreet.
Volume was above both the
preceding week and the corre-
spending week year ago. The
favorable comparison with a year
ago was due in part to the fact
that Memorial Day in 1853 fell
on Saturday, eliminating some
of the weeks usual heavy shop
ping.
Suburban stores generally con-
tinued to enjoy better business
than large city department
stores.
The total dollar volume Of re-
tail trade for the week was esti-
mated to be unchanged to 4 per
cent above a year ago. Regional
estimates varied from compa-
rable 1858 levels by the follow
ing percentages: East and Pa
cif1c Coast, up S to 9: Northwest,
up 2 to 6; New England, un-
changed to up 4; Midwest, down
3 to up !: South. unchanged to
down 4. and Southwest, down
/ to S.
Evening star., 1954-06-04

Hourly Sales on the Exchange.
t1:00 Am $50 600 u noon $50 900
100 p.m geo 600 900 pm oco 900
fUnit Of trading 10 shares or sales in
full Elm bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such COM
panies- Rates Of dividend in the fore
going table are annual disbursements
based on the last quarterly or semi.
annual declaration Unless otherwise
noted, special or extra dividends are not
included. q Also extra or extras b An
aual rate plus stock dividend. Declared
or paid in 1858 plus stock dividend.
E Declared or paid 50 far, this year.
Payable in stock. estimated cash value
on ex-dividend or redistribution date.
9 Paid last year. h Declared or paid
clared or paid this year. an accumula.
tive issue with dividends in arrears.
p Paid this wear. dividend omitted. de.
ferred or NO action taken. at last dfvi-
dend dSeennd Meetins: EDsclared Or paid in
dividend, cid Called: II DIVIDEND: x-dis
x distribution. M y rights; Nv Without
distributed. vi When issued.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. June 4 LP,-Foreign ex-
change rates follow, Great Britain in
dollars, others in cents (unchahged unless
otherwise noted: Canadian dollar in
New York open market. ia per cent
premium or 101 6Ss4 U. s.. cents. up
1/32
3O-oay futures, PSI 27I32; 6O-day.
2.Slt5; 9O-day. ASIA: Belgian. franc.
2.001a. up .001s; France. franc. .2Sss
Western Germany. deutsche mark. 1885;
Holland, guilder, 26.44; Italy. Ira. .16h;
Portugal. escudo. $50; Sweden. krona.
1884; Switzerland. franc, free. 1884;
Denmark. krone. 14.50.
Latin Americs-Argentina. free, 20;
zuela. bolivar. 3O.03
Far East-HonT Kong dollar. 1735.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Store Sales Increase

department stores sales in the
Washington Metropolitan Area
staged a strong comeback in the
week ended May 90, the Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond re-
ported today.
The weeks sales were 6 per
cent ahead of the previous week
and were % per cent above the
like 1853 week. Sales in four
weeks ended the same date re-
manned 4 per cent behind a week
earlier, however, and volume for
the year to date was down 2 per
cent.
Excluding suburban branches,
sales of downtown department
stores for the latest week we're
II per cent ahead of the pre-
viouS week and 18 per cent above
the like 1853 week. Four weeks
sales were z per cent behind a
year earlier and sales for the
year to date were down 5 per
cent.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Looms Top Yeur Ago

Outstanding loans of $388.013,-
600 on May 26 were behind
$685., $4,000 a week earlier, but
Al per cent above 1912 ,591 900
a year earlier.
Commercial loans of $157 ,591,- =
000 were down from $158, ,765, 900
a week earlier and only OIL per
cent above 57,367 900 on the
1858 date.
Real estate loans of $120,033,-
600 were below $120,396,000 a
week earlier, but 10.7 per cent
ahead of $108, All 900 a year ago.
Other loans, mostly consumer
loans, totaled $103, $4,000, COM
pared with $103, ,899, 900 a week
earlier, but were So per cent
ahead of $98,411, 900 on the 1853
date.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Fair Trade Upheld

ALBANY, N. Y, June 4 (R.-
New York's Court of Appeals to-
day again upheld the constitu-
tionality of the States 13-year-
old fair trade law. Without dis
sent, the States highest tribunal
upheld lower court decisions
against three New York City re-
tailers accused of selling trade
marked products at prices below
fair trade figures.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, June 4 R.-Narrow price
movements characterized dull forenoon
dealings today. Light liquidation and
hedging were absorbed through mill buy
ing. Most traders held TO the sidelines.
with the new crop situation not yet in
a decisive phase as market factor and
further moves on farm LEGISLATION due to
come up in Congress next week.
Noon prices were 20 cents a bale
higher to / 5 cents lower than the previ-
Gus close. July :429. October 34l8
and December 34.l6.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations supplied by the
United states AgEiculturs Department:
sTsy esdy slightly ''rSHss5 fsssi
light Various varieties, 24-ot. crates.
nearby l0.00-l4.4O fair quality, 500
s fsir aSay SsaSy and a condision ehfSss Soo Soo
Potatoes-New, slightly weaker. Flor
ia NSOaspeS T. size wishee $oo pSH SSfS sssks sssks
size B.; 90; North Carolina. oRl cobSlers,. ai; 5,
washed fo iooib no sacks aG SIZE very few Hn1
high as 300; best mostly, around 2. IS;
sssned s59 5ob lSo SACKS: ssek: oG5i5 bulse isT
baskets. washed. 1851. Is; South Car
olina; sebagoes. washed. u, S. No. 1 size
commercial, IOO-ib. sacks. so
Sweet potatoes-suppiies insufficient to
Poultry Quotations.
Poultry: Live-.steady to firm. Ade-
quate supplies Of young stock met a
ssSoSsd good demand; snH n.- Heavy type hens were
buying interest. wholesale S Selling IN prices rEUs
Broiiers or Fryers 3 pounds and over
30-31 cents. mostly 80 cents.
Others: Too few sales to quote prices.
Grain Market.
Flour-Receipts, none
Wheat-Receipts. 1891 bushels: ship
nlents, 100, 1879 bushels; stocks, 6,437,-
425 bushels. No red winter sarlicky,
spot, domestic, 1877; June, 1877; No. 3.
Corn-Receipts, 231 .432 bushels: ship
ments, 1872 300 bushels; stocks, 1866 OS1
bushels.
Oats-Recelpts. none; shipments. none:
stocks, none.
Barley - Receipts, none; shipments,
none. stocks, none.
Rye-Receipts, none: shipments, none:
stocks, none.
Soybeans-Receipts: none; shipments,
none; stocks. A 800 bushels.
Millfeed-Receipts. none.
Egg Market Steady
yesterdays Quota ti0ns.)
Eggs: About steady. Prices generally
unchanged Receipts lighter but offer.
ings adequate at fair but only slightly
improved demand. Few small purchased
ct 23 cents.
Prices paid fob. Baltimore by frst re-
ceivers: Large min. so pct A quality
whites. 35-42h: brown and mixed colors,
$40; mediums, min. 90 pct a quality
whites. 30-33; brown and mixed colors
30-32. Current receipts 29-31.l
Receipts: EGGS 2.121 cases by truck.
Evening star., 1954-06-04

Gil at the an
n ua dinner
m e e ng at
the Washing
ton Golf and
Country Club
last night.
Form erly
vice president
of the council.
Mr.. Suter sue
ceeds william
S j m m o n S,
trust officer
of the Liberty
N a t | o n a !
z q n Mr.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
D. {. Time Deposits
Sci Record, Climb
"A Pct. Above 1853
By Donald B. HodIey

Time deposits of IA reserve
members banks of Washington
reached another all-time high of
$224,576, 900 on May 26, data
from the Federal Bank of Rich
mond disclosed today.
The new peak was slightly
above $223, ,943 900 a week earlier
and was IA per cent above $197.-
341 90 on May 81 last year. It
also was well above $203, 1862 900
at the close of 1858.
Demand deposits on May 26
amounted to 1888, 1873 900, down
slightly from 1884,, ,683. 900 week
earlier, but 3.7 per cent ahead of
1856 ,662, 900 on the like 1858
> -
Evening star., 1954-06-04
s~A-
Scores SociuIistic Bills

C. Carney Smith, new presi-
dent of the District Life Under
writer's Association, told men,
bers the No. l aim of his new
administration will be to fight
the further invasion of the pri-
vate insurance field by Govern
ment socialism.
He spoke following the induc-
tion of new officers at luncheon
at the Willard Hotel. Legislation
now being considered by Con-
gress will widen social security
coverage and benefits beyond
reasonable bounds. he declared.
Quality awards were given to
137 underwriters at the lunch
con. Joseph S. Baldwin, past
president, presided and DR.. Cliff
ton L. Reeder of Chicago was
guest speaker.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Suter Elected Head
OF Life Insurance
And Trust Council

Charles F. Suter, general
agent for the Massachusetts,
Indemnity Insurance Co., was
elected president of the District
Life Insurance and Trust Coun.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Metal Quotations

NEW YORK. June 4 N.-spot nom
ferrous metal prices today. Copper. 80
Lead. AN cents a pound. New York,
Zinc. IL cents Q pound, East st. Louis.
Tin. "a cents pound. New York. Al
vas quoted today al 30 OO-31 90.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Odd-Lot Declines

NEW YORK, June 4 R.-The New
York Stock Exchange reported today
these odd lot transactions by princi-
| Purchases of 1871 shares; sales OF
| 171,133 shares including 1.O73 shares
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Pepco Net Improves

Net income of Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co. amounted to
$500, 900 in April, compared with
$468, 800 in April, 1853, the COM
pany reported yesterday. The
April net included $70,70O from
the April, 1851 rate increase,
still being litigated.
April operating revenues of
$4.071 100 were $135, 100 above
a@year earlier. while operating
costs of $3,261, 700 were up $685.
1uGS
Met income for IL months
ended April 80 totaled $6,387 400
or:-=$1.16 a share, including
around $946,70O from the liti-
gated rate increase. Net for the
previous IL months was $685.
200 or SLIP a share.
During May directors author
lied additional construction prof.
ects amounting to $1,017,9O0.
April kilowatt-hour sales were 4.6
per cent above year earlier.
Those for IL months were up 5.4
per cent.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
ReuI Estute Activity Laos

The District of Columbia re-
corded 1,178 deeds or property
transfers in May, compared with
1880 in the previous month,
1853 in May, 1858, it was re-
ported today by Hugh v. Git
finger, jr., secretary of the
Washington Real Estate Board.
However. in five months this
year, 6,745 were recorded, COM
pared with 6,596 a year earlier.
May foreclosures totaled II VS..
56 In the previous month and
II in May. 1858. Five months
foreclosures totaled 80 VS.. 203
in the same period last year.
Deeds of trust or first mort
cages totaled 1,044 and amount
ed to $15.940,699 in May, COM
pared with 1853 for $18,97O, ,986
in the previous month and 1,472
for $18,384, 100 in May, 1853. In
five. months this year, 5,182
deeds of trust amounted to
$76sS77. lit, compared with 6,737
for .$88,9l2,231 a year earlier.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

FURNISHED b. the Associated Press.D
Sales
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate. 90. High. Low. 1:16. chg.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
WMAL Operations Split

Kenneth H. Berkeley, vice
president and general manager
Of The Evening Star Broadcast
ing Co., today announced the
inauguration of a split operation
for the company's radio and tele-
vision properties, WMAL-AM-
FIN and WMAL-TV.
Charles l.. Kelly has been
named manager Of the television
department and Robert w. JON
Sclier has been appointed man
ager OF the radio department.
Allegheny Gains Reported
Allegheny Airlines flew $685.
46f passenger miles in May. a
gain of As per cent from May.
1853, q new six-year high for
the month.
George Fry & Associates, man
agement conSultants, yesterday
announced the promotion Of
william j. Biehl, vice president,
tohead the firms production
eng1neering services.
Abramson Advertising Agency
has appointed Alvin j. Raider
an account executive.
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, June R,.-Dividends
announced:
Evening star., 1954-06-04
Washington Securities

Pot Elec Pwr--10U at lS%, 20 at 1914
5 at 1874, 200 at 1884.
Wash Gas Lt-100 at 1924.
wash Gas S4.25 pfd-30 at 80, 15 at 90,
100 at %. -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-14

Hells Canyon contains extensive low
grade ore deposits. But the area is
without transportation or low-cost
electricity. Power from Hells Can
yon dam will permit electric process
reduction of the low-grade ore for
shipment by barge to a transconti-
mental railroad
although the amount of naviga-
ton that will develop ina the future
on the Hells Canyon pool is matter
of conjecture at this time, have
every reason to believe that traffic
Of considerable magnitude will be
developed" Gen. Itschner told the
Congressional committee. Release of
water stored in the Hells Canyon
reservoir to augment natural stream
flows will undoubtedly be beneficial
to downstream navigation, as it will
to pollution control"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-14

that even with the irrigation of an
other 100000 acres in southern
Idaho, Snake river flow at Hells Cam
yon will average three times the
amount needed to fill the reservoir
each year. Irrigation has not depleted
the volume of water at Hells Can
yon. The U. S. Geological Survey re-
ports the Snake carried 16,800,000
acre-feet into Hells Canyon in 1912.
In 1862, after 40 years of irrigation
development on ~ million acres of
land, the Snake still carried 16,400,-
600 acre-feet into Hells Canyon. The
water rights argument against Hells
Canyon is completely phoney, devel-
oped by power company propagan-
dists to confuse Idaho farmers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-14

Another Hells Canyon irrigation
benefit is that the bill also contains
approval for the SERVER Greek prof.
ect, key part of plans to divert sur
plus water from Idaho's Payette riv-
er into the Boise watershed to help
irrigate the Mountain Home tract.
A third reclamation benefit from
Hells Canyon is the low-cost power
made available for irrigation pump
ing. Much southern Idaho sagebrush
land is suitable for farming, but the
depth water must be lifted by deep
well pumps, and present high costs
for power, between and 8 mills,
put ceiling on this type of reclama-
rion development, even with farm
prices at present levels.
A supply of low-cost power from
Hells Canyon would also permit irri-
gators to expand the use of sprinkling
systems which increase crop yields,
save water and reduce soil erosion.
Rep. Walt Koran, Republican of
Washington, said in supporting Hells
Canyon dam: GAS we develop this
river for power, let's not overlook
q single acre"
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-05-14
Hells Canyon and
Irrigation

Every piece Of legislation intro
duced in Congress for authorization
of Hells Canyon dam and reservoir
has provided that part of the revenue
from sale of power could be used to
help pay costs of irrigation projects.
without such financial support
no large-scale irrigation projects ap-
pear feasible in southern Idaho,
either through private investment or
under Federal reclamation laws" &C
cording to Interior Department testi-
mony at the 1852 Congressional hear
ing. Idaho Power dams would provide
no irrigation benefits, would block
Hells Canyon as "a source of irriga-
ton financial aid. How will Idaho
irrigation develop without help from
dams like Hells Canyon?
The Hells Canyon bills introduced
in 1853 by Senator Wayne Morse of
Oregon and Rep. Oracle Pfost of
Idaho would apply part of the reve-
nue. from sale of power to irrigation
projects as authorized by Congress.
The plan of the Bureau of Reclama-
ton in the Mckay era was to
use part of the money from Hells
Canyon power sales for development
of the 2,000-acre Mountain Home
project, creating 1850 new full-time
farms in southern Idaho.