The people's voice., 1957-12-06
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In July 1856 as the first speaker
at the first annual water resource:
conference at Montana State Uni
versity, had the heavy duty of key
noting the program, and | did so with
these words:
''In his speeches and writing on the
role of the modern university, DR.
Conant, former president of Harvard
University, urges as the first and
foremost test of university, the
test of relevancy.
''These conferences on water re-
sources should meet the test of rele-
vancy.
Montana. extending as it does
across the rooftree of the continent,
provides much of the headwaters of
both the Missouri and Columbia riv-
ers. According to the Federal Power
Commission. Montana has a hydro
electric power potential of about
seven million kilowatts but only ten
per cent has been harnessed. In terms
of water power development Montana
is like an iceberg with only the ten
per cent of developed power showing
above the surface while the huge
ninety per cent of future potential
lies dormant and unused beneath the
surface.
''In the face of this great op-
portunity for water power develop
ment and the ndustrialization
which would result therefrom, it
is an amazing fact that Montana's
greatest export is college gradu-
ates who must go to other states
to find jobs and to make their
homes.
''These water resources confer
ences will indeed be relevant if they
help solve the twin problems of how
to develop the water resources and
at the same time provide opportuni-
ties for the youngsters graduating
from Montana universities"
Paradise Dam is important to Mon
tana because it should bring twice as
much in benefits as was brought by
Hungry Horse Dam. Paradise is i'm
portant as a precedent for Libby,
Katka and possibly other future dams
in Montana's portion of the Columbia
River Basin.
Western Montana is only 1870 of |
the land area of the State but it is
steep and wet and has 1870 of the
States power potential. The future
power for Bozeman may we'll come
from Western Montana.
FOR "MONTANA'S FAIR SHARE"
So as we fight for Paradise Dam
we are fighting for Montana's fair
share, for its stake in the huge Co.
lumbia River.
Ny purpose today is to outline
quickly some thoughts on the ''Ex-
panding Horizons for Columbia River
We have two tasks
in Montana. The first is to achieve
full development of the Columbia,
and the second is for Montana to get
its fair share of the benefits. In urg- I
ing that we raise our sights, that we
expand our horizons | am today en- {
phasizing the idea of full develop /
nent of this great river basin. Full {
development is the issue at Hells |
Canyon and Paradise Dam is the Hells {
Canyon of Montana. !
The Columbia River recalls to mind 7
an ancient Greek legend of a pitcher
Of wine which is always full. No mat ]
5er how often the wine is poured, the
pitcher is full and ready to give more G
vine. +
So to the Columbia. 1t is the miracle
liver of America. 1t is an oil we'll that =
never goes dry, coal mine that .
lever thins out.
But it is not well understood.
Perhaps it would help to make "
On the Pacific slope reaching west "
vard from the Rocky Mountains there I, Z
re in the United States two great Il
iver basins, in the Pacific Southwest O.
5 the Colorado and in the Pacific u
Northwest is the Columbia. The areas O.
f these two river basins are almost 81
he same size. p
COLORADO m
.IVERS" y.
The natural flow of the Colorado pl