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<br />u,..d '" olu;.-,' .ill !r"m in !r..ot 01 d,,' rall..1 j"I..l...
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<br />allti l'unlrac\;; ld fur 170 lI1ik~ lllUU',
<br />Lin('~ art: Luih ..!wrl' an an'raw' of
<br />2.2 customer;; p,'T mill, c:an I,.. ob.
<br />tained. ()f th.. g:\1l cu"tomt>rs al.
<br />rt'udy "ignt"d up :\(1:) are nmlleded
<br />to the ;;~...tt'n1. .\\'t"fa~" ;;al.-" wcn'
<br />U6.J \..w..hr. to I'ureh rural ("u.t"m.
<br />t'r;; In Janllun.
<br />Tri.COlulll~- flO\oN
<br />.\ ;;Iudy of th{' llul'. "f till" PIaU"
<br />Hiver bt'l...et"ll IH9;:) an.\ 1')119 ,.h<>l'o"'
<br />that Ilwre \<Ia;; "lIt1irielll .....at.-T. .up'
<br />plenwntl',l b~ .torap:<' in Ih,' l\:inp:l'<If'Y
<br />fl.;;ern}ir. III ha\"{' np..rah.J th.' Ihrf"('
<br />po.....er plant;; of tlw .li...lrid at lOll
<br />pt'f "t'l\l rapa,-ity' fad or ror th.'
<br />..ht>le ptrlod. Fwm 19111 10 19\1l
<br />an an'rag~ of aluml ()II I",r {'enl
<br />could h,l\l' I"','n mainl:liot',l: fr"m
<br />1917 to 19:n. IOn pf'r n'l1t I'aparil\-
<br />factor WOIII.1 hUH' \,....n l',,~~ilolt.. and
<br />from ]In! to 111<' 1'1Ie1 of pHi a n'-
<br />dud ion to ah"1I1 51) Il<:'r ('('nt capa("'
<br />it,- fal'!lH \'\ould h.l~" I.....n n('<......
<br />~~n' OU,' to th(' I"IIJ! ,\rought. nw
<br />a,-e'ral!f' anllual ~"I1t'rali"n of lll<'
<br />di~lril"\ t",'r tIll' n~''''lH "..riod
<br />~tlldi..d wUIII,{ haw \"'''11 :l53.:)6R.-
<br />0(1) \.\'\'..hr. Th.'~" liplrl'" arl' bo,....1
<br />on as~unll'd "\Ill'"r.llinn 10""'''' from
<br />tht" r_'noir 25 p"r n'nt hil!ht"r Ihan
<br />a\ailahl., data \'\0\11.1 in.-lirate will
<br />occur, and Oil tIlt' a~.;lIml'tion thai
<br />tht" rf'~n{,ir~ Ilnd rana!~ art' filII at
<br />all limt.... LM".... from Ih.. ranal~
<br />""hich \'\crc l....in!! ....a~"lJ...,1 la..1 ,','ar
<br />""..rf' ..om..what I.,." lhan Olw-t;'llth
<br />of on.' I,,'r cenl I,,'r milt'. "" hich ill
<br />In""pr than Ihp 10-.. flgurt" u.....t in
<br />thi.. "tll,h.
<br />l'n.l,'r normal nm,lilion.. Ihl'rl' i~
<br />a c<lll"i.krablt' inr'rt"a'o(' in till' 110.....
<br />of Ih,' ri,,'r bt"\wl"'f'n lht' "ilt' of
<br />Kine-Ie\" Dam and Ihe diw'r..i,)n d~m
<br />jll"I'I>t'I~,"" \orth I'lalh'. Thi<. pir\..-
<br />up 3m'lUllt" to 1.500 ""......ft. .luring
<br />the IIVII.irri!,!:3.lion m"llth~. ;lIld 1<1
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<br />2.;:,00 ~.......fl. .lUrill~ thl.' irrigali"n
<br />month... lout Iht.'Y flgUTl'!' \,\('fl' rf'-
<br />dUCl.d by 50 I....r c.'nt in making thf'
<br />!low .;Iutlif'!>. Due to thl.' con forma.
<br />ti..n of thl' ri\'l.'r \"allt'Y. ~page
<br />lo~""" from Ilw Killl":~It'Y rl.'''t''f\'oir
<br />art' I.'XPI"(.tl.'t1 10 rl.'apl'ear dowll'
<br />"Ift'am.
<br />Wilh Ihf' bond,.d indeht('dnt',.~ of
<br />llit' Jilllrirt b..inl!.' 51'l.7']:).000. 111
<br />pl'r ("t'nl of .....hit-b i" dlargt'd 10 irri-
<br />!!:3liolL and (~I yt'r C('llt 10 powI'r.
<br />3THI with annual I'".....('r oprrllling
<br />r"<.llI e..timah.d al SI9tJ.Otlll. the dis-
<br />Iri!'t f'xpect,. to lot' ahle 10 "".1\ it9
<br />I'o.......r at St'\I'O mill,. p,'r k.......hr.
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<br />]'o...-('f illl<'n'll<tu~e
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<br />~egolialioll" are no..... nt.arinp: com.
<br />ph'lioll for an intl'rchangl.' of p<l\'\ef
<br />hrt'H't'n tlJt' Plaue \'allI.'Y projc'11.
<br />11ll' Loul' l'rojf'tt and tht'Tri-Coul1t)"
<br />I'rojl"l'I. h~' which it is hnped 10 he
<br />ahle to muk(' 11\l' mu~t ad\'antageou<.
<br />u..... of Iht' watt"r re,."u("('"'' of tht'
<br />lhree dislrirb. l 'pon cOllll'lt'lion of
<br />Killg~l,'y !lam it ""ill I~ l'o""j}.le to
<br />ahout d"ubll' tll" firm I'"w..r of Ihl'
<br />~uthNland ,,~..;L('m hy di\'t'rlin~ \'\'atl"r
<br />f"r Ihl' Tri.C,)unly pro;t.'t:1 Ihrollg-h
<br />il~ ranal~ and 1',,\'\l'r "Ialion. Bul
<br />"ilhllut thi" .uld..,1 1'131"1. II\!' SUllwr.
<br />land proje<'! i.. t'xlwrled to h.. up
<br />to ih d"<.il!tll'd cap3cit\ U\- lln2.
<br />Ollirl.'rs uf tht' Loup I{iver {'uhlir
<br />I'''.......r lIi"trit"t ..slimak Ihal upon
<br />l'omplt"lioll "f th.. p"n.lin:o: agrl'1'"
<br />nlt'nt for Ih~ intf'r<'hanJ!t' uf powf'r
<br />",ilh lht' otht'r 1\'\" pow..r .li,.lri"'l~
<br />Ihn' will ht' ;11>1.. tl) Imild up th..ir
<br />I"ad 10 :l payin~ ba~i" b~' 19.1-,3.
<br />If a projl'c1t'd plan for "f'uing up
<br />a ,-tJtl'-wiol' puhlic power <.,"It'm
<br />thr<lll!!h lilt' ('urrha.;e of e'ti~ling
<br />I'rh-alt.h OWTled yow..r companies 1)\
<br />Ihe publi,: I'o\'\er di,:.trirl.'S i.'l ro~'
<br />.;ullunal('d. tilt" Loup di,:.trict "houlJ
<br />I". on a pa,'ill~ hasis hy 19,i2. Lal\"
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<br />la"t ~",ar it h.oked a~ though the
<br />~Iah.-\'\ide !l<::hcme w'luld ~"on he an
<br />;\('cumpli<.h(,ll fad. bUI uncerlainty as
<br />I" whal Ihe ,;.Iale I,.~i.'llalure .....iII do
<br />ha" jMJ<.tPOll..,J furlh.'r adion until it
<br />.,djourn~.
<br />F('Ullului., ju..'llifi~'alion
<br />From Ihe cronnmi{' anglt-. il Vl"ouht
<br />I'robahly 11", ea.'Sy to .'lhow Ihat for
<br />tIre Illtal in\e~lnWnl-includilll'!: bolh
<br />1'\'\,:\ j!rallb an.1 loall;;----Ih(':$t' "roj-
<br />..,h' n",,'r can pay "II a llurt'ly b<Jok-
<br />k,.q.ing ha"i". Bul it 11111,1 101" recog-
<br />niu.J that the~' wt'rt' undertaken a.'l
<br />part of the nalion'" ~f('OJt program of
<br />crt"8ling employmenl Ihrou.f!h the
<br />cOII"lrurliull of u"".flll prujt'rl.'l. an,i
<br />th:\! a<. .'luch Ih..y han' cr~alt'd a
<br />large amounl ,,{ conlinuous employ"
<br />mt"nt fur a grt'al many pt'oplt.. And
<br />ha\'inf; III.t'n rarri,',l oul by normal
<br />meth"d~ dS IIndt'Ttaking.'l of the pub-
<br />lic pO\'\t'r di~tril'~. 11ll' work being
<br />let oul by l'onlrart IIndl'r the !!uper-
<br />\i"ion of r..gular "II~dll,'erill~ force!!.
<br />ralher Ulan a~ rt"lid llpt'rations, tht"
<br />employnwllt t"Tt'ateJ ha!l bl:"("l1 alto-
<br />geth..r normal in charadl'r. And one
<br />cannot Ira"f'rse th!:' area in which
<br />thi" work hai:< bt~n carried out with-
<br />out ""...ing on ('H'ry hand Ihe evi.
<br />delll'l~ o( intan~ihl,' Ilt'nefit~ which
<br />cannol he ea!<i1y {'\'alual..ll un 0 dol-
<br />lal" and CI'nl" ba~i,..
<br />Char~inJ!; off the P\V A granl1l
<br />again..t the iIl13n~ible". Iht're i~ ~lIh-
<br />"tanlial t"\'iden{'t' that iw'ome from
<br />Ihe I'O~H-r de\'elnpmt'nl;. and from
<br />Ihe ~ale of irri;!:ation "aler \'\"iII re-
<br />pay Ihl' loan!' frolll tilt' fc.{t!:'ral go\"-
<br />f"runll'nt. And it ~h(lul,1 he nutI'd
<br />Ihal the gtl\ernml'nt ~uh"itlie" do nol
<br />hring Ihe power (',,~I~ Jo\'\ n to tht'
<br />point ....hl"rf' Ih.. publi,' p"....er dis.
<br />Irirl!! ("an lak... hu"ine~" 3\'\"0'. from
<br />till' pri\'lllt' ('timpani.,,,, h,- u~(l..rcul.
<br />linp: Ihl'ir rate~: thl' su~t"..",~ Ilf tht'
<br />puhlic po\'\c'r de\"t'lopm..nt <:,ch..mf'''
<br />app('ar<. to re<.1 tin the abilih- of Ill'"
<br />Ji~tricl~ 10 build n"\'\' hu~in~,.s.
<br />Looking upon 1h<'~1' ;'\l.bra"ka
<br />projt"M;. as piont"l'rill~ altrmptJO to
<br />promot... and ('"ordinale Ihe den' lop.
<br />m{"nt of natural rt"'ourt"p" a.. public
<br />ulIlj,.rtaking"_ Iiul.. call ht' found 10
<br />rrilicilt' an,1 much... ill hf' found 10
<br />t"omm('nd. Thuu!!h fn..II'r('d 1"1\" fed.
<br />.-ral ait!. Ih..ir major \'irtu.. fi~ in
<br />Ihe fact Ihallh..,- arl' ..,,"'t'lIlinlh local
<br />in characler: u'nmi<.la\..ahh' t'~'idt'nce
<br />of thl" \'\iIIioJmes." on thl' part of
<br />l{}('al ~It'oplt' to ri~k <.oll1elhing in the
<br />Je\t'lopmt'nt of lht' rej:::ion in which
<br />they live.
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