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<br />.Larl'y -Sparks Dir._
<br />. CoJ..o. Water C .onservation'
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<br />. . d. , Denver 2. Colo
<br />'VIsion an Bigness --
<br />Leaders Cite I(eys To Bright Future
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<br />Rural electrics of Colorado are now in the desirable position .of 'start-
<br />ing even".in ability to serve and, in dependability compared wIth other
<br />power suppliers.
<br />This was the keynote of the annual state-wide meeting in Grand
<br />Junction of the Colorado Rural Electric Association as expressed by
<br />former REA-Administrator David Hamil and others.- .
<br />Speakers and. panels thus set the stage of the future by placing
<br />accelerated progress in the laps of directors and managers "with vision
<br />and bigness" to plot courses that will
<br />meet new challenges and chan~es.
<br />State-wide manager Howard Scott
<br />tlJld the association representat~ves the
<br />cooperatives "have_ corne of ,'age in
<br />years, if not in full awareness and ef-
<br />fort" as he warned "the great.er ou~
<br />success, the greater will be 'our opposi-
<br />tion seeking to harvest the reward of
<br />our pioneering labors Jurural areas,"-
<br />Scott added, "We are going to reo
<br />quire unity and cooperation. Our col-
<br />lective problems are fundamentally the
<br />same, and we have the same fundR-
<br />mental convictions; personalities should
<br />be subjugated to the Cooperative nee.j
<br />. . . working t"ogether all the problems
<br />at our doorstep or knocking at our
<br />door." ,
<br />Gerald Diddle, Western area director
<br />of the Rural Electrification Administra_
<br />tion, stressed that the association can
<br />no longer hope to "out-guess" oppo-
<br />nents, but instead must "out-plan"
<br />them.
<br />Diddle, like all speakers and officel'S
<br />on the three-day program, carried,the
<br />thread of thought for greater coopera-
<br />tion in every phase. Each developed
<br />points on better education of the pub_
<br />lic about rural electrics, concerning
<br />full share tax paying, free enterprise
<br />operation, and I'1!liability equal to any
<br />power source.
<br />President William Byers chal_
<br />lenged the stale's mral electric
<br />association to assls! In felling "our
<br />story and gaffing thll fllCis before
<br />the peoplll" to "conlin\llllly em-
<br />ph"si~e the fact thai we are pJ'i-
<br />vate business. thal we do pay taxes,
<br />and that we Support a study de_
<br />signed toward eventual connoland
<br />ownership of our own financial
<br />sources."
<br />Marion Wilson, preSident of the Up-
<br />per Colorado River Basin Consumers
<br />Power Inc., in his reports and speaking
<br />on current and future legislative bat-
<br />tles, described his views when he said
<br />"we cannot win without friends on
<br />both sides of the aisle."
<br />'Wilson told the registrantll "the quiet
<br />peaceful days are gone over tile dam
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<br />Future Place of Rural Electrics
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<br />Transmission Fight
<br />Participants Get
<br />Resolution Acclaim
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<br />STATE-WIDE LEADERS-In delegate balloting William A. Byen of fruita
<br />wos re-elected president (seated ot left). Next to him iS,Lewis Rhoades of
<br />Yuma who bec:ome'vice-presldent, replacing C. C. Doily of Hillrose who hod
<br />declined renomination. Standing (left to right) ore, Elmer Kueker of Flogler
<br />ond Dolt 8. Mc:Crory_ of Cotapoxi. Both were elected Executive Commiffeemen.
<br />At for right 15 Marlon ,Wilson of Fori Morgan, re-elected. Colorodo Director of
<br />the Notional Rural Electric: Cooperatives Au'n.
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<br />Resolutions passed by the a~nual
<br />state-wide meeting of the Colorado
<br />Rural Electric Association in Grand
<br />Junction took Into account develo:J-'
<br />mentll of the past year involving Colo-
<br />rado River Storage Project power trans_
<br />mission, allied power programs and
<br />assistance given in furthering them.
<br />Resolutions requested members of the
<br />Colorado Congressional delegation to
<br />support legislation authori~ing con.
<br />struction of the Burns Creek project
<br />in Iqaho; and endorsed the Hanford,
<br />Washington, electric generation from
<br />waste steam of the atomic energy in-
<br />stallation.
<br />Appreciation was extended all per-
<br />sons and organizations aiding in the
<br />Congressional fight to support all-fed-
<br />eral transmission of Colorado Rh'",!'
<br />storage power.
<br />Special commendation was given the
<br />Colorado Water Conservation Board
<br />and staff for analyzing the problem and
<br />,twice affirming the all-federal trans.
<br />missio'n system,
<br />Commissioner Floyd Dominy of the
<br />Reclamation Bureau was warml"
<br />thanked Jor his part in the sucCeSsfl;j
<br />conclusion of the fight and for speak-
<br />ing before the annual meeting.
<br />Highest praise was tendered Sen.
<br />John A. Carroll, Rep. Wayne N, As-
<br />pinall and "all the Colorado represen_
<br />tatives and senators" who supported
<br />the all-federal system.
<br />Stepping beyond the' state's borders,
<br />a separate resolution stated "the vali-
<br />ant support' of Congressman Cannal'
<br />of Missouri and Congressman Kirwan
<br />of Ohio was particularly, important."
<br />A - final resol\ltion thanked the
<br />Grand Valley Rural Power Lines fOr
<br />its host activities including "splendid
<br />preparation and organization" of the
<br />state-wide meeting.
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<br />Dominy Pleads Maximum ECQnomic
<br />Development In Colorado Basin
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<br />True purpOlle end value of the Up-
<br />per Colorado River storage project and
<br />the time table for setting poles in the
<br />now-authorized. all-federal transmission
<br />system were outlined. to the 300 pel'-
<br />sons attending the annual state-wide
<br />banquet of the Colorado Rural Electric
<br />Assn. in Grand Junction Sept. 28.
<br />Commissioner of Reclamation Floyd
<br />E. Dominy said "'I'he Congress o~{''''
<br />again has supported, the basic concept
<br />of integrated multip\lrpose develop_
<br />ment and. operation. of our Federal Re-
<br />clamation Projects" lIS_he called for II
<br />closing of ranks to push forward:
<br />"It is our responsibility," Dominy
<br />said, "and yours and that of all of the
<br />people of the Upper Colorado Rive~
<br />Basin to get this project into success-
<br />ful opel'ation as quickly as possible."
<br />Dominy said the true purpose of the
<br />entIre project has been submerged, ad-
<br />ding "The big dame. now abuilding
<br />have as one o! their important,purposes
<br />the production of power; but theil'
<br />principal purpose and justificat.i,;m is tf:'
<br />control and atore water to enable the
<br />Upper Basin States to put. to bene-
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<br />ficial use their allocatedshal'j:! ofColo-
<br />rado River Water."
<br />He said that next spring first water
<br />will be delivered frornthree complete:l
<br />participating projects-Paonia, Verml
<br />unit of the Central Utah pl'Oject, and
<br />Hammond in the San Juan Basin. He
<br />said these, with 2 others to be com-
<br />pleted, are the real benefits which will
<br />be largely paid for by power generated
<br />at Glen Canyon, Flaniing Gorge and
<br />Curecanti.
<br />Dominy predicted better business ill
<br />these areas due to more irrigation and
<br />community water suppliea. He saki
<br />transmission system construction will
<br />'startinl962.
<br />The commissioner said that ail the
<br />generation systems, hoth federal al\d
<br />private, will he needed. by 1980 whell
<br />demand for power will be,quadxupled.
<br />He added that hydro and thermal plant;
<br />"can and should complement each other
<br />fOl'mutual advantage of all concerned."
<br />In concluqing, Dominy pleaded for
<br />"all to work together in such a mann.ol"
<br />as will bring the maximum benefits
<br />to this region and the' natiOll frUlll the
<br />Colorado River Storage pmject."
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<br />This forum group consisting of David Hamil, former REA Administrator,
<br />frank Clinton, Bureau of Reclamation director for Region IV, and William
<br />Nelson, Assoc. Editor of Grand Junction Sentinel, outlined their views whkh
<br />are given in the top story on this page. They could see nothing but rapid
<br />advancement for ruro_' electric, but placed responsibility for achieving succ:ess
<br />in the laps of directors and ma.nagers.
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<br />Long-Time Directors
<br />Got Special Ovation
<br />At State-Wide Meet
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<br />Panel Talks Rural Development
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<br />At the annual siate.wide meet-
<br />ing in Grand Junction. special hon-
<br />or wes accorded members of board
<br />of directors who had served .their
<br />associations 20 years or more.
<br />Staie-wide Manager Howerd E.
<br />Sc:oU introduced !he directOr$.
<br />starting with those who served 10
<br />years_ He then raised eac:h intro-
<br />duction by two years un.til only
<br />seven remained. s.tanding for .the 20
<br />year or"more honors.
<br />These men were,
<br />George T. White of Morgen
<br />County Rural Elec:l:ric, Brush: C. C.
<br />Daily of Morgan County, HUlrose;
<br />W. I. Boley of San Isabel, Rye: W.
<br />A, Reynolds of San Isabel, Beulah;
<br />J_ Arthur Anderson of Pondre Val_
<br />ley, Loveland: Roe Saunders of
<br />Grand Valley, Frui!a; and John L.
<br />Burrllt of Delta.Monbose. Hotch_
<br />kiss.
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<br />Discussion of new laws and programs for improving rural' conditions
<br />drew marked ottention from rural electric representatives Cltfe'nding the state-
<br />wide onnual meetillg in Grand Junction. These were presented by (left to
<br />right) John Speilman of Rural Electrification Administration, Ward Taylor of
<br />the Farmers Home Administration, and f. M. Peterso"ll. superinfendent of
<br />Delta-Montrose Rural-Power Association, (See story on this page.)
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<br />... our problems are now more ser-
<br />ious." As in other frequently reiterated
<br />statements on the need for better pub-
<br />lie relations, Wilson said, "If people 01)
<br />not understand, how are we going to
<br />expect them to re-act favorably wh~n
<br />a crisis comes in our affairs?"
<br />Recent legislative skirmishes have
<br />"taught us one thing," H!\rold Lee,
<br />manager of the Midwest Power Con-
<br />sumers Assn. said, "and that is we mmt
<br />have unity."
<br />On Thul'sday's discussion panel,
<br />Hamll said "nothing comes easy.
<br />rural electric problems are going to get
<br />more complicated as we go along."
<br />But, he added, "The future belongs tQ
<br />those who will cope with it," and he
<br />declal.ed that rural electrics are "per-
<br />fectly capable of supplying the electr;c
<br />needs in the territory they serve," a:;
<br />he outlined means of meeting chang-
<br />ing-conditions.
<br />- Hamil said, "This is no longer a
<br />p<>nny ante game vie ere playing-in,
<br />we have to meet .the changes and
<br />P<lY the price:', Willi that ad.moni.
<br />tion Hamil conduded, "The fl/.ture
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