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Show Lapoint , Tridell to Have ElectricI ElectricPower Electric ElectricPower I , Power 'ower ower ' and Liffhts Lights This Tunas Month /Ionth Ionth 1Ionth 1 / ' The Lapoint Local Welfare dUl cluu cluuwas cluuWAS . . was oi-tanlzed oi tanlzed organized - early in Ln the spring springof springof sprintof of 193B 1938 and composed the follow followiog followtog followins iog tog oCBcers omcers officers Lawrence E Caldwell Caldwellpresident Caldwellpresident CaJdwellpiesldent president . Floyd Perry vice prE'S prES press pressdent prrsident ' I Ident dent Golden Winn Wfnn Ashel C Cald Cold Coldwell ldwell well \ ell Leo Walker and Milton Muton Wooley WOOl WOOlEY Wooley EY directors and Oeoree Georgt George " BigeJo\\ BigeJo Bigelou BigeJoI BigeJoEfcretary Bigelousecretary BitelowEFcrtlary \ I ( Efcretary secretary and treasurer This clubw club w \ s .s . organized to work for the bet bettc bettc btttc tc ment of th the communityCne communityCue community communityCne Cne Cue ot of the first rlrst steps step ta.ken taken . was wasto wasto wasto to find ftnd n A . way of tptttnt getting lights and anddo anddo inddo do away witlamps with wit/ wit / lampshich lamps \ which \\hich hich this thiscO'l1munllY thiscommunity thiscOTimunity cO'l1munllY cOl1munllY community ' has had for so o m ma.ny many ma.nye manyye . .nyye nyye . ye } e is rs A committee commltt e was ormed tormed formed ( tosponsor to tosyosor tosponsor syosor sponsor : . { ) lights . . . Trips were made to Provo Ver Ver- Vernal Vernal Vernal - nal and Koosevelt Roosevelt w to meet with tl'e tle the tl'eUtah theUtah ' tr"eUtah treUtah " Utah Power and Ufht Light company companyand companyand companyand and the Ulntah Ulnt.a.h Ulnta.h Utntah . . Ucht 1.Jght 1Jght Light company companyThen companyThen companyThen Then another trip was made toProvo to toProvo toProvo Provo to the WP WPA A headquarters to toSt'e tosee tosee St'e Ste see ' what Information Infornlatlon could be oJ ob- ob > - . obtained b-ta.lned bta.lned b ta.lned talned - ta1ned tained . there but they had no to-tormatton to tormatton in- in infonnatJon information - fonnatJon formation so ao the comxilttee committee re- re returned returned re returned - - turned to make other plans Fmal Frnali Finally ! ) ' ' with with untlrint untiring efforts in intI Intl intl tI tl e c winter of 1938 l 3 the Western WesternUlntah WesternUlntsh WesternUlntfth I Ulntah Ulntsh Electric association was orI orgar orgar or gar ( i iyed 11ed Iced with Lav.Tence LavTence Lawrence La . rrnce Caldwellpre Caldv.ell Caldvell Caldwell Caldv.ellpre CaldneHIprc . I pre dltnt dent d nt H LeRoy MorrlU Morrill vice vicepre vicepre vicepre pre ident idenl Prank Frank MorrUl Morrill GeorreW IrgeI G Irge George < IrgeW Georgesv , W sv Bartlett of Tnaeu Trraeu MUt MDt Milt . Wooley WooleyI Wooleyr WooleyI I r i 1 j i ( roTfe eorge Bitdow Bigelow ct cf Lapoint Lapomt Lapornt dlr dl dlr dlr r rtors clOrs ctors Ashel E Cnldv Caldw Cald . 11 .secre secre scare .secreIan scaretar . ecrttar5 Ian tar ) and treasurer and Clyde S SJoll SJot Sjol Joll Jot t i son bounsel counsel and Ilnd Huch Hugh Cot Col Colon Colon i ion on on i 1 r soclate 50ctate sociate counsel counselTI counselTl j TI fii en thincs things bean began ( to liapp"n liappn hapP"n hapPn happen " 1:1)1 111 fast fastfiord fa.st\\orrl fa.storrl fa.st fast orrl : . . ' ) fiord \ \ orrt came from C 0 O Faulkenwaldt Faulkcnwald Faulkenwald I If ; ) _ > f t ( tlie the HEA REA advlaory advisOry board otWaatiln of ofI ofI ofWashington ofWashington I Washington ton D C to cooperatewith cooperate cooperatenlth I nlth \ Un the Moonlake Electric associat as associ associI < ; ocl oclI oclI I I I aUon tlon Ion of Mt Emmons ? This his was wasdone wasdone wasdone done ImmedlAlely Immed1.ately Immed1ately immediately . and ttie the Western WesternUintah WesternUlntah i iUlntah Ulntah Uintah ElecLrtc EJeclr1c Electric . a < $ * . soclatloti Ociat.1on Ociat1on .aoeiatlon aoeiatlon . was spas spasabandoned ws i iabandoned bandoncd abandoned ' bandoncdCooperatlne abandonedCooperating Cooperatlne cooperating with the MoonlakeElectric Moonlake MoonlakeI MoonlakeElectric MoonlakeElectric I Electric associaUuu associatJuu assoctaUou necessitated a areorganlzation areoreanlzatlon : reorganization reorganlzation with Shirlcy Shirley K-Daniels K Daniels JL g - . I IDaniela Daniela Dams president Henry Henryai Wocthenvie War.Jten WarJten War.Jtenvice , . ai ainn vice * aspresident president pre3lden t Elra IIra Eiray ) ' } + D L Lawon War.JtenI .sn sn . nn atesecretary aj as ate ajccret assecret I secret secretary * ccret r7 ry . , Lawrence Cald CSId CaId.n CaIdn " . " Del Del- Del D - bert Shiner and Frank DeFae as w asdirectors wdirectors Ldirectors , directors Chester Harlman Hartman treas treas- treasUrt"r treasurer - . u " urer Urt"r Urtr cr and Bnd Miss ZeUa Zella ZeU * Rust steno- steno stenogl8phf'l steno-Kiphei steno Kiphei stenoKipheiWork stenographer - - - gl8phf'l gl8phfl grapher * ' gl8phf'lWork grapherWork Work W was 3 already under way onthe on onthe ontlie the first part of the line taklnIn taking takingin takingin | in Mt Kmmons Emmons Altonah and Blue.bell Bluebell Blue- Blue Bluebell . - bell when Lapoint Joined Sept 1)939 1939 1 1J 1939 J ) 939 the first rtrst part put of the project projectas projectwas projec'was projecwas ' \\as as was \ encrrlzed energized at Altamont with abig a aI abig ibit big celebration cclebratlon At this tiroo time thi th thimalleat the thernallest I malleat malle.st mallest rnallest . home wld w 'ud ud 'tld tld ' \ld ld \ n-ot n ot not - think of ofhall'g ofhasing o : havlni ha\ll'g ha ll'g llg hasing \ ' their Ilthts lights removed no ne nematter n nmatter < Imnttf noImnttf matter > r what wh t they could COlJld save B.vC BvC . irehug DC De ire g , fng hug gfng back to the old lamps lampsi i ) I Then Carly ! arly In October of ofth ofthe Wrthe th the contract cuntract was wa awarded to toT tor Vnr VnrT 0 G John.on Johnon John-on John on John " ' - ' . "to to " Qft"to T r on of Portland POrilaud Portlandto Qft to build buld ] what is LI knowns10n knowntn known , - t tn t'n"slon tnslon ' " ' bi- bi binab s10n don 8 B This ta to tanah tobi ta- ta tanah } - ' - sett e eAZt nah nab on the w \ ne rat t tMt Mt AZt 10.kCove Well I3aita10.k BaUa I3aita BaUardCove tdcOCl dcOCl : 10.k 10k Cove Lceton Leeton Leeson It a . aeE and andpotot eE to ) . . * potot point and Tg | .roclry roclry . ; y eC th.l"c th.lc thlc thOwtng ng S- S SSW - t SW + 4hA "hole hole " holes holessfotheI & sfotheI for tOI : ' . the theng " e digIhdn d1 d1T.i r T.i Ti . T.iqF ( & 'j-- 'j j - ? qF , qFP4 < " * P4 page pa , . flvel nye five ) 'jr ' r - ifl ' iF Jf " { LAPOINT ' TKIDELL 'fRIDELL fRIDELL ULIDELL TO UA HAVE HAVEPOWER VE VEPOWER POWER Tins TIHS THI & MONTHContinued MONTH MONTII ( ( ( Continued from Tjage page age OIle one o e ) poles was W9.3 W93 . very slow as many of ofthe ofthe othe the holes had to be shot out sev severa several several era eral ] times and reportsi teports . come inthat In Inthat 1that that some holes dug were large largeenough largeenough largenough enough around to make a good goodsized goodsized goodsized sized cellar cel1ar These pole holes had hadto hadto hato to be six feet deep in ) some Iume 10 to 10c.alltles tocalities localltles c.alltles calltles calities . the th tl1 . ' ' holes would fill flU with withwater withwater witlwater water faster than two pumps could couldpump couldpump coulipump pump the water out but the contractors contractors con tractors were not to be dl.scouraged dlscouraged discouraged . W W Clyde Cl'de Clde Cyde ] } ' was contractor on onI onthe or orthe othe the first project which is known knows knownas knowas > las knowslas I as 8 A or the Mother ProjectEd ProjectEd Project Ed Holder Hoder Bolder ] " was "as as the first project projec project8uperll projecsuperix projecsupcrii 8uperll superix tendent Il'ndent Ilndent ' but thru 111 IJ ill ] health healti healthwas healtiwas heaittwas was forced to resign early In 1939 1939when 1939when 1939when when Ed Conklln Conkl1n Conklin was given hi ht his hisplace htplace ; place placeAll All men who have liad had lead empJoy employ empJoyment employment employmerit ment merit on this tills project proje t must be mem membt'rs members members bt'rs btrs bers ' of the co op and aJld arid all al1 are local 1oca1 1oca1men localmen men menIt It 1s is 1sexpected 1 & expected that Extension 8 B BwUl Bwill Bwill wUl will be energized between February 1 l and 15lh 15th when Lapoint and Trn Trndell Trl Tridell plan a big celebration as this thiswill thiswill be one of the large&t larget Jargt'bt Jargtbt largest ' & I tvnts tvntsto iv Vi ( < nt ntsto to come to this part of Ulntal Uiutal Ulntalcounty Uiutalcounty U In talcounty county and will wjJ ] do much to\\ard to ard toward toardbuilding towardbuilding towardbuilding \ building It up and assisting a5511tll1g , the thefarmers thefarmers thefarmers farmers farmersA A contract contr8ct has been becn ! ; signed lgl1l'd lgl1ld lgl1l'dIh ' \\I\h I h with withthe \ withthe Ihthe \ the Ulntah Power and Ught Light com corn company cornparry cornpany pany parry to furnish fumJh ! ; power for ti tr-ls tr ls tt'is ttis ' - 1s pro project project project ject for one year with a rate ratp 0 o o40 40 kllowats kilowats per month to each el1ch fam tam famlJy tamfly famlly lJy fly at $325 325 $3 3 $ 25 At the tlH ' ' end 1'1111 11111 of thi thls thlstime thistime limp time an 1 I possible posslbl possibly } by Jul July Juh ' . 1 1 11)40 1140 1940 ) It Itis 11Is 1 is < ; hoped 110J'd 110Jd } { ' the Moonlakc Moonlakr Moonlake Electric E1ectric 11 as ass < ; 5 . , ciat K'iat Kiat Iciat ' > on will w1l1 own o\\n o n \ its If < . own 01 " " hdro hydro hdrotllclrl hydrothetri h\drotitctrl h drotitctrl \ } tllclrl thetri Ilant Rant | lant which111 which \ . will \\111 111 gxca gicativ gll'atv gllatv ' liv ] r rdlll'l rdifce rditcp I dlll'l dllll difce ' ' tl t1 ti f < ( c cost < > ; t t t < ( thl the ( lie ' Indlvid Indlvld Individ lal xal xalA lalA A mo\e mo e mo\f f mote \ ' Is I 1 ! > & ui III ox It lrw ( r'J\ r'J rJ raas r'JIII " ' \ at III al \ l ] resert resertto respi r1'1 r11 " " ' l lto tto to gpt gl't glt get ' anot-h anot h anotJl anoti - ' r i itei t'dcx tdcx ' \tei tei xtl'l xtll \ ' ,101Ii . , slot ,101 101 ciox chid chidwill w \Ii Ii \ hid hidI hidwill I ,111 111 will " , provide llght-s llght s HghL IigiiLs - < ; { for or man man\ man manfainlllfs \ , ' . fam faro faroiirs fainlllfs 11\ 11 11110 iirs ) \ ( . , \ who \\110 110 were not fortunate fortunat.e . enollll"l enolllll enougl enouglto enouglto " 10 to ! { get f't ft ' Ii h ' " with Ith the thl ' irst extt'IlSlonThl extensionThis extension extt'IlSlon exttIlSlon ' famI I | Thl Thl11 Tills This ' \ will \\\11 11 \ no doubt start as 800n soon 800na soonas soonas a as . , t 11 tI ] pre pre-sci pre sci preset . - < ; CJ tlnl t / line /lnl lnl ' 11energlzt lh 11\ 11 is \ energizedI energized energlzt > d dI I I he lie pole poles ' f 1 ( r 111 m n < Hi 111 lh t ' es ' > Into La LaI Lap LaIx Lap I p Ix < < III i 1 it { nnd lnd and Trt TrI TriIdl if\l if l tell ' \ re of the Ihe vct\ vct vctflnl ver vcnfine \ ' . flnl fine ' or'tnii ortnii ol'lalt ollalt ohtait ' ' she \ Rh I\h I h e I ' a ad d cl cox ct Cl n rI r rI ri rI I I [ id itl tl ( ' prn 'rn rn ern 11111 I IRI lal < ( ai al at d as lar tar us as a . , M foO so ) I II IIi iit I Ii I ( r I t i (1 1 C ( i " ida 1l1a 1da Tl TI t ( t-k t k \ ' . - tI are rt ' \ very en n nif nl ni I I If f ( TlII rn TlI rat 11 \I I n \ .jlA jlA silt . sl/ sl sliil / ' ' 1 ' \ iil 1 n I ! 1 f { red Tl'd Tld ' cedar Tl TI f\ f \ fI fI c f\1 f 1 ' . \ I I I Rbt"PII a av R\ R \ . 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( ror for ( or fll flies fixes e . , Not Nol 1 1\ 1 1aie \ , ' . aie IIle axe tlie the 1(111 1111 1(111ilrpd I 1 ( cmes exits ( : " \ wired \\ilrpd ilrpd fer fir fc r Ilghl light Ilghlb lightrt lightbit b ) It rt for powci powex po ' " 1'1 11 ' sucl sue I ! ah ab as rang s . , r ri n 1 1d ] d 1 u ' " wishers I\hers I hers ishers ' \ p pimps JlllP nnps ' ; foi fOJ fob P pitting Jtting itting Jtting1lt ittingsatyr 1I I | \\1lt 1lt \ witr satyr ' ( r I it t I IIe tle tl II e h c cs es . , for sinks sinksltln sinkst sinksI I " ith 1th ltln rooms room roonis " f'lel1lrh ' ptr f'le fle etr \ which \\l1lrh l1lrh l1lrh11lIlghten \ . will 11lIlghtennot lightennot not lot lightenlot only onl > } f r e . work .ork ork for \\11lIlghten/ 11lIlghten the lighten housesite houselfe house- house housewlfe - / \ wlfe \\lfe lfe site but also help the fannerApPTlxlmatl'h farmerApprrxmat'ly farmer fanner IApprt ApPTlxlmatl'h ApPTlxlmatlh Apprrxmat'ly Apprrxmatly xlmatelv ( ( ' ' 1700000 f/lrm f lrm farms / or 25 )5 5 ) per cent cenl rent of the Ihe farms In the theUlllt theJnxted tr trUnited Ulllt United Jnxted I'd Id ' Slate States < ; enjo\ enjo enjothe \ \ ' . the advantage adlntaget adsantager ad\ ad adsantagerIf \ /lntaget lntaget / ' ? of If high line Ilne electric service . sen .sen ice HaJTY Harry HaJTYElatter Harryhatter Harryeiatter\ Harryeiatter Harryeiatteradministrator Elatter\ Elatter hatter ElatteradmInistrator \ \ ' . administrator of rural 1'1 11 el 1'1ectrifacaUon eletrtfacaton ' electrlfacatlon ectrifacaUon etrtfacaton estimated In a year'nil year yearend yearend end 'nil nil ' summary of progressTh15 progressThis progress progressThis This Th15 Is 15 well over twice the num number number number ber of farms-743954 farms 743954 forms - - 743954 or 109 199 pereuthaving per perceuthaving perceut ceut-having ceut having eut-having eut : - having such gervlcc service shortly shortlyI I ' before the tbe Rural Electrification Adlministraton Ad- Ad Administration Ad-r Ad r - lministraton { ministration was established in 1935 1935I I 1935I I 1935The The bu bt . . Id ld eg cg ng &nd nd &ond ond and & en energizing rg1z1ng of ofJlEA ofBEA JlEA $ .EA EA . financed systems increasing increasinggradually increasinggradually Increasinggradually I gradually through the early years yearsmounted yearsmounted mounted to a high peak in 1939 1939with 1939with & with service ex extended ncted during theyear theyear the theyear year to approximately 225000 225 000 farm farmfamUles farmfamilies families famUles and ( ) other ther users useD Thta Thts This Thtsmeans Thismeans Thtameans means approximately 1 1000000 000 000 persons per- per persons - sons or one for every 30 seconds secondsthe secondsthe the clock ticked off from trom the be- be beginning beginning be beginning - ginning to the end of 1939The 1939 1939The The 225 000 ( ) rural users connected In 1819 19'i9 19i9 1949 ' brings the total of users recelving re re- re recelving - . celving ceiving . service .service from REA systems systemsto to approximately 400 400000 000 Of the 688 888 such systems approximately 500 are In operation with 180 180000 180000miles 180000I 000 000miles miles of lines Hnes energized In 44states 44 I tates states < |