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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1975 200 Years Ago This Week S0?1?? ggjjjj By Congressman Allan T. Howe On Oct. 30, 1775, the Continental doubled size of the the Congress present destitute, distressd Situation, their Shipps rotting & their fledgling American Navy by au- Families starving . . . Should prithorizing the addition of two more vate adventurers take up the Matships, (Congress had authorized the ter, every one will soon make his acquisition of the first two ships on own Laws & .in a few Years, No Oct. 13). The two new whips would Law will govern . . & Our Own carry as many as 20 and 36 guns property will not be safe. respectively. In November, the Congress granted the appropriaDoria and tion Andrew Cabot and appointed a Naval Combrigs were purchased. mittee, (the first executive body The plan to create aii American responsible for the administration Navy did not pass Congress without opposition. Samuel Chase told his fellow delegates, It is the maddest Idea in the world, to think of building an American Fleet." But it was obvious to most Congressional delegates that America had to establish some sort of navy to intercept British military supply ships. Congress had earlier appointed a committee to prepare an estimate of the cost of fitting out four ships, and on October 30, committee chairman Silas Deane gave his report. Deane knew the project would face opposition because of its cost, so he argued that the prizes the ships would capture would eventually more than pay for their cost. In the meantime, he said, a public subscription and issuance of new money could finance the project. Also, Deane and other members of the committee, mindful of the need for a concerted naval effort that would advance the American cause while at the same time helping American seamen who had been thrown out of work by the disruption of trade with England, argued that the navy would be of gret benefit to America, saying, At least Ten Thousand Seamen are thrown out of employ in the Northern Colonies these with their Owners, & the various mechanics, dependant on this extensive branch of Business cannot possible long rest easy, in their MEN of naval affairs). On November 5, Congress named Eskek Hopkins of Rhode Island commander of the new navy. On November 2, 1775, British Major Preston and 600 defenders at St. Johns, Canada surrendered y after a siege. This left Montreal virtually unprotected. 55-da- Flght Page Three Bureau of Land Management Issues Right-of-wa- y for Power Lines Authorizing a 230 Kilovolt elecwas presented last week to the Utah tric power transmission line from Society for the Prevention of Blind- the Utah Power and Light Comness by the Boeing Good Neighbors. pany substation in Sigurd, Sevier In accepting the bheck, A. Orville County, to Cedar City, the U.S. Helgeson, Executive Director of the Department of the Interiors BurSociety, said the money would be eau of Land Management has isofd sued two used to purchase grants. Paul L. Howard, BLM state fice equipment for the distribution of its educational materials. director for Utah, issued th$ grants The Boeing Good Neighbors are to UP&L and the California Pacific employees of the Boeing Aerospace Utilities Corporation, San FrancisCompany based at Hill Air Force co. The UP&L grant is for 64.40 Base. Mr. Leon I. Hashimoto, miles from Sigurd to the Garfield-Iro- n President of the group said in county line. The CALPAC of check the that grant is for 54.84 miles from the many presenting Garfield-Iron their members have a special intercounty line to Cedar g est in and felt City. projects Of the total 119.24 miles, 44.20 that in this way, they could express that interest in tangible way. Wach miles of the 230 kv line crosses of their members participated in a national resource lands administered by BLM. The line will pro payroll deduction plan. A check in the amount of $1,640. much-neede- right-of-wa- y sight-savin- vide an intertie between the two companies power generating facili- ties. However, Mr. Howard pointed out that the line is not directly related to any power plant development, expansion or conversion. Issuance of the grants resulted after preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement, which was made available to the public July 30, 1975. That IES analyzed environmental impact anticipated if y was the authorized. The BLM state director noted that stipulations to minimize adverse environmental impacts from the project are a part of the 100-foot-wi- de right-of-wa- y right-of-wa- grants. WOMEN Soldiers Wanted. 1971-19- 1975-19- 78 74 Pollution Control Equipment Costs As you know, we need good, young people who wanttoserve their Country. We need some to serve it in the United States Army. We may not have a draft. But we still have a need. Pollution control equipment costs are increasing! Army life is not for every- one. You may get up early in the morning, work hard all day, and hit the sack, , long after the sun has disappeared. But for those who are up to the discipline Army life demands, the rewards are great. Job training. Good edupay. Travel. cational opportunities. And a chance to grow as an indog-tired- Here are three facts: In the next four years well spend six times more sjc dividual. 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