Show GANTIC INTERESTS I BAffLE FR FOR IMPORTANT I POWER SITE IN IDAHO Rockefeller Harriman nan Forces Steal March Marcil on Company Railroad Interested Special to ne 1 Ida Jan 20 A A power war o or of B gigantic proportions with John D D. Rockefeller and the Harrman Interests side Ide and anti tho the Oregon Idaho Light Power company compan on the other Is ma mails made g certain b by a coup just played In Oregon Oregon Ore- Ore gon Eon b by tho the I Idaho aho Consolidated Power Utilities company compan a a Delaware concern concern con con- cern ceru backed b by Rockefeller and eon I the I West Vest of or this city near the little town of oC Homed lle where the Snake c river rl er makes a great loop In the shape of or an nn ox bow a great power plant has been partially l built buit uP up It I was found that tha tho the river side of ot the on one loop was er very much lower lowr than on the other B Dr By cutting a tunnel through h the n neck heck ek o of land lanu between tremendous energy could coul be developed The Idl Oregon Idaho company compan and Its predecessors have already alread expended on the project which Is still sti far from Crom completion The company compan Secured se secured secured se- se cured a a bond Issue In the cast east not long Ions since and this plant was put In fn as one of ot the securities for the bonds A new ness law In Oregon makes It necessary nee essar essary for Cor power companies to prose prose- cuto euto their development work worl This the Oregon laho Oreon company an i has not done Tho law also makes 1 It necessary for Cor the power company compau to apply appl to tho the state engineer to file fia application ap ap- ap for tor water by which the power power pow pow- er Is to be generated This also tho the Oregon Idaho-Oregon failed to do o. o Learning L of oC this neglect through Investigation aton of at tho the public records at Salem a rep rep- rep rep- o of ot the time Idaho Consolidated Pow Power r m Utilities company stepped steppe In fn Inand inand and filed Cled on 01 the second feet o or of water In tho Snake river rl er at the time ox oxbow ox- ox how bow plant This part o of the work Vork wa was done domme by Judge TV W. N. N Slater of ot Portland and O. O OHara O'Hara of Boise The whole deal was manipulated b h by Samuel er Charles S. S Guggenheim Gug Gug- genheim and II Jr I Snow Snowden en Marshal The Time Thelast Thelast last named put through the Am Amalgamated Amalga- Amalga alga a- a mated Copper deal a few years ears ago ao Is prosecuting the InvestIgation Investigation Invest Invest- gation Into tho the money trust in Washington This Is regarded hero a athe as the first sic slop on the time part of the Harrl- Harrl m man mami n Interests to ele electrify the Oregon Oreon Short Line through h this section o of the time west The men who are arc at the ox bow coup ar arc arp planning to secure several se other great power powel plants Just west o of here on the Payette river |