Show ELECTRIFICATION I I OF STEAM ROADS IS 1 i FISHERS FISHER'S FORECAST I Washington ton Jan 7 What hat What Secretary f Fisher believes cs to be the beginning of or electrification of or all transcontinental I railroads was marked toda today b by a grant brant to the Great Grent Falls FaUs Mont Power Pot company com corn pany rany to transmit over o public domain under strict government fo regulations pow r for the electrification of oC o 1 miles of or tracks of or main line of or the Chi Chi- I cago caso Milwaukee Puget Sound railroad rallI rail rall- I road read between Mont and Avery Idaho I Tho The fact tact that tho the Great Falls comI company com corn I I pan pany was Vas willing to accept the fullest r provisions for tor tho the protection of public Interests even en whore where all It was asling asking ask ing was for a a. transmission line Is la of ot even greater importance from tho the public pub pub- lie lic b benefit point of ot view asserted Secretary Sec See Fisher toda today than tho further I great electrification of oC railroads which I must roll follow ow I It Il demonstrates he continued 1 not I only that the provisions for protection of r the tile public upon which the department of oC the Interior Insists do not prohibit water tater power development as has been claimed b by Its opponents but that the greatest development e which has yet taken place In the practical cal Application of oC electricity can be ho an and Is lis being taken under these er very provi provi- The grant which t Is for fifty years car Is subject to readjustment t t cr very ten years irs provides es for regulation res of oC rates all and service ser the sale rale ot of power to th the United lc the tho state and cities 5 at as I low lo a a. rale rate as lS In J given I cn any other buyer burel and prohibits transfer of oC the permit without out approval of the secretary of ot the Interior n II Being ini In In the business J of ot selling eec elec tle power 1 I 1 B. B Sawyer general rl l manager manne man nia- age ager of or the thc Utah Power LI Light ht compan company com corn pan pany Was wan highly Interested when Rec- Rec Fishers Fisher's prediction of ot a general I electrification ot of railroads roads was read to him last Jast nl night ht I sincerely hope It comes comps true as wo we would like to soil sell to lo all nil the railroad rail rail- road roads laughed Mr 11 Sawyer The rise Utah Power LI Light ht company ran ran-I will furnish motive moth power for the n nw ban line Une anti and t for I tho the electrification of portions of oC J Denver 1 Rio mo Grande system Mi Mr 1 It Sawyer t said that tha t In neither q IIA would lil be obliged ed to touch lion public domain I in transmitting atlon of or a section of or time the Chit Chicago Pu Puget et Sound no nc I is believed bel Ly tW railroad men to be he In line lino with th the modern policy of or lug Tt Jul Jui c or of f tea steam In rados Th Oregon Short Line Is not con con- plaUn Icet In for pr time present pres prem I 4 ent s said ld If F. 1 II 11 Knickerbocker ck assistant I to General Manager W. W H. H Bancroft Dt oft last night nihL I If |