Show BUILDING BIG POWER PLANT A special from wendell Wen delli idaho to the T the boise statesman says lafayette hanchett of salt lake who is a member of the board of directors of the national copper bank of that place arrived in wendell friday of last week mr hanchett gives out that he will immediately begin work on the thousand springs power plant the enterprise is backed by the interests that control the national copper bank and it is understood that there is unlimited capital behind it mr hanchett is accompanied by L M cargo who represents the westinghouse machinery company which will furnish the machinery for the power plant this company has installed practically every power plant on the snake river there have been numerous letters and petitions filed with congressmen in the past asking that this scenic and historic bit of nature be set aside by the national government and not de destroyed stroye d for commercial purposes but nothing has ever been done and in about six months these wonderful springs will be things of the past the supplies for the plant will be freighted out from wendell and this will be the headquarters for the company the plant will generate horsepower and will cost approximately mr hanchett expects to have the work completed in hl six months no word has been given out as to the purpose for which the power will be used |