Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-12 | Page 6 | Basin Authority Plan Advocated

BASIN AUTHORITY PLAN ADVOCATED Enactment of ol the tho Great Basin authority au bill by the twenty-first twenty Utah legislature would be a step toward public ownership of utilities n a mass meeting of or persons was told Monday night at the South high I ech school ool The Tho meeting meeting- was sponsored by the Consumers' Consumers Welfare Vellare league of Utah President L. L E. E Elggren Eggren presided Creation of an authority in Utah similar to that set up by the federal fed fed- eral oral government for the Tennessee Valley authority i is provided in the bill Tho The measure was sponsored Inthe In Inthe Inthe the house by Representative Warwick War wick C C. Lamoreaux D D. Salt Lake Mr Lamoreaux also Is ls assistant secretary sec see of the consumers' consumers league Provisions of oC the bill were discussed discussed dis dis- cussed by Representative Paul Peterson Pc Pe terson D. D Summit and W. W V. V Owen Woodruff and President Liquor sales in Utah should b be controlled strict state by a monopoly ly Representative Lamor aux declared de de- dared in discussing the liquor control con con- trot question during the meeting He said he was opposed to sale of liquor by single drinks President discussed al also o. o the liquor problem during the meet meet- ing lag