Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-15 | Page 16 | Gadsby Issues Defense Plea

GADSBY ISSUES DEFENSE PLEA Special to The Telegram DEL MONTE Cat Cal Feb 15 The 15 The electric power Industry l Is saying to Uncle Sam We Ve are prepared lo 10 handle the power requirements In this emergency so you can devote devote de de- de vote your energy to defense problems problems lems that only government can handle George M. M Gadsby Salt Lake City president and general manager of the Utah Power and Light company told the Pacific Coast Electrical Wholesalers association asso asso- elation here Saturday Transmission lines Unes the past 50 years i ars have been built and interconnected inter inter- connected until now Industry may locate locate locate-In In almost any section of the nation and be adequately served with electric power he said noting that the foundation for this integrated integrated inte inte- grated power supply is miles of volt lines Unes while circuit miles mUes of lines carrying 11 11 volts or more reach every Important Important Im Im- Im load load center In the country Plan Expansion By the end of 1042 present plans call for the addition of some kilowatts of generating capacity ca ca- ca which Is ls more than enough to meet estimated increases In demand demand de de- de mand he said If greater d demands de demands de- de mands arc are made mado the industry willbe will willbe willbe be able to attract private capital necessary to install new equipment to supply this demand This means that the government government govern govern- ment need not expend Its funds Lunds for fora a power supply because one already exists Thus the government may spend Its time its Us money and its energy on those phases of national preparedness which only the government gov gov- e can take care of Power rover Industry Ready Heady Only the government can provide provide pro pro- vide us with ships planes bombs and other munitions of war Under Under Un Un- der the struggling debt which now confronts us government can conserve conserve con con- serve its money for emergency purposes The power Industry stands ready fully to cooperate with the government and thus re relieve relieve re re- lieve leve it of costs incident to supplyIng supplyIng supply supply- Ing power for lor this nation If U the government will encourage encourage age the use of private capital for forthe forthe forthe the expansion of private enterprise this nation will b be spared the threat of socialism