Show an encouraging sign An agreement announced Wednesday of this week I involving construction of power distribution lIn lines s in a connection with the Upper Colorado river development is encouraging It is encouraging because because- a seemingly satisfactory compromise was reached between proponents proponents proponents of privately-owned privately transmission lines and advocates advocates dvo- dvo cates of owned government lines Although we favor the idea of wholly private enterprise enterprise enter enter- i prise in this controversy which has ragel raged for more than the thana n a year we see some m merit rit in the compromise as i it t 1 might parallel the national park issue r We have stated time and time again that we believed believed be be- a middle ground is possible in the proposal t where park planning could proceed along with other ii controlled but beneficial uses We can no more agree 41 with those who say that ANY park plan should be subordinated sub sub- 1 to other uses than we can agree with those t enthusiastic pure park advocates who consider all allI I I uses other than park uses as h hostile tile |