| Show c--i J A :i cMU Mfiu 1 A 1 J7ft Page 4 Student Life Monday May 17 1976 EditorialsOpinion FRANKLY SPEAKING by phil frank Aestheticism versus cost of power Power poles have sprouted with alarming rapidity along many outlying roads in Cache County in recent months The aesthetic quality of the county's rural area is slowly being sacrificed for increased above-groun- d power transmission Not much over a year ago the Mendon-Wellsvill- e road was un- cluttered with power lines according to Richard Watkins a Mendon resident and a USU faculty member The road has undergone a drastic change in appearance since that time because power poles were erected Watkins said the power company is capable of installing underground power lines to meet the needs of rural communities but the cost of putting lines underground is a deterrent It would not be practical to tear up power poles already erected and TUESE APE ANTI - DEPRESSANT one every pay pills take A vJOB YOU UMTIL £ COLLEGE MEDIA GET CA 94709 SERVICES-BO- replacing them with underground lines But it seems practical to weigh the effect of power poles upon the appearance of the environment before installing more poles And instead of replacing old worn-ou- t poles perhaps the lines could be placed underground Bridgerland has an appeal to outsiders because unlike the crowded ugly and polluted metropolises of the nation it has a clean natural and beautiful landscape Certainly the preservation of the valley's ap- pearance is important LIFE It the official studont publication of Utah Stat University and It written and adltod by ttudantt EDITORIAL POLICY It tolaly the raspontibility of tha editorial ttaff The editor can reserve the right to refute any publication on hit discretion EDITORIAL OPINIONS are solely those of the editorial board and those writers with tinned articles LETTER POLICY The editor reserves the right to edit refuse or print any letter Alt letters °" " ‘O‘foe lln ond l9"d with name and student number Names may be withheld by the Editor howovor ot the student's request Published tri weekly during the school year except during finals week and school holidays including quarter breaks Veteran s Day Holiday Thanksgiving Holiday Washington 's Holiday and Memorial Day Holiday by the Associated Students of USU Editorial offices University Center 315 bugjness office University Center 317 Printed by the Box Elder News ond Journol Brigham City Entered as second class postoge paid at Logan Utoh 84321 Subscription rates $4 per year S3 quarter Correspondence should be addressed to PO Box STUDENT High risers "“by Ray Cornia |
