| Show I Plans Under Way Var To Secure Power From Boulder Dam Beca Because use prompt action is necessary to take advantage of an opportunity to secure Boulder Dam power for Iron c county county- through the Pioche area pow paw power I er district Immediate action is to be taken b by the Iron county commissioners commission commission- ers in preparing an application for 1 a loan for the tr g of a transmission transmission trans trans- mission line according to Warren But Bui loch chairman of the commission J. J H H. Beuhler of PiO a member I of the Nevada Board was 1 in h Cedar City Friday and Informed city and county officials and club leader s that details have been completed complete d for the construction of a transmission n line from the dam to the Pioche area arld which has haj been designated as IU th the Nevada District No 1 Work is expected expected expect expect- ed ed to be underway probably within t 90 days and Mr Beuhler pointed ou out t tt the of southern Utah making mak mak- 1 ing application for power through h this district before actual construction rat i I Is started otherwise the only way fo for r this section to get power from th the e dam would be through construction of 01 l j I 1 a line from the dam and a an ani n n allocation of power for the state o oi f Utah The feasibility of bringing Boulder r Dam power into Iron county through I Ia i a direct connection with the Pioche e l transmission line was pointed ou out t to l I sometime ago at a meeting of th tin o chambers of commerce of Ced Cedar r City and Lincoln county Nevada and I that time Mr Bulloch has been ac ac- ac e ac-e tive In promoting the project and has lias basi had had the active support of the the- cham her ber of commerce in the matter Mr Bulloch with other representatives j cham-j from the coun county rid the matter be before before be- be fore the governor who expressed en en- enthusiasm about bout the and andi referred the matter to the Utah Colo- Colo I rado river commission for considers considers- tion No action has been taken by that body as yet I I The lack of cheap power is con con- con I t as tha one on thing that Is s retarding re- re re-j re re-j re industrial development o of this area and it is pointed out that thata a power line from Pioche to Cedar City would serve the extensive mining properties in the west end of the county would serve the pumping area of the west end of the county and of Cedar valley would pa pass paoJ 3 through the Iron Iran mining region and assure saute cheap power for Industrial an and agricultural development of the ers j en-j tire county j The movement Is not to tobe be considered considered considered con con- as competitive to any mu- mu Continued on pa page e S 5 j t I PLANS UNDERWAY TO SECURE POWER FROM rnO BOULDER DOULDER DAM DA Continued from page 1 owned O or private utility ItIs Itis it itis is explained by Mr Bulloch but It is for the sole purpose of or assuring the people of southern Utah their just proportion of the power of or Boulder dam and to ample power at ata a low rate thereby assuring the agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural and mining future of southern southern south south- ern Utah and Iron county expects to participate regardless of th the action by the rest of the state I |
