Show JUST A MERE INCIDENT in government language it Is merely incidental that tho moyorn mentis nie nth spending to go into tho wro electric powei power business there can be no other intern interpretation of the tha recent telegram to the tennessee valley authority on the ove assion of the dedication of the wheeler dam when tho the following message went out from tho the white house through unified control the tennessee river is stepped up for navigation and in tho the reverse order stepped down for flood control at tho the same bamo time incidental generation of power by these steps provides a means of reimbursing tile tho government la in largo large mea sure for the money expended for tile alio development end and control of our luland inland waterways the estimated cost ot of the eleven dams that will comprise tho the project la Is of 0 this sum K it la Is estimated that the navi galon and flood control program iain would kiy have cost only separ athly thus was waa added to the cost coat to enable the gov go into tho the business of developing power lu in competition with private business to speak of this expenditure and ite IN purpose as Inc incidental idoll tall I 1 certainly taking liberties with th tha english language |