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Show MONOPOLY PROHIBITED. Water Right Policy of the Government Govern-ment Announced by Secretary Lane. Washington.- "The lower the rate charged to consumers by electrlo power companies, the lor will be the tax which such power companies must pay to the government" Secretary Lane of the Interior department depart-ment announced Sunday as "the heart of the policy adopted as to the disposition disposi-tion of water rights of the government." govern-ment." Mr. Lane has pending bo-fore bo-fore him several applications for rights to use the public lands and waters of the navigable streams for tho development of electrical power, lie Is opposed to making use ol these waters as a source of revenue to the government, but Is in favor of requiring the fullest use of them for the benefit of the people. |