Show DID YOU KNOW THAT Sanpete County the geographical geographical center of Utah can be become become be- be come the center of one of the greatest electrical power po potentials po- po in the world According to Mr 11 Clyde T T. T Ellis the representative representative rep rep- from Washington b. b D. D C. C for the National Cooperative Association Utah can have have this great Power Potential advantage at wholesale prices We Ve must however get on the ball and see to it that the large power units and transmission lines lines' to tobe tobe tobo be bo built in connection with the Upper Colorado Project are not allowed to be taken over by our large power companies to operate operate operate oper oper- ate and sell the power to us at retail prices Mr Ir Ellis compared com corn pared the situation to the government government gov gov- building a brand new giant jiant department store stocking it t completely with the finest in inventory inventory inventory in- in available and then turning tuning turning turn turn- ing ng the cash registers over to private enterprise for operation According to Mr I Ellis the rural areas of our country are doubling their use of electrical power grower every 4 to 5 years Based on our use in 1950 if U Utah Uta t a h could have purchased power at atthe atthe atthe the wholesale prices charged by bythe bythe bythe the government through other large power development projects projects projects pro pro- instead of the retail prices we had to pay we could have saved on Tennessee Valley Dam prices or en Takoma prices or on Ontario prices And If we could become the center center of this L uh great power potential we could save even more At the present time users near Takoma Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington are heating their homes with lith electricity Our own power bills hills could be less than half of what they are now Before we allow our large power companies to come in and take over the great power plants the Ilie government will win construct in connection with the Upper Colorado Projects we must in investigate investigate in- in and sincerely seek to get the honest answers rs from the facts given by Mr Ellis He states that the large power companies companies companies com com- are spending huge sums in and advertising towards the monopoly of these tremendous power potentials We Ve must keep an interest in this great power development its having been approved for construction construction construction con con- is not the end of our concern we must leave nothing undone towards its being completed completed completed com com- for the greatest good we can have This writer attended the City Council meeting of r Mt u. u Pleasant Saturday night Feb 2 and wishes to carry their fully pledged cooperation co cooperation cooperation co- co operation and support for any industrial development that can be initiated anywhere in t the h e county They are keeping the connections alive to the industries industries industries indus indus- tries that might come in and make ke use of the gas supply above above above a- a bove Mt Pleasant A later article article ar- ar icle will give more detail on the he apparent success of the Aircraft Co located at athe atthe 1 the he Ml Mt Pleasant airport If any of you readers have any my connection or information pertaining to industrial development development develop develop- ment here In Sanpete please contact The Sanpete Industrial Development Committee at the court house H H. J. J Keller Exec a n |