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Show NEW PLAN FOR USE0F WATER Washington. Dec 8 A plan is being considered by the naval conservation association, of which Glfford Pinchot Is president, to bring together the advocates ad-vocates of federal regulation, of water ; sites and those who stand for state control, accoralns to announcement made today by the executive commit-( commit-( tee of the association Tho object of the plan, which was j dratted,- by Phlil;. p. Well, f rmerly ! law ofiiccr of the forest service. Is to ! afford "a water poer plntform cn which both Rides of the water power controversy may unite to protect p'ib-I p'ib-I He Interest and at the same time encourage en-courage the development cf many mil-I mil-I lions of horsepower now going to waste In the mountain streams of the I far west and the grtat rivers of, the centrar and eastern pa ta o the country." coun-try." j The proposed plan has be. n laid before be-fore a number of engineers of wide j experience In water power development develop-ment as well as various officers and I managers ot hydro-electric power com- j p.mles and Is said t have- met with I their approval. The basis of the plan Is develop- ment "without dlay. waste or the sacrifice sac-rifice of other and higher y3 of ! flowing waters." I For this the plan declares, private capital must be aided by the sta es or federal government through corporate franchises, condemnation of private property and licenses to use public lands and obstruct publie waters. The power companies are to have certainty of tenure for a reasonable length of time and a chance for "generous "gen-erous profits on their actual Ins est-ment" est-ment" for the public. The plan promises prom-ises "good service, fair prices, full pub) Wily as to cost. h:nest earitallza tlon and lair rentals for public property- used by the companies ' The government. It Is conceded In the plan, has no Jurisdiction unless its land is o be occupied, or navigable streams affected. on |