POWEK CRISIS H5RE (Cont)
at the eveningfs
meeting to explain
what RE«. could do for
Seldovia.
Mr, Groothof earl
ier had been asked to
consider sale " of his.,
plant to REa, and he
. expressed the wish to
have the organization
• take over, in the
hope.that REA mobile*
equipment mighty be"
immediately traps-*'
ported to Alaska for
use during the can
ning season.'
Mr. Bryan .told the
council that REA does
not compete with ex1
- isting plants, but if
invited to do so,
will purchase power
plants in, .small ci~
ties and form a cor*p-_
oration - within the ■
community-to which a
loan* is-granted for;
the purpose of expan
ding power- facilities •
Loans are grnnted -for
a 35 year period at
2 percent interest.
There is no_ municipal
responsibility under
REA.
Mr.- Bryan asked,
that rthe council;
cannery operators and
civic organizations
wire R headquarters
in Washington, re
questing help in the
emergency and invit
ing the establishment
of an HSA program in
Seldovia-.-* It was his
opinion that' mobile
units might’~be im
mediately transported
t'o Alaska for use ,du
ring the "canning sea- ■
son. ■ 1 : - \
However wirad^.r-es
ponses _ to tha-tv .re-J
quest' yesterday made*'
it apparent .that.
there, dan' be no im
mediate ' assistance
from ' REA,. . - .Bfobile
units. are not avail
able on the west
coast, and in the ev
:ent that their rental
.fee „and transporta
tion costs could be•
•assured, they- could
not be shipped to Al
aska in time for the
present season, ac
cording to word from
Paul Hamilton of REa*s
Washington- office•
E. Soenoke of
aYR cannery and Ci E.
-Anderson of -. Alaska
Seldovia Packers” had
agreed at the Sunday
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meeting to finance
the transportation
and rental cost of
the mobile units.
Mr. Hamilton fur
ther stated that un
til an REa borrowing
organization could be
established in Seldo
via, his dgent.y could
do little to help.'
Del. E. L. Bartlett
who also received
-d wired appeal. ’ for
help,, suggested .that
the- army or navy be
'contacted for the
;loan :?. of emergency
'equipment, while
steps are' being taken
•to -organize the< need
ed •' : corporation in
Seldovia. .
Mr. Bryan could
not: be .reached yes
terday fqr!u' further
statement on ‘ how the
emergency might be
met through his org
anization.
In the meantime
Mr.. Groothof has or
dered a new crank
shaft, and has prom
ised to do everything
possible to hasten
its installation,
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