Letter of Nov. 28..

Letter of Nov. 22..

York County Electric Cooperative, Inc., York, S. C. (reference 5).

Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
Ridgeland, S. C. (references 1 and 6).
Lynches River Electric Cooperative, Telegram of Nov.
Inc., Pageland, S. C. (reference 2).

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Power company measured off 100 feet from coopera-
tive's stakes and started to work to have their line
energized before those of project; project finished
first.
Power company promising cooperative members
quick construction and telling members no scarcity
of materials exists. Actions of utility working
hardship on territory since utility will only serve
that which can be served at a minimum cost.
Members solicited by power company in effort to cut
cooperative lines. Utilities have abundant copper
in warehouses while cooperative has none except
for maintenance.

Cooperative proposed line in area which took in sev-
eral dairies and small farm homes. Utility would
not serve these people prior to cooperative interest
but has now built to several dairies, leaving most
of farms without service.

Power company has constructed primary tap lines as shown on attached map. A secondary has been built with aluminum conductor.

Power company has offered to serve at once members
of cooperative saying that it has material. Com-
pany recently built 7 miles of line.

Cooperative lacks materials. Cannot understand
new lines built by private utilities in this area which
do not help defense.
Cooperative without materials; power company com-
pleted 32 miles 22-kilovolt line, offering to serve
cooperative members on C project. Power com-
panies seem to have abundance of materials.

Power company lineman advised cooperative super-
intendent that utility had plenty of material in its
warehouses and this was substantiated by Wayne
Hummell, Mathews Manufacturers representative
of Arlington, Tex.

Cooperative without materials; states that power
company is building in best places of section "C."
Power company construction starts next week;
dairies can't wait longer for service; cooperative
asks if it must stand by and let utility have this
territory?

Cooperative without materials; power company after
cooperative members, claiming that it can run a
line to them.

Member awaiting service from cooperative told that utility would build since cooperative could not get materials.

Cooperative without materials; power company cutting up cooperative area.

Power company built lines after July 1.

Power company building to disqualify extensions
the cooperative had worked up.

Power company construction paralleling stakes of
cooperative lines waiting for conductor.
Utility approached members of cooperative's "D"
section stating company would build lines within
30 days if members would withdraw from coopera-
tive.
Power company used approximately 3 miles of
copper to serve 2 cooperative members 2,800 feet
from cooperative lines to whom cooperative had
withheld service because of Office of Production
Management Order P46.

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Houston Lighting

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Letter of Dec. 1...
Letter of Nov. 27.
Letter of Dec. 1..

& Power Co. Texas Power & Light.

do.

Texas Power &
Light Co.
Central Power &
Light Co.

do.

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Spite lines constructed

and threatened.

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