Water power development

HEARING BEFORE UNITED STATES NATIONAL WATERWAYS COMMISSION, WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 21, 1911 The difficult and unsatisfactory situation existing at present in regard to the development of water-powers of the United States, some time ago led the United States National Waterways Commission to set a public hearing for the discussion of water-power questions in Washington on November 21. The American Institute of Electrical Engineers was invited to attend and to contribute to this discussion, as were also a number of other. societies and certain individuals prominent in the field of water-power development. The Board of Directors regarded the acceptance of this invitation as a duty to the membership of the Institute in view of the provisions of the Constitution and in view of the public nature of the questions raised. On November 10, after careful consideration, and on recommendation of the Public Policy Committee, it passed the following resolutions unanimously: