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The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., August 15, 1957, page 1
Includes photographs

CONGRESS OKEHS JOHN DAY DAM OVER IKE'S PARTNERSHIP PLAN

"Now we know what to do."
These words of reflect spoken by Emmet Clouse of White Salmon indicate reaction of the Klickitat County PUD to news from Washington last weekend that Senate and House conferees agreed Friday night to appropriate $1 million to start construction of John Day Dam this year.
The announcement climaxed a five-year stalemate between the Eisenhower "partnership" power policy and Democratic members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest.
The clear cut victory for public power also nullified the Klickitat County PUD's application to build and operate John Day dam. However, PUD Manager Clouse said Monday: "We hope to convert our Congressional promises into a commitment of power from John Day Dam."

Highway 8

The PUD's first job will be to build a transmission line from Goldendale to the damsite, four miles upriver from Maryhill ferry.
This line will provide power during the construction period and later serve as an alternate source of power to Goldendale, Clouse stated.
Now that the dam is no longer a political football, the Washington State Highway Dept. must either rush completion of an adequate modern highway between Maryhill and Alderdale or write off most of the major economic benefits which this multi million dollar project will bring to the Mid-Columbia.

Hydrogauges

Although the Klickitat county PUD still hopes to gain a large block of industrial power from John Day, it is not neglecting another source of commercial kilowatts.
The PUD Commissioners have approved the Installation of three hydrogauges to measure the velocity and volume of water in the White Salmon river at Husum, the Alloway ranch and Nine Foot creek.
Participating with the PUD in the year long project is the U.S. Dept. of Interior, Division of Geologic Surveys, and the Washington State Dept. of Conservation.
In releasing the above information, Clouse announced that Klickitat County PUD would be host to the Washington Public Power System at Goldendale today.
The 14 PUDs belonging to the WPPSS will consider amending a resolution to permit their filing on the Richland dam, the last available site between McNary and Priest Rapids dam.