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Form 2192 B C S 9^27-150,000 TELEGRAM SYMBOL X CLASS OF S E R V IC E R E Q U IR ED Indicate by X in propeVfivfe Px Preferred Immediate delivery the class of service required. Dx Day Delivery during day Do not specify preferred service if other service will Nx Night Delivery by next morning answer the purpose. (COPY) A 221 SAP SHEET TWO 1929 NOV 9 PM 12 27 ' THE LOCAL POLICY _____________________ REFERRED T O IN YOUR L E T T E R S E B T . TWENTY FIFTH DID NOT HAVE ANY INFLUENCE WITH THE TAX COMMISSION AND IN THIS CONNECTION WE ARE MINDFUL THAT ME. SHAUGHNESSY WHO YOU STATED IS INTERESTED IN THE POWER AGREEMENT IS A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF TAX COMMISSIONERS AND FURTHER THAT IF THE POWER CONTRACT IS NOT MADE HE WILL FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THE MATTER THAT IT WILL B E REFLECTED IN OUR TAX ASSESSMENT. IT IS EVIDENT FROM THE ACTION OF THE TAX COMMISSION THAT THE REFLECTION TOOK PLACE WITHOUT THE INFLUENCE OF THE POWER CONTRACT AND I AM APPREHENSIVE THAT THIS WILL PROVE TO BE THE CASE IN CONNECTION WITH OTHER SO CALLED POLICY GROUNDS, IN OTHER WORDS IT SEEMS TO M E THAT WE HAVE GOT TOPAY THE PRICE FOR WHATEVER WE GET AND THEREFORE SHOULD STAND PAT AND FIGHT FOR OUR RIGHTS JUST AS YOU D ECIDED TO DO IN CONNECTION WITH OUR TAX ASSESSMENT AS TO THE POWER SITUATION WE M A D E A FAIR CONTRACT AND HAVE LIVED UP TOIT IN EVERY WAY INCLUDING THE EXPENDITURE OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF CAPITAL AND IF AS INDICATED BY T H E ACTION OF THE TAX BOARD WE A R E TO BE PENALIZED THERE CERTAINLY SEEMS TO BE NO JUSTIFICATION FOR MODIFYING THE CONTRACT AND AT THE SAME TIME INVEST ADDITIONAL CAPITAL ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE NODESIRE TO ENLARGE OUR PLANTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELLING POWER TO THE PUBLIC DIRECTLY OR OTHERWISE ENG. WILL APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WILL TALK THIS OVER WITH MR MCNAMSE AND WIRE M E YOUR VIEWS. G 106 C.R.GSAY