Word: public
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Wendell Willkie, Dave Lilienthal, relentless opponent of public utilities, but no Indiana farmer (he was born in Illinois, educated at Indiana's De Pauw University), had words of praise now that the war was over. He described Willkie as one of the outstanding proponents of private enterprise, "who has done a real job of selling electricity at low rates...
Then up to Willkie stepped in succession the representatives of 35 Tennessee cities, towns and cooperatives with checks totaling $33,696,795. First was Mayor Thomas L. Cummings of Nashville, who had been chivied by the Nashville Tennesseean and public opinion into following Tennessee's move to general public ownership. Said he, unmindful of TVAsters who stood near by: "Tennessee Electric Power always has given us the very best service. We regret that it is leaving the State of Tennessee...
...stepped Mayor Edward D. Bass of Chattanooga ("No community was ever served by a finer public utility company"), Chairman L. J. Wilhoite of the Chattanooga Electric Power Board, many another. Trinity's clock struck 12 before the surrender of the last privately owned utility in Tennessee Valley was finished...
...Said he: ". . . This would seem to be a good time for the utilities and TVA both to devote all of their energies to the considerable work we each have to do. The TVA now will be able to concentrate upon its main purpose: the development of the Tennessee Valley." Public utilitarians devoutly hoped these words could be taken as a promise of no more Government competition...
This war of violence was the culmination of half a century of economic struggle. Since the "milk war" of 1883 there has been little peace in the milkshed. When farmers got high prices for their milk, dealers were squeezed between production prices and the unwillingness of the public to pay more than 13-14? a quart. When production prices were down (due either to competition between the States or general overproduction) dealers and handlers were in clover while farmers pastured in barren fields...