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Montana Power Company details power development and investors
The Montana Power Company explains how it acquired sites from James J. Hill and associates, funded by investors, to build 13 plants and 2,000 miles of high tension lines across Montana. It describes costs to flood control, dams, reservoirs, and transmission to serve 38,000 customers in 60 communities, portraying faith of investors and the goal of affordable electricity. John D. Ryan, president.
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