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control of Insull's companies just as his
father had those of edison, westinghouse, and tesla.
before long fDr was using Insull as
a living symbol of the private utilities'
greed. "sensing that he held the whip
hand," said his early biographer Lindley, he declared that "the state agency
should at least provide the financing of
and retain the fee to any system of statewide transmission of electricity made
necessary by the new power development." he knew that Morgan et al. were
consolidating upstate power groups
around Niagara; still, they would need
an agreement between canada and the
federal government as well as state licensing and a huge capital investment
that even Morgan could not expect to
raise in 1930. republicans still had a
majority in both state houses, but they
had been chastened by the economic
collapse and fDr's campaign for pub-

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lic power, and rural republicans were
demanding cheap electricity from their
legislators. that forced republicans to
"devise and report a plan or plans for
the development of hydroelectric power on the st. Lawrence river."
"this is one of the happiest days of
my life," fDr exulted, "and one of the
most important for the people of the
state of New York." two months later,
the legislature approved the bill creating the st. Lawrence Power Development commission, which fDr "adjusted" and signed into law on 29 March.
"It is a milestone" he said during the
signing, "for it takes the first step towards securing cheaper electric light
and power." the act specified that the
five commissioners were to be chosen
by the governor, and fDr judiciously
appointed two republicans (who he
knew supported public power) and
three Democrats. In august 1930, fDr

joined all five at the proposed hydroelectric site on the st. Lawrence river.
fDr also revived the Public service commission, which had devolved
into a zombie agency after nine years
with republican chairman william a.
Prendergast, who finally felt compelled
to resign. fDr noted that the Public
service commission "is not dealing
between two contestants... . we are
going to get some teeth in the Public
service commission Law." and he did
just that, thanks to his solid Democratic support that included tammany, his
old foes as state senator.
In his successful campaign for a second two-year term as governor in 1930,
fDr again emphasized the urgent need
for public power, repeatedly pointing
out that New Yorkers paid an average
of Us$25.63 a month while toronto residents paid Us$3.40 for the same kilowatthours. he noted the "ever-growing,

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