PUERTO RICO IS WINNER IN POWER BATTLE
Puerto Rico Is Winner In Power Battle THE public ownership movement, in Puerto Rico has won a very decisive and final victory in Its long fight there. The El Mundo, one of the leading papers of...
...The case was appealed to the United States Supreme court and the El Mundo reports that the Supreme court had sustained the decision of the lower court, denied the petition of the power company, thus upholding the right of the Insular government to construct Its transmission and distribution lines Into ore?:, covered by the original franchise of the company...
...and the Puerto Rico Reconstruction administration...
...This company had tried to block the plans of the Insular government to extend its transmission lines into San Juan and nearby towns...
...Retired, writing of the matter said: "This puts us firmly on the road to our goal...
...Your effective assistance has accomplished remarkable results, leading to the triumph of our cause...
...Major Rafael Bird...
...The decision of the circuit court dismissed the injunction of the Puerto Rico Railway Light and Power Co...
...Pennsylvania Is the only state In the Union, the name of which is derived from its founder...
...In other words, these decisions finally clear the way for a public power system for Puerto Rico...
...The El Mundo, one of the leading papers of Puerto Rico, reported that the circuit court of Boston had affirmed Judge Cooper's decision against the Puerto Rico Railway Light and Power Co...
...Major Bird further said: "The public ownership page of The Progressive have been important sources of information for our local campaign...
...Public power is now a fact in Puerto Rico...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 15
