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Show GROWTH IN THE ANNUAL USE OF ELECTRICITY BY LARGE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSUMERS4 in the Tennessee Valley- Fiscal Year 1945 Compared With Fiscal Year 1949 Source: Tennessee Valley Authority •Includes only consumers with monthly use of 50,000 kwh and over FIGURE 10. 6. Provision of Basic Data for Economic and Social Aspects of Basin Development The Problem Availability of statistical and other information on economic and social problems, and methods of putting such data to use. The Situation Principal economic and social problems of the valley.-The principal economic and social prob- lems of the Tennessee Valley are the same as those of the Southeast generally. Their problems grow out of the region's still relatively low average in- come per capita. Basically, the low level of income stems from inadequate organization and utilization of the resources of the area. But low income levels in turn make it more difficult to use resources effec- tively. Past data collection and interpretation.-The collection and interpretation of data in connection with an integrated regional or basin resources de- velopment program are relatively recent. In Ten- nessee, for instance, prior to 1933 there were no State planning agencies. The same was true in other valley States. The State Planning Commis- sion of Tennessee was founded after the establish- ment and with the assistance of the Tennessee Val- ley Authority. Since that time data have been collected and made available for use in regional development by State agencies of the valley, by the TVA, and by other Federal agencies. Present programs: Federal agencies other than TVA.-The most extensive collection of materials relating to economic and social problems is found in Federal agencies. The Bureau of the Census is important among these, with its 2-, 5-, and 10-year coverage of facts relating to population, agriculture, manufacturing, and other subjects. These are supplemented by extensive information collected by the several agencies of the Department of Agricul- ture, including the Bureau of Agricultural Eco- nomics, the Agricultural Research Administration, Farm Credit Administration, Farmers Home Ad- ministration, the Forest Service, the Production and Marketing Administration, and nearly every other bureau in the Department. Also significant are the Federal Power Commis- sion Power Marketing Surveys,26 the Department of ** Pt. II of the Federal Power Commission Southeastern Power Market Survey is in preparation and will be pub- lished in the immediate future. It deals with the supply of the additional power needs, and develops the character- istics, magnitude, and marketing possibilities of the hydro- electric power that could be supplied by proposed projects in the region, and the value of such power. 777 |