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Show I CONTINUE LIGHT 1 RATE piNGS Judge Howell Represents U. I. C. and Bamberger Line in Amumcnts 3538 SALT LAKH. Dec. -"t.-J.imw A. r-jp a Howell, of Ogden, judge-elect for tlje vv Second judicial district, represented : j the rtah-Id.iho Central and the Bam- berger Electric railroads In argun ent Vj a yesterday lcfore the supreme c-wurt on the appeals of boldora of sp i I I P contracts with the Utah Power and laght company. The vases went tip 'j on writs of certiorari from decision - J . the commission, diiih places the -m , '.ntract-holders on the same srhed- :Jmm ulSS as other power users with sim-( ray?8 liar service. 'Wfc The commission's decision, if found A Vmji valid, will increase the revenue of the Wu power coniiiany :tt the. rale if about AjlW) Si, 000,000 a year, it Is estimated. i It was pointed out by John 1 Mac- I Lane, counsel for the power company.. ' ' vl yesterday, however, that the decision I r:i it of the commission in the special con-1 -'. SK tract case carries with it a proviso for ' the I'tah Power and Light company fi must hold the additional amounts con- S tributed to Its coffers by the special 1 contract-holders until the other case I now before the commission is de- i ,. cldcd. This case involves the general ratCj v 1 structure for pouer service of the pow-1 hgUI er company. Should the commission TUM "nd in that case that the rates for-1 t, . I.. IJ I... V. ....I.M.knM.ru! were reasonable, the ailJitlonal amounts paid in are lo bo refunded. For this reason the com mission retained re-tained Jurisdiction in the eontracx cases pending" the decision of the rate ease. Arguments were presented f stcrday by . it Barnes v : illntr some l tho coal companies holding special contracts with ih power companies, b j a. Howell, judge-elect in the second judicial district, representing the Bamberger Electric Railroad com pany and the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad company and by Frank Johnson, John-son, representing: one of the metal mining companies. Mr. MacEane represented rep-resented the power company which was made defendant in ('.. " t Hon ro the writs of certiorari and Herbert Van Ham, Jr., Assistant attorney gen-er.il. gen-er.il. spoke britfl for '.he utilities commission itself. Reply wits made by Russell Q, Lucus. represent. ng the Utah Copper coir pany, the large.st of the contract-holders. oo |