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Show av tna doctors would Jun' .nf Ifl QfTl If WT7V flT . VXM 17, , cmi mm im pui coTcrnnsMt I'TAII VALLEY NEWS, Power Status Presented By iiile Mayorl 1.1)1 IOK S NO I E: On tin side of this sheet is a reprint of a recent article ly (!. II. Iulmes, manager of the new . plant at lort Collin. Colorad'i. I t. Collins has a population of 12.000 and i. in main respects similar to I'rovo. It is a university town niu otherwise larf:el l aurirulture. 'Ihis reprint is inserted in The I'tah Valley News solely for the purpose of giving the readers (i'ih!!.,1rt,!l ptiptf an opportunity to judie for themselves what the Ft. Collins Power plant is doing in that city. enal-sUM- . P ower Issue Reviewed Showing Latest Move to Appeal To Supreme Court of U.S.I Efforts Made to Settle Question to Go V,u m arid coniiiiiy, hondmg house offering to furnish funds for the Provo municipal power plant construction is not in the least jxTturhed l,y the latest move of the Power interests. according to a letter received by Mayor Anderson ami read by him at the Pioneer Park Public Firum meeting Thursday night. ( . W. Iamg, Jr. company representative who was here recently in Provo added this uiragraph to the letter as a postscript : Hy the wav, if th? power company is filing suit in a federal court it sounds to me as if they had never heard of the recent case, Tompkins vs. Erie K. K. in which the supreme court is now obliged to follow the policy of deciding rases on the basis of the state law. In other words the I'tah supreme court rannot be reversed. I'tdhiHlug -- liis pee. ,v f 'mu j II. ih- -. :mi r! cin A .l.ii nli. h,i r ,i.jvi Knnil people in till I'l l, r :nldr. e- - i ii i lii-' s i r T' Mil h I ri (a!!iiis, tis'r; this kiln! nf si'i'vn lll-- li i li i ll "ill s"h', in i ii ..i KIiim III. li., : A ii. I. r.im ll.V ll i.- ll"! I. I. -. tin- iii-- I,' nf is . In, j . I In-- , Millin' ,, r . I"i . k .! In . f Sh'ii '- Ii: Ii.hu Iiis Ihi' I. i . iminiu Ih IM'inlalil" iiri.. i'i.'(.it i'.(.ii,ns tins been ii,,. Th.' leaders of t niinsii inn ri- - in rui-llints.' i.i'isniis Hhn hiivi' persistent In l.'iirn niiytliiin; : limit i: i tin' ii.lv:. nf iiiiini.-ipn. In llii'iu lh, i.iilv soiiiYL li, 'I lup nr i.'hiiM.' iiifiininiiinii is 1, ,jL. prixaie in ii i ti I - r Ii mis in wag ih.il begun III lu.lv nf ilii' I iy lit unit power t sii'i.'irinn in l,iinn. inir in i i , uiis io ! it. k in it H'ilh :i iiiiinlii'i' li . it i. s wit Ii in Provo s pnpiil.it i. m range in il'ii'riiiini wh.ii ilit'ii- .'xprrii'iii hiiil lii'.'ii mill .ill limit'll .'lei Irir utilities. III il Sl I ll.lt H'.' 1', ml a 11) pi. Kir.1 .1 -i inr! nppnsji.. n i.' i'll. Ilia 1i.nl I, ii'ii p.i nf ., .y ( i ,. i -- In-s- 1 fn-s- - : all. ll Ml 11 r : in it li - 1. iiilii'.'-l- s a n o tit It.-I I.... :i in.. ' nil Viln Ki In .1 I'. llim 111. In - hh - H.i- pi:, III mm a i :i I 1,.. IV, III' II I -- ri-- : Ilil'ii'S n in-- -- t. , nr Ii a ii I. a, I e- 1..-- tin I I f ;i tlail iiii x i Tin i x ii i i ( ifj . x ,i I'eu Finns (Jualifiisl: i i -- eo-t- I l..i.'i - " f"i:n.l ilia I'lniit - liii ill.- I i.-i- l I , - plant- Inn extremely inn gnu.l fur t ll AA'e fitiiiiil pr, ju, ii'cil in liillcvi' Ih,, ,f tin . itie- each H'itli lii-- li halun.es dial exceed a half in, Minn il. ,! r- - Thu other I'iiii's that h.' til il In I ii :i ( the tax lew vears aim Is niutiiripul p lia.t f.r tli,' taxpayer? oh sali-r.- i, Not Irnmnii-rs- . I I . i I'.'i'-lii- li. lilies: In and cx-I'.- . (I-- I 'it'ii w- have ,lHn of til" li.'st nrualiuatinii- - In lie fniin.l III tli" roil ll try. ejtlier t'f them lanie in - as pr'ininl.-rsWe Selected them after niniitlis of Invest ign t i, in Thcv are I and r.'lialil" u prnKisal to take our kv11111 hnnds without , ..in and at four an, uti"-huinpeivnr terest surprised us a little leans,, . ii- eon.-.-rns- . 1 rxHln re we r..i i ml :,'tn,nl. nnip.'i.'in engineers in cu nf ili.-sli is lint plants li1' , mninn in flint mi'll Him have n nn ihiol. fift", n nr more r There is lunch inure pnli hi puval,' utility iih nrrship thn in muiiicipnl ownership. Von in it v rest assured that our iteeii.lptil plant will not support ! 11 di-.- lf invest a,. .in had d", 'lined to sh..n any interest in our project and the only other clear cut offer that we rerened carried a dis. oitm of five percent and an intere-- t rale of five percent. The Interest rate on revenue bonds is usually about hou-- e i 11 11 M I ni -- Heads i.' ,,,1 :i,x lt- - uir tl -- 'nl fal- -i pr llll.-- e H'llll ,pa g.itiil i mi tied plants Sllltlslll' llleltl. I Ih- - I'lHikisI lip iigainsf ,m)-tlifn- Ison of I'nuer t'ompnny Not Serious: ;. ! On Seplelnher 21. III,. Power t'oinpanv stated ill an ml that they had sixty Now einplovees in Provo. the Coleinan group elaims that there art one hundred Power Company einpltn-eein Provo. The city plant and system will he operwith ated thirty employees. lnHer Company employees are some of Provo's best citizens anil this is the only ailual loss that I will I'oiii'ofle. In every other respect al) will he gain to our rnmmiiiiiiy through munieipal ownership. The power industry is different than oilier industries. Kti'i'j dollar tlial this industry returns to us in taxes or for any verii-ein.'- IimiIi-i- I People have ami rillitl with poison that no government inn In- trusted: tiun all eli'l'tetl are i rniikK. nr rnnls; in short that tlenioeracy is a viiimiH thing anil that folks lillinnt even 'lllsl thelliselves. Vet these sit nn propagandists have the nerve in make spen-healinin preserving tin- - Anieiiiat, system. AVh.it is the Aiueri.'iiu systems - it di'iim.'riicy nr sninethiug else? Is it ntnimpnly and prole. I ion fn,. .1 f.'H iiiitl a sink nr swim Oilier proposition for the rest of us? - iit pni'iHise is iiinney Hint llll "A five thnusiind not liiug pi'iiel this nature and and the lose Fifty I., r fiiiiid .r,,j, , PruV'i ! u.iiv 'ri-,..- rough thL la- -i ,b fern, re between winter I'oustniciioi, to mot", iliun riv A iii'iiiii'ip.il lacs. Power Company's a net pmlit of at Thousaiid ,, tor. t It i.. -- The Hj mi. tier j; anma: t; ,t i at tl tli sa: 1,.,- - :, Kl.ry Hollar- :, Sro -t r(l. i, Irovo City. a lay Hill cos, th,. . t;: i, t y i!t miicli. "A -- light mlvuiiee ,, ti,,. prior coiper nmy mean iiinr- - th Tive Thousaiid ilnllm- - Audi one knows wlun ih Kitiir-- b market will he "'Twiie He liace offtu n liromise with the Poh Ciuniuir Kirsl to piir ims'' 1:. , :o,al frit in and com rail to i,uv at h lud, Non liitvy fel'ed to pun hase tli, '.i, al disir Ini t inn system ai nun. tuui it worth I am not in t .'or ,.l ar more offers to r.n," ,",ri'.r T) must lie fought on The strangle hold t,.t lltnid ami Share ha- ''all , inieriinieiil In lliisiiiess: Ijiken from ns. I deny tlial ' stmk argiinieiit of t lie op. I'mrn will or can lose one dollar t Inn is position government hy losing tin- I'tah Ihiwer anil should stay out of a! lliisiiiess I l.iglit Compan). tin lint agree with such mi ex A'es this is "still America" hut ill" view. This is as radiial as il is doubtful that it is tin- - same to say that government should tleiiioeratic America that it once run all Imsiness. There are cer- was wh. n a big powerful private tain enterprises or uutlirnl interest can thwart the will ot s as a in- Hater the majority of the people us has s,i, anil :i city eleriri.- systetn Unit been (Iniie in Provo anti in many are til" cities lliisiiiess and should other places throughout America. in ver lie private litis, ness f :. Musi tip. private utility interests mn in ti ii i x desires to nun those rniitimie to rule the roil n try? mnunpidios iuioroslr Stockholders Interest ys private broken. Tiler" I'll III' nn should md stand in tin- wav. Pn hi ie lineresl: iJioerai-in' under sueh AVe were laughed m j It - too had that many widows c,d.. ndn Springs when we Not linohnl suggested and aged persons bought I'tal, that it Has for a ,.jtv Power and l.iglit preferred stocks Tilery is no to own all of its utilities as that nt One Hundred Hollars a invnlvi-)! share m ill Inna ire capitalistic city does. and were compelled later to sell some more Khetrlc it, mil a' Nowhere dill H find at less than twenty dollars per Share tactics. Tli" vi d" n.nrtr tl(. isiletl any t"iid'ni',v of govern share when dividend sti" has had enough of it I' payment ineut to it, rail competitive fields stii ped. This it In Mtai I tint the Amerii'a, doubt value drop of hiisiuess. This scare ahoul of the stock cannot hi lduincd to the smite democratic A'cru-.government in husinoss is mainly nmnieipul competition nor to the once was when a 'g priva' rli'ver propaganda of the ,jg attitude of grovernment toward interest can thwart tie will tiiililies to get tip' support of all private utilities. The trull Is that the people as Is It, dor fn orr business men. A minimi nmno-P"I- v this preferred stock should never case and in iiiim." "i- - ohis essetillaliv tlirr. i'enl than have been sold to our people places througliniit our ''iiitry. tile ordinary luisineKs. Anil only hy charging excessive IJ Tile Power mil I.exenne I (mills: rates tan this stock he brought nmy he desciih. f - i',.- prazraMui'li has hei'ti said hy the ha, k to par. is under no of ihi1 four Its. It.d. i' alinin the Ss'in.mii; j moral or legal obligation to conHal Discredit and liefo.i' revenue bond Issue that will he tinue the fifty year franchise of laid off from the earnings nf the I'tah Power and Light comp-jan- y people toof lie1'rr.vo defe.it'd I ml th,. plant our opponents beyond 27. info. methods. AA'e will ever stop to think tliar Provo .The people ofJanuary Provo have paid thing to a finish." light and power user- - are now for the local system several times . a AA'e are arrving power burden amount- - over. willing to liny it modern municipal pl.c.r finish ing to at least double Jsr.il.OOO. again at more than U is worth. ami in operation. AA'" ypOHJi'r AAe will he trailing a heavy load Are we unfair? are sure that we will h tv. a miii-for AA'e lighter one. one that are anxious to see. our for. - -.I iimnn-pnlje- sy-t.'- tu i , j hanking i t!i-- it - 1 - - a- t nat-t- apologize Irfre ; i -- : u V""u ll!,. will li,uidiile itself. Fur ninny iV .l)k. Ifnvo .'ti''s :i good ,:,id pie t Uir Sootl fuitl, fit urn on ;,n invesinioui of three 'll,w in u n ii i:i nw I1" I In- F. S Supi inillli.u ili,lhir to the t'l.-iIoHet I ; feel dif and prim ipl. I,i,l An' He in- - j mayor said: l.iglit I'limpaiiv. ItlH ill'll the pet's, III will, to dehle.l llleltl till? r. - , '. nt th. Kln-l- im re Her.' r.'w linns in i i,.. fn.led Males , nr tin's.' amplains ii :i Ii Til'd in ,l"siuu mid inn In rv.'i't we ,1 inalsr.'iiui "Iertrn- plmit fniiml limn.', I an, .'Xiivr it'iiit'tl cm: in.-- r- in li.'iru,.. The lugge-- t and f.'Her still a.icpiald" ! l.mik -- K.i't nf all - ili.u muni- reliald" Ini'idinu liniis.. ii:, um., look fin ir. lv m the long tim.- per cipal plants arc run In politicians. if the plant for l.nn.l W als., fniniil tin1 financial re- formal pa inetils. cords nf these in a- eoiilil vx a. in-- i, ir. t g n.'iiiUt .". ii, . nf these 'hmciigh-- llilln ji'ipnl pun- I. imk n. III;, visili'il r ,t i'ii ni.'. Ii.ini s r v . . h as -i h.-i'i- Kt.rt pi Ami I I'tah and throughout the nation", urged the Speukinu iiixe-ligalii- ni 1 111 I Cniniimiy js all linn, I, iners liiixe I Ini nigh liirefiil iliseuiensl more false pisiiagaiula inlmliitisl to iliserislit mu nici fil nx nersliip than I ever ilnami'il ik 1 -- iill.l nits: I (ii'iii-ralin- I l Int:i'.' :a I iiit.-rriip- 1 I I.iwr pnvi.ful in I'l.ili. ..nt- tu:nv of iln.x. I'iil'M rmiuiimla: h i i" h 1. Mi'iiin ae..aiinii is mm t It Mm- -t di'p.'llllill.l.. 111. 'til.nl lit K.'ll.'l' "lei'trir if y. Foil Collin-Hitiiling i two units has not liad a si'.oinls i ion in two Itinv hav" Inn i!"ii"ratnrs yi'ars of r.iin k. w. "ill'll W" will liiix",' tn.i u.'iii'i"itnrs ,,f s,MM) j, w t'it.'li Killi"r nf i III units "arrv Hi" p.-li.atl of 1rnvti. Our Ihi nt Hill also prnviii" f. r a I litre! 'anil In li install,., l n1.,.,,.l Ii"f thill 111.' third nail Hill ri.iin lie ui'.'d.'d I'rniii is growing. I.nw piiHer rals will slimuhit" mir,' grnHih. Our situatinu i n, it Iv id. al mid W" imi- -l ink. iidvaulag nf it hi' lyp" of rnnihnstinu .III Idnyi'd mil i ill i Mil it !i,li i,n,J i ind' rs. Tli" plant h" of lii'iiut iful d"-iand th" grniim will It" pal k"d. Al llusiimss. V. t'ra-kH" fniiml their plant local. nl in ilii-ih.'st park and rtidiUi i.il disiriii. I,, ni!i"r Ida.'"- - lit. iiuaiinu iaiilar I l"'T',. will I.,- p,, i . hazard or Tiler" uir i.iil power in u o i. In ih" h.'st niiliti . In nt ahi.ul luiiui.'ipiillv Inin: mill slu,i it"i .Tin iii.., :,,', i ri.in itnoiiiI nf (his .(ll M'l-- I! yn paper' Ainler-on- 111 i i'.i ,'. . . - -. , ! uilhoitt i,b i at I'.'liM. - m i .'Iiainn. 'I In. i ill! limn Hn nill h.il.l f..r r. -- uli- an, I au.mi-l ' nill mil i. Ml him nlmni Inj a "n rnl li i r.- as In- if fel'elil I) ar.' I'xpi'i'iiiiL' mu other k.ml "til -- I I pnlir) mil Hill I." pp! .,I rr.iin situ-ati.i- I rk manager tlial ran be .Al., llll III!' ir...,.....i. ul.i or Ala On - vi .n. Condemned; Fight tlian the in- crest rate on general biiKation n bonds particularly where the Condemnation of the last move of the I'tah Tower I is competitive us ours will Litfht Company in going to the Supreme Cour 0f L'nTI he until January. 1040. The was vigorously expressed Thursday night t States revenue bond is ii relatively new pll lie of Forum in hut is security type gaining meeting at Pioneer Park by Mayor .Mark Andtrl favor very rapiilly. son in an address in Ahich he reveiwed for tliLI nlerx'st Kale Fulr: The interest rale on revenue Pnvo the entire history and imiwrtance of tli,. MunicJI linliits would no doll lie lowei PoAAer jiroject. 7 if I In li hud a clear cut revenue "It is our opinion the Supreme Court will not htarr lioiul law and tile Power Company were out of the picture. In but it may lie delayed for months. We have already ('olorailo a city may couileinn anil delayed nearly two years by court action," declared iiarJ pnr.'hase the distribution system Anderson. nf a private utility. Fort Collins Abuse of the liberties of a democracy was charge-a ilisiriliutiiMi system ii that manlier tliree years ago. against the Power interests, by the mayor, who named lint In I tali the fiilcii preiuil-lliBond and Share as using these methods I t ryAvher! Hie rights of n private utility for will of the the majority means nothing to ihi-- - ivuverfil are siiierinr In I lie rights of a roiiiiuiiiiil). This situation oper-ate- s electric moiioM)ly, he addtd. I., iarreiise tin- - intere-- t rat" "The strangle hold of the Electric Bond ami Shan- raJ on in ii ii pit I'.'Xi'iiMe Imiiils In ' lie broken or tlenioeracy will cease tali i Tim entirely to i win percent higher e |