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Show A HOME PAPER Printed for Hou Folk By Hone People In A HOME PLANT 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 11 12 13 14 15 9 10 21 16 17 18 19 20 22 wwM 25 26 27 28 29 I Number Thirty 'oloiiie Two Here and There BY MARY ELLEN CAIN On the Fourth of July, wo do Ih the music of the Provo Fife Drum Corps that used to 'i waken us et down those old A ien who performed this humble sk of teaching Americanism tunee ) rth their lively old-tiiaat have accomplished some-0w- , 5 the significance Independ-- 1 ue Day marched right lu (rough the open door and wln-J,- w o( eTeI7 home, as the play-roup one street and down b other. Perhaps they all have We resen called by death nt that no group now carries on lelr patriotic duties. e e At the Carnival, I stood for the j' uite some time watching ttle tots ride In the tiny auto- loblles. Their little faces were earning with joy. Of course, that is nothing unusual, all children ive acted exactly as tnoee little blldren did I observed and re-Diced with the parents. Those Dodern supposedly selfish lrre-- 4 ponslble parents of today. And I one can judge from the expres-lon-s In their happy faces, surely hey must be Just ah loving, loy- -l 1, and true as any parents of ny period of history, de ii I am still wondering how In imerica there could be a place en In Jest for the Nazi the same Independence parade with the American lag many others are wonder- In Jay ng vs too. This Fourth we saw no little iddies dragging their little merlcan flags In the walk we Iways knew that mothers would me day teach their children he proper respect for their flag. We salute you mothers. Who mows but In American homes ie the assurance of our demo-rac- y. -- ,; noticed that the Flag u still there when we left the itadium long alfter dark, and the glorious Fourth. And we id a feeling of having lost some-- v we Mng v ry, very precious iad not even heard the "Star Spangled Banner. Roy Coudie acting, Thos. took us back to that lirring time of 1776 when he are us a part of Jefferson's Peech. And Allen D. Johnson rought Independence Day to a 'itting close In his short, but nspiring patriotic address. Yes, we ? fi Jef-erso- '5 1 'andals at Work ull Geraniums Vandals who took delight In I lulling all the geraniums, and A browing them Into a pile on the H 'tah stake tabernacle grounds uedy night, after 11 p. m. i "uke one lose faith in humanity ilmost, declares H. R. Boswell, are taker, who found the taber-'- ? :ri,'le grounds denuded of these I ovely blooms the next morning fter the Fourth. All was well at 11 p. m., he ? 1 sports, for he made a personal at that hour. To find i MPectlon 'S be plants pulled 'and broken 'j ,ernd ifdestroyed, made him won-.t- sj someone was his enemy, r t1 cmeny of the Church, or uat some careless thoughtless 'rankster. In any event, the or persons responsible are 9r nemles of society, and lack the rst element of civilized people. 3 ' declared. rn Now "d j f 3j S A WEEKLY NEWSMAGAZINE OF LOCAL that the Fourth la over good Job done of It, the big job looming on Provo's orison is the Utah County Fair. County and City officials 'an harmonize their efforts In a most effective way. Utah coun-- $ ly' fair should be and can be ' best fair In the state. DEPENDABLE PUBLISHED AT . PROVO, UTAH AFFAIRS FRIDAY, JULY INDEPENDENT 7. 1939 Provo Imidpail Power Plait Issirei; funis BomM, Funis ieposltel; Coisflrmeioi to Start Mayor Anderson Reviews Steps Taken to Secure Plant ; Says Peoples Mandate is Being Carried Out The John Nuveen company of Chicago has purchased Provo citys Revenue bonds at par and has transferred the $850,000 cash to the credit of the City in a Chicago bank, and the Ulen Construction company of Lebanon, Ind., has signed the contract and posted a $7oO.UOO Surety bond guaranteeing construction of the Municipal power plant here, and the Provo City com- Coleman's Cbarps Against Provo Refunds Compromiso Proposals $30,000 Bonds Raj o cted By Utah Potrar City Commission Refuted By Mayor, Recorder, Auditor mission has Issued urn order to Vleu Construction company asking them to proceed Immediately with the work of building Provo's own plant. Such is the present status of the Municipal power project In this city, according to Mayor Mark Anderson. and on to the present, which give conclusive evidence against Statements Made by Head of Citizens Committee the operation of private electric False and Misleading by City Officials. Declared' utilities, and every fact and every Item of Information Is on record, That Jacob Coleman, head of the Citizens Comopen for investigation or study by any person. mittee is acting solely for the Utah Tower & Light n,Our next step was taken In and against the interests of l'rovo city, and The mayor expects the Plant 1935 when I became a candidate coiniany Power using every method known to the Electric Bond and to be completed and ready to for mayor that falL The was I Issue. the major question Share company as have been used by their attorneys own generate the citys power within eight months from the was elected. We Immediately in previous fights' when Municipal ownership has time that actual construction be- continued our Investigations and been issue at in other cities, was urged this week by gins, which would give the city the gathering of reports from their Anderson. Mark Mayor Its own power system almost In municipal plants regarding time to take over from the Utah operations and financial condiMayor Anderson wan backed sale and delivery of the Revenue Power and Light company when tions. by City Recorder, I. G. Bench, bonds. In April of 1936, as mayor I and by City Auditor, Mrs. Mary Tlie mayor and City commistheir , franchise expires on Jan. Invited the city engineer, Elmer F. Smith, in refuting Mr. Cole- sion are absolutely In the clear, 21, 1940. Steps taken leading up to the A. Jacob, and the city attorney, mans atatementa. Ilia presenta- and have acted entirely within dramatic finale of Juno SO when I. E. Brockbank, to take a trip tion of a petition asking for a Ihnlr legal rights, and according the supplemental ordinances with me to see for ourselves the referendum "In the old method to usual practice, and the petiplants In Kansas, of seeking court action against tion asking for a referendum Is were published In the Utah Val- municipal more than anothor atley News 'authorizing the sale of Nebraska, Missouri, Oklahoma, the city to delay construction'' nothing after and and seeing Colorado, at delay by Mr. Coleman,1 E. tempt to I. of transfer and and according City funds, Attorney bonds, thus carrying out the mandate of five plants Mr. Brocuoanx was Iirorkbank, who, though he did said Attorney Brockbank. The other statements were the people as expressed In the convinced, but we went on to see not make a signed statement, was election on October 13, 1936 are many more, and came home Indignant at Mr. Colemans tac- handed to this paper with their convinced that a muni- tics, and declared that much of signature attached, and are here here reviewed by Mayor Anderwould be son, giving the citizens of this cipal electric system our com- what the City commisaion hid printed as given: asset which the greatest Mayor' Refutation : done recently was really unnecesaccount correct of a community could Chairman Coleman pretends possess. munity as full sary, what has been done to bring authority already Accordingly we took definite existed for every act taken In the to be startled at the plan for and about this steps to secure these advantages, disbursing the proceeds of the d project. so on Oct. 13, 1936 two ordinsale of our electric revenue the were to bonds delivered the Anderson's Mayor ances, one providing for Issue of John Nuveen company of Chi- bonds. Review of Power Effort No one knows belter than e 6850,000 revenue bonds, and the Provo city received We first became Interested In other for the construction of a cago, and city Attorney Coleman that this of value checks face the totalling Power Question In 1932 complete municipal electric sysIs Identical with that the the bonds, plus accrued Interest procedure when City Engineer Elmer A. tem for Provo, were submitted Provo used by City for many from the date of the bonds to the Jacob invited me In to discuss to the vote of the people. years In disbursing all city fund. date of delivery. After a campaign, problems relating to Provos welOnly the City Auditor and the We consider It an exceptionfare. Including the discussion of In which It was evident that Treasurer are authorised to City rlty, sign the Citys check. We asthe feasibility of acquiring our plenty of money was being used ally good deal for Provo bonds own electric utility. from some unknown sources considering that Revenue sumed that this fund should be "The Provo Development to defeat these ordinances, the are much harder to sell than handled exactly aa other funds was organized, of people of Provo approved them, General Obligation bonds. Association are handled. Chairman Coleman The ground has been pur- should suggest a belter method of which I later was named chairand the city commission was man. This group decided to In- given the mandate to proceed chased for the plant site, and disbursing funds than the one convestigate the operation of vari- with the erection of a municipal every thing has been done to de- followed by Provo City for so form with the 8upreme Court ous municipal plants In cities electric system. many years and cease making so "From that time to the pres- cisions, and we expect Ulen com- many blatherskite statements. within the population range of ent the Opposition has resorted pany's engineers here very soon Chairman Coleman Is trying Provo. "Our first surprise was that to every known means to delay, to actually commence the work desperately to paint a picture the average rates being charged and thus possibly defeat, the on Provo's Munlclpul electric sys- that Is wholly false. There Is no originality In bis methods. His by these plants was 40 per cent building of a municipal plant tem. When this system Is built campaign Is (be campaign of the less than Provos rates charged here. comACTION con- and In operation it will be Its Electric Bond and Share everyFINAL Our Uy Utah Power and Light to all criticisms where. We call It the strategy of pany at that time. We Investi- sisted of bringing our bond ord- own answer own inance and construction contract which have been laid against It." the Four D's Delay, Divert, Distneir owning cities 39 gated Mark Anderson, In line with the Utah Supreme credit, Defeat. plants, and were more surprized Mayor. (Conti d M Paw Flvn) when we found that they were court decision. With this done proaverage annual an earning fit for themselves of 173,000 each 40 per cent In spite of their rates. lower "We found too that the charges of the private utility companies to against Municipal plants, as inefficihigh rates and general ency were largely fictitious. We never fountl a single plant In fused to grant thla petition on the Incities of Provo's size where ground that the matters referred to wero administrative, not legefficiency existed. We have yet Latest Attempt to Delay Construction of Municipal islative. to find one, and challenge the Opposition to point one out anyPower Plant Balked by Supreme Court Decision The Power company then sewhere In the country. a mandamus proceedings to cured Later In the flection of 1933 force Mr. Bench to go ahead with 1 ran for mayor on the promise and city officials the petition copies. Tha Court Provo City Commissioners of Investigating the Power situaheld that two of tho changes on the act were would I Thursday morning following were administrative, jubilant generally tion and that but that tha was I Information obtainable. tlic announcement of the decision of the Utah Supreme matter of changing the payment defeated. The Opposition promcuurt denying the writ of prohibition sought by the period from 15 to 20 years was ised to do the very same thing Power company backers. The appeal to the Supreme legislative. that we had promised.which folon Immediately afterwards, was mtuie following th serving of a jietilion for court investigation Their May 10, the amended ordinances hearIn the lowed resulted only referendum by Jacob Coleman upon City Clerk I. (5. were entirely, repealed by the and Light eviing of Utah Power Provo city commission changing City commission. Bench. y Gads-bMr. dence. their President. I. E. Brockbank the maturity dates of the Reve- Now the Power company has Attorney City to testify. in called being of Provo nue bonds and making them call- atetempted to get a writ of prothe people furnishes colthe From then on we began also to hibition which would have meant as with the following information on able, and attempting lection of records and data move to delay con- change the period of payment the City had no right to repeal latest this situation. Power evidence on the the ordinances. The Courts renow struction of Provo's municipal from 15 to 20 years. Voluminous records are a filed The fusal to grant this writ mean ffc Power company of power plant: on file, open to the citizens that Provo City's action is On August 5. 1938, supplemenplication for petitions for ref accumulated community, this re Bench were Recorder passed by ordinances City tal 1936 to over the year from 1933 . much-discuss- ed long-delaye- hard-foug- ht With $30,000 lu General Obligation bonds eomlng due lu 1340, Provo city took advantage of the offer of the Gordon Snow company la Balt Lake City offering to refund this amount at 2 Vi per cent' after July 1, 1940. The ordinance was paaaad Thursday by the City Commission authorising the refunding. Hr. Snow who met with the City commissioners Thursday assured them that he had great faith la Provo, especially now that the City had practically secured Its own Municipal Power plant. He had personally purchased 6600,000 of Logan city bonds, and assured Mayor Mark Anderson that Provo stood in s favorable light as compared to been Logan whose credit has unquestioned since the establishment of its own Power piant. ,The refunding Issue was held by the Guarantee Trust company of New York. The bonds are as follows: IIO.POO 4H per ,ent due May 1. 1940 on tha city hall; 69,000, 6 per cent, due May 1, 1940 on city waterworks of 1926; 611.000, 4 per cent due July 1, 1940 on reservoir of Provo City Records Show Efforts Made to Be Fair To Private Utility; Offers Ignored or Refused. Now that Provos Municipal Power plant ii Mured, unfair can be raised against Provo city in its dealings with, the interests of the Utah Power and Light Companys property, declared Mayor Mark Anderson today, as definite word came to the City commission of the success of their efforts for erection of the plant. Provo citys efforts to compromise with the Utah no cry of Power and avoid duplication of minimise tha property and Company's losses stand out clear and tho record la complete", declared tha mayor. ' Following an Investigation, 1 wrote to President Cudahy of the Utah Power and Light company, on May 11, 1966, as fol- from your company aa to what you will sell tha power com- pany1 local distribution system for, and tha lowest wholesale price per K. W. H. for energy to bo furnished to Provo City by your company. Respectfully yours, (Signed) MARK ANDERSON lows: Mayor. May 11, 1636. Thla letter waa Ignored by Mr. Geo. M. Oadsby, President Utah Power and Light Company tha Power company and never answered", tha mayor points Salt Lake City, Utah out Dear Sir: Again on Juno 8, 1198, Mayor Aa you are probably aware, Anderson wrote President OadsacProvo City la arranging to authorisation from by. following 1920. quire or build a city owned Under the refunding ordinance, power and light system In the the City commission. Resolution will mature July 1, near future. the bond No. 145. 810.and at 1954, 1952, 1953, We will appreciate uu offer Mt) 000 each year. Interest being 4 tt and 1940 cent until 1, July per thereafter at 2Vi per cent W. A. To Meet Highway 91 North of Provo To 'Be Straightened Tonight members Workers Alliance are asked to Join the mass meeting to be held in the City and County building ground! for the purpose of discussing the new Belief bill for WPA workers In which longer hours are proposed. Open discussion will follow. The committee In charge, Arthur Moiyneaux, Chris. Johnson, slid Mrs. Stella Jorgensen, announce that ail labor members arc welcome, as the new relief bill affects every labor union In the country. Utah Stake Will Be Host Utah Supreme Court Denies Rosalawn Writ of Prohibition to Power Co. At Beautiful Rosalawn, near the Lincoln high school in Orem, will be the setting for tho third of a series of dances sponsored by the four stakes, Utah, Provo, TuesSharon and Timpanogoo, day night, with Utah stake as host for the hundreds of guests these who are weekly finding social events outstanding attraction of the summer season. The theme at Roaalawn June 11 will be the "Worlds Fair Gayway, and elaborate preparations are being made for etaglng the most unique event of the Mrs. Leland series, declares Perry, publicity director for the four stakes. Reduced prices for season tickets are yet available, or single admission tickets may be had. states Bill Flrmags of Provo stake, who has charge of the finances for the series. Ha welcomes all young people of M Men end Gleaner ages of all four stake to Join the crowds. Highway 91 in due for a revamping during the coming fiscal your, with the Orem section leading directly out of lrovo just north of tho river, as one of the niicin sections to receive attention, a distance of 1.3 inilefe to be straightened and at a cost to an announcement this week by according W. D. Hammond, chairman of tho commission. re-rout-ed The road at tha Point of the! Mountain also slated to reive attention, a distance of 4.09 mile to be realigned at a cost of 9176,000 Including possible removing of the railroad tracks so that a heavy cut may be made at the Point'' and a long deep fill be made across the flat. , The Orem section near Provo hss long been agitated by Orem and Provo organisations, and the decision to accomplish this work comes In response to urgent repeated appeals from local Chambers of Commerce and other 1 bodies. Other major revision project on U. S. 91 Include: Straightening of the road south of Spanish Fork. A mile of work eoetlng 8120,000, will be llone at a point north of the bridge and near the tW Monte Packing plant. . Elimination of three miles of road between Hot winding Springs and Brigham City at a coat of 860,000. At the present time the State Road Commission has a project 40 per cent completed fa Wildcat Canyon, north of Beaver where 0.7 miles of realignment Is being undertaken at a coat of 8142,000. yHH4H444M444M(4M44444944444H4499944H X Do You Get The UTAH VALLEY NEWS If you are not receiving a copy of this paper fill la your name and address below. You cannot afford to be wlthoat the paper which has told the truth about tho "Power Question from tha start It is Tho People's Paper Home Owned, Published In a Home Plant, by Home People. Every dollar invested Is owned by people living In this community. SUPPORT YOUR OWN PAPER Send la your namo today and call later with your remittance. 4M S.. ............. ........ 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