Show COMMISSION i. INVESTIGATES j GAS FAILURE r P PV V f Managers Manager's E Ex Explanation x p 1 u au a t o 0 n Throws Blame BlaIne on Railroad Companies ROADS ASKED TO ACT ACT Official Official Communication I Re quests Them TheIn to Take Steps Step I to 1 Avert vert Repetition I Failure of oC the Utah Gas Gns 1 I CoI Coke e coa pany to deliver delver gas ga to Salt Lake c con con sumers on Thanksgiving day ay was the J subject of or an investigation yesterday the commission and city as a a a result railroad companies hauling fuel it Inlo the ci city arc to be asked to explain w wa a coal and oil shortage o existed n 01 and andr requested re- re quested to take steps to see ace that ee It does not again occur I II H. II II Green acting commissioner of or public safety on en authority of the con ca mission addressed to the Oregon Sio Short Line the Salt Lake Route and anil Sol t the Denver Rio Hlo Grande Railroad an com tox pany a n letter carrying the commissions commission's COi findings of facts fact an and a n request tit greater precautions to Insure the city against any gas shortage be taken In the future V C. C M. M I Eyman Eman general manager fo for tor the gas company compan o a appeared before beCore th the commission lie le saul said the break brcak i in tui the service was due duo entirely to tho fact tact V that the company's orders for lor coal and oil oi especially oil oi were not filled lledo The commission Ion accepted his explanation and approved Mr Ir Greens Green's letter to the lows railroad companies which was as foU fok tol Mr Ir Green Greens T Letter 1 At a conference between the city commission and antI C. C M. M II Eyman general genera genrl cir manager of ot the Utah Gas Coke Colee company com corn I pan pany to Inquire into the reason for for the gas as shortage o yesterday Thank giving day Mr Ir Eyman stated that the trouble was occasioned by a n shortage short age of crude oil oil He stated further that his company compan had a n car of oC oil in 01 tho the railroad yards but was unable to tc get I It t switched to their plant for sev- sev oral cral erl hours notwithstanding hours hours notwithstanding repeated repete efforts on their part Without passing on tho the merits of this contention the thc commissioners feel teel V Impelled to bring to the attention ot of the proper officials the tho matter of ot mater se securing se V curing prompt handling of necessary supplies for Cor all al public utility concer concerns V 1 furnishing commodities essential to the comfort and convenience of our citi cUO zens The commissioners feel also that there should he be no occasion for fez fora feza fol repetition of or a yesterdays yesterday's unfortunate on account of reasons advanced ad ad- ad- ad as responsible for it i. i an earnestly arnesty bespeak your company's cooperation cooperation co co- coi i oper operation tion to assure assur this this 1 f |