Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-07-12 | Page 6 | Provo Commission Will Visit Local Gas Plant

PROVO COMMISSION WILL VISIT LOCAL GAS PLA PLANT T Special to The Herald Republican Provo JUl July 11 The n.-The The city Ity commis received an Invitation last night from irom J J. J A. A Junes Jones promoter of ot the gas gns plant for this city to go to Salt Snit Lake and inspect the Utah Gas and Coke company's plant Mr Jones Joncs has hns re recently recently re- re returned from Pocatello Idaho where he hn has hns been looking after the thew J gas S company's business interests w While n ther he learned that the tho Util UtIl- com company pan of Canton Ohio would not build a pas gas plant In this city Unless un un- less leu people took one share sharo of stock each and became subscribers to the plant This condition has haa thrown the tho gas plant question in the tho air and Jones has asked for tor an extension of ninety da days at which time the tho commissioners can cnn eIther cither cancel tho the franchise or give ghe him further time if It the outlook for the plant warrants It The commissioners decided to KO go to Salt Lako Lake to Investigate gas conditions there In order to be bo fully tUlly Informed before bo be- be fore tore taking action upon Mr Jonas Jonas' re Je que quest t. t