Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-11-20 | Page 1 | Government Will Regulate Charges for Water Power

GOVERNMENT Will REGULATE CHARGES FOR WATER POWER Secretary Fisher Notifies Corporations Corporations Corporations Cor Cor- They Must Grant Reasonable Rates i Nov No o 19 Secretary Secreta Secretary y yot WASHINGTON v of ot tho the Interior Fisher toda today flatly flat fiat ly h. told water power corporations bol holdIng hold bold Ing lag federal licenses that tha t tho thor they would ba be forced to grant reasonable rates to consumers consumers con con- sumers regardless of oC ancient contract rights to the contrary TILLS This announcement affecting many largo large c Interests rests in lii western states wa wai made ut at the time hearing on the thc regulation soon goon to govern So water power on public public- domain In California will fc b be The regulations probably put ut in Lu force with only minor modifications c suggested at the hearing an and with the view to lo close operation co-operation be between between be- be tw tween the tho fe federal and state I of California Secretary Fisher said that under nt ae e regulations 4 companies which upon having their rates pronounced authorities resort to by state tuto jockeying an and delays in tho the courts will have hae their licenses revoked After fter the state authorities cs ho saW said Im e decided it a and the matter ha bis n ngone gone one clear cleal through the state supreme court cOUtt then thon If you Insist on your our ricot of or going Into the federal courts with abill u iL bill of equity claiming confiscation ta t interior tlE department will revoke re yo r You Vou the time matter of or rates rate licence sa say I tho the st tat l ou ht to be bc r SI d by well we ve will go o tho the whole hoh rout rout with you ou President 1 of the California Califor Califor- mia nia r railway commission tho public Utilities bod body expressed accord wira the tim governments government's policy ad adding that h h. h did not care caro to have ha hl hIM J mere lucre moot 40