Show WILSON B UTILITIES UTILITIES' PLEA Authorities l Asked to Give Prompt Attention tote to Rate te Applications T Ini International I CWI Washington Feb jeb 21 President Pre l.-Pre President Wilson Wil Wil- son tonight urged state mate and local au- au to give gi prompt consideration to tho the pleas o of public utility corporations corpora corpora- Lions In various arlous parts of 0 the thc country countr for or Ol more revenue re In Jn a L letter to Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Treasury Treas Treas- ury McAdoo rcA oo the President nt said I I 1 have ha examined with care the memoranda mem mem- oran oranda a and letters which you transmitted transmitted trans trans- to mo mc with your our letter of oC the thel l th I J Cull fully share the views you OU ex express express cx- cx press regarding the tho Independence of ot the public service utilities as a n part of ot our national equipment especially In fn war time It Is es essential that these utilities should hould bo be maintained at their maximum efficiency and that er e everything everything every every- thing thinS reason reasonably bly possible should bedone be bedone done one with that en end In view I hope that state and local lOCRI authorities where the they have havo not already done so so will vIll when tho the facts acts are arc prop properly laid be before before be- be fore roro them respond promptly to the ne necessities ne- ne of oC the situation I SI shall shaH be glad to have you OU communicate com corn with the local authorities when whenever over the Information In your our possession pos- pos session suS' suS that such a course courso is desirable and In the national Interest A d dele delegation e I e ga atlon t I 0 fl ie representing p re s e a m p public u bi i c utilities In different sections visited Washington recently and assured McAdoo Mc rc Adoo doo that unless prompt relief were given them serious financial embarrassment embar embar- would re result Increased rates have havo been asked l by y yI them for Cor local public service ser commis I Ions |