Show COAL MEN PLAN TO I BUILD POWER PLANT Spring Canyon Mines lines Will Take Action If Contract Is Ts Abrogated l I If It the special contracts now in force between tho the Utah Power Ii Light ht compan company com corn paul pan arc are abro abrogated tho the coal companies com corn panics in the Spring canyon district will establish a central steam plant to generate electric energy to servo their mines and discontinue entirely the taking of oC power from the power lower company according to J. J Will Knight manager of oC the Spring Canyon Canon Coal company Ho lIo made this statement to the public utilities commission yesterday yesterday yester yester- I dR day In the hearing of oC the caso case wherein six seventy individuals corporations and firms are arc being served r ed b by the power company compan with electric energy under special contracts tho hearing I having been Inaugurated by the commission com corn mission on Its own volition in order to ascertain If it the special contracts i were discriminatory 1 I This statement of Manager Knight was corroborated b by F. F A. A Sweet president president pres pres- ident ideaL of the Standard Coal company In testimony later in the da day Mr Sweet said ald that even o with the increase in expenses 5 since 1916 a Joint plant of or large capacity which five or six coal companies could use could be financed In a manner to furnish electric energy or service at a. a rate rata lower than the power company compan now offers St Steam m Plant Thought Economical Mr Ir Sweet also said that if It the tho power company had entered Into a time long contract for power at rates the logical thing thinS to do would be not to increase the tho rate rato and force the consumers to pay the tho advance but butto butto butto to cancel the contract entirely leaving leaving leav leav- In ing the consumers free to furnish their own power Mr Knight presented figures showIng showing show- show Ing InS tho the economy with which a central central cen cen- plant could produce power using I for the thc steam plant boney boncy co coal I which was not marketable I Time was granted tho the United States State Fuel company to confer conter with attorneys attorneys attorneys I regarding some legal j 1 ties and also to permit them thorn to reopen the case later for tor Introducing mo mony ii y Plenty nt of Water At r Exi Exists The Carbon Fuel company presented a statement In favor of ot the retention retention retention reten reten- tion of their the special contract In which it was maintained that tho the special j I contract shows no discrimination as as' as j between users of power for coal ruining ruin ruin- I Ing purposes It was brought out that thero there was water In plenty for tor a steam plant In Spring Canyon district It having been the belief bellet amon among many that the reason reason rea rca son no steam plant to generate electrIc electric elec elec- energy had been beon erected in that locality was dU due to a a. lack ck of ot water At the conclusion of ot Mr Ir Sweets Sweet's testimony the commission adjourned f until Monday June 21 n 1 when at 10 i ia a a. a m. m cement manufacturers flour milling companies meat packing companies com corn I panics anle and municipalities will be heard |