Show INCREASE IN POWERS POWER RATES WILL HURT IRRIGATION CLAIM Witnesses Say Pumping Costs Will Be Enhanced L Lowering Land Values r t I Reclamation Re of lands b by pumping of ot Irrigation water will be he materially curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed and a fluctuating c contract or orrlie rato for Cor p power will vIll depreciate e farmers farmers' holdings according to a statement I made by hy Irvin ln II H. Jacobs engineer n of ot the tho Utah Lake Irrigation company when testifying beroN the public utilIties utilities util util- commission yesterday at Lt the tho hearing hearing hear hear- ing Inaugurated by t tb tbs commission to ascertain If It the tho special e contracts be between between between be- be tween the water users and others with the Utah Pow Power r Light company were discriminatory and preferential an and should be canceled I The Tho Associated Canal companies which Includes five big big- companies that furnish water to irrigate acres In Salt Lake valley b by pumping plants plant were before the commission yesterday They pleaded that tho the nature of their work Is peculiar and that It was nas not preferential neither was It tor tory It was stated that in 1917 wh when n Utah lake was above e normal the they dl did not pump water from the tho lake e but regardless of this they paid the rate under the contract amounting to 14 H- H for or the year ear and that in 1918 1919 they paid the contract rate which amounted to and was practically practical practical- ly the same s rate as tho the present schedule sched sched- ule In other words that the contract is not preferential while under the proposed schedule the rate wo would l be bc Increased 50 GO per cent W. W v. v H H. Folland appeared for the elt city Sylvester Q Cannon city engineer testified testified tes tes- titled that recently Utah lake water was exchanged d an and this exchange e was made upon the basis of ot the special contract Tho The pumps now no- noat at the Lehl pumping station pumps second feet and when the new pumps arc aro installed the amount will be bo increased to 1600 second feet The highest lift at the tho pumping plant Is eight feet Prof Prot C C. L. L Core Corey consulting Engineer Engi neer fleer neer and member of or tho the faculty of ot tho the University jot Pt California at nt Be Berkeley kelcY was questioned as to figures regarding regarding regard regard- ing the energy necessary to lift certain certain tam tain quantities of ot water for specified her The Utah Lake r-ke e Irrigation alJon company was represented by J. J D. D Murdock Daniel H. H McAllister and Irvin H II Ja Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Ja- Ja cobs engineer for the com company pan They contend as lo do the tho other Irrigation companies comp Involved that thc the special contracts are aro not preferential The Oregon Short Line railroad tiled flied stipulation ag agreed e to by that company compan and the power company Tills This mornIng morning morn- morn Ing InS the Salt Lake Pressed Brick company com corn pany pan an and the thc Progress company comp will appear before tho the commission I |