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Show PUBLIC LIKES NEWHOUSE PLAN Hailed With Joy by Long I Suffering People. fl His Frank Statement Threw I Consternation Into Camp I of Hierarchy. Consensus of Opinion Is That His H Proposal Should and Will Be : -,i Favorably Acted Upon. The proposition of Samuel Newhnuse H to pay to the city a tax upon the gross earnings of his proposed electric light H nlatlt Imiplf tin. mihllo mnol fa v-ni-aHI.- H yesterday. It was generally discussed and commented upon Trust Cause Lost. Mr Newhouse's frank statements before H the Council committee throw COnStema- H tlon Into the camp of the hierarchy Among those who have ive.-n most netlve H In promoting the franchise grab of the existing monopoly there was a feeling H that their cause was practically lost. H Public Sentiment Strengthened. Public sentiment, which has heretofore be.-n so strong against tin- granting of H the demands of the Utah L.tght and Rail-way Rail-way company, received strong encourage-ment encourage-ment from Air New-house's position That the light trust would ho forced to accept a franchise that will hear an equitable H proportion of the public taxes wan freely H predicted. H Hailed Wilh Joy by All. On every hand the proposal of Now- H house to build a modern lighting plant. H cut present rates i 1-;! per cent and pay H ti part of the gross receipts to the city H is hailed as an of relief from H conditions that are well nigh Intolerable. H The business men of the city are almost H unanimous In demanding competition, al- H though few will go so far as to say term H now suggest.-, i aro completely satlsfac- H What Public Opinion Says. The consensus of opinion is that Mr. H Newhouse or nny one else who is H sponsible should he given an even chance H with the present company, subject to such restrictions and precautions as ex- psrlence with the Utah Light and RmII- H way corqpauy has shown to ba necessary. H The following expressions wore picked H up at random on the streets yestordav H Offer Very Reasonable One. Samin-l C. Bwlng, proprietor Cullen H hotel. Salt Lake Is mighty lucky to huve a man that will make a practical propo- sltion ilk.- that submitted by Bar. New- 1 house His offer seems very reasonable to me. 1 do tn.t se. any good reason why .tie lighting compuny should have a nm- IjH nopoly Of the business. The city docs nut protect the hotels from competition Believes in Competition. J. W. Houston, president and manager of the Houston Real State Investment company. 1 approve of every one coming H here aiid spending a million dollars IJH Think what It would mean if every mil- pH Ilonalro In tho countr) would spe-nd that H amount In Salt lake! I believe that com- petition should be encouraged. J have not fljH followed the matter closely, but i be- lpH Hove that satisfactory arrangements can ffB be marie between Mr Newhotfse and the ))H city.. What we need is better lights, lower H prices and better service These should IB I... reiuired from the present eompanj pjH Mr Newhouse or any on- else who asks ffH for a franchise Newhouse Should Have a Chance. Don Porter, proprietor of the Kenon hotel Samuel Newhouse should be given fjlJlJlJlJj u chance with everybody else, and if be apH m- ans business he should be given an op- IjH porUiiltv to build a plant, and he should aasssw I be given a franchise by all means. No pjljljljm one (ise is pnui-iini i...... rarararai and I can see no reason why a light coin- ajSjSjSJH pony should be Looks Good to All. C R. Pearsall. secretary and treasurer of the J H Ix.yson Jewelry company H Tho proposition "made by Mr Newhouse lpH looks very broad-gauge to me. It would certalnlv bo a good thing for th-' city ir we can' get a Council to act on It it looks to ni. foe. good to be turned down and will not be unless the ConncU is con- trolled. ' , Offer Best One Made-John Made-John F Boos. Jeweler--! would be J heartllv In favor of giving Mr NeWhoUSS H a franchise from what I know of the, aasssw matter 111s offer looks very mnoh hotter fjlJlJM ihnn the terms given bv the present com- pany If you were buying a pair of sho IjSJJJJJH and one man offered you a pair for $2 -0 that another man asked S". for. you would aassssj lake the bept offer, would you not" That Is fust what the City Council should do apH On the franchise proposition. iH Favorable for City. M H Walker, president Walker Bros ba'nkers. The proposal of Mr Newhouv seems to be a very favorable one to tho aSSJJM Always Kept His Word. M H Desk clothing dealer. Mr Newhouse N a gr.al man In the right fjlJlJM place. If we had a mor'' "k; P,,m we would have a cllv of run... population right now. I think his proposal to tho Council Is entitled to consideration. From JSJjH the little I know of Mr NeJ?V,S has always kept his word and ho shouia be encouraged. Taxing Gross Receipts. A T Banford, secretary of Cltlens' Pro-tectlve Pro-tectlve committee -i have been WWW Into the mat. tr and I find that per c t is a small. amounl than Is paid for the use of the streets In most cities Mr HeWhOUBS Would have to have Kros re-, re-, , i,,,- ,,f a million dollars In order to pay fBBBBBB s much as the old company now claims ,,, be giving In light- ami power I ' bore a paper from Kansas Itv whl. h Lly.s the conditions und.-, Which a fran- MM chlo has been granted for a natural I grin p,pe-ii,,, through tin streets Th- life of the franchise is thirty years. ISSJJ What Is Agreed To. Korfelt 160.000 10 the city unless the STanteW within thlrlv .lavs uft'r flllns their written ;"(pwn( ' of th.' ordinance do net commence "he work Of ISylnjB pipe within the corpo. at "fhln a m? ifte r fUln. accepts ace AaH I have laid and constructed within tbs malts of. I . I tho city not Icm than fitly r,,ifi of plr" within two years rf- mllrn of plp. Furnish bond In ih iiim of j4'-f'.r"v lo ht i-.Tlcl to tho city o liquidated ijainnt: If the crontocs shn.ll fall to comply with u 1 1 riulrr-monu. riulrr-monu. Keep on continual ilotNisit Jimv) in rnih la rpaJr iui.1 r'-ploc pavements, PlderrSJki end thor Improvement! tiMuri,.i by the luvinsj f malnt Onuitec lo rclmliurno tho city for silarlfs nnd nthor oxponsin of moter Inspection Ri for two yoArs. 26 centfl cubic ft, ono your noxt thereof tr .'n cent 5 1000 ruble fMti next year thereafter ?9 cent.". following twsnty-flv-o voaj-o, N centt 10M cubic feet. Two per cent of trro-i Annual receipt to M paid Into tho city, February and August In each year Furnish KQ free for llshl In the clly hall, city prlvm and nil city hulMlnicn QrUlMI ntithorlzel t- acquire the city's "P-en "P-en to buy the plant of the Missouri Qas cotn-I cotn-I ativ. which accrues !n iwo yean. Maintain, repair, clean, llchl nn.l xtlnrulsri street light now In operation, SO a year, contractu con-tractu to be marto annunllv. To furnish all appliance for HMltl..nnl street llKhtf at $1C a ! er Orantoos shall not tell or tnmtfor the en plant without permission from the city, and tho city shall have the right lo at any time buy tho plant. Kansas City retains, to Itself the right tc itself it-self own and operate a plant r plants for uppiyinn tho city, or the Inhabitant! thereof, with natural or artificial i?a and to on n nnd perat n plan'. -,r plant-, for supplying the City, or the Inhabitants thf-p "f. with any other i sort of light. Supply manufoetiirors under special r.f- umn the amount f gns used Newhouse Plan Just One - "Thft NVwhousty plan In tho only safe 'nnd Just on," said oni citizen yesterday We have boon (joinr on hePc for years Ltantlnc franchises to various corpora-Mms corpora-Mms that would rrtvo allego,! gratultli 1 to th cJtv, tha value of which was at kast problematical, and nobody enw fit to suggest that these public obrpora,tlons should pav a tax on their gross reeelpts tn omponsa 1 Inn for tho rights gTWrtd Whit Present Compnny Offers. H "Tho Utah Light and Hallway company H has offered, for a consolidation and ex- H tension of its franchises, to give to tho H city Jlo.000 a year for fifty yean In tho H way of free lights, nnd to pay n llcanso tax of pr year on tho average nurp yT ot street cars operated by it. This B .Iocs not exceed JoOOO a year, making a H tt.tnl of Jlo.'XiO f year as its offer for these H valunhlx concessions IEaminp;S 0f Present Cornpnny Secret "No one ousido the officers of tho company com-pany knows Just what the gross earnings f tho company amount to in a year, but when you consider lh! fact thai It .tys SCfiftiVi a vMr Interest on Its bonded debt, you may be sure that the gross earnings r---ach hlKh flKurc--Six ihousnhd Puvate Consumers. '"General Mapaafor Campbell lp a recent Matemont before th- Cplinpll r .niniltti a ojmittcd that the compaoy llad more than fxvi prh'ato ronsiimi-rs that Is. lr-sldr-nces paying an ,Torap- of moro than $2-1 per year The city paya for street iiKhtinc about W9."i""i n year It Is safe to say that $144,000 more should be added for llchts supplied to business houses, factories fac-tories and other sources, making n total Income from olecirle lighting of $327,000 Then there are the earnings from tho em plant ami for electric power and heating, which H 1 safe t" sa amount to $50 -000, making a total from these franchises JTT.nCO. Thrco-Qunrter Million Eamed. I"iona Into the street car business the jrompanj pays license on an averegje of sixty c,ir it Is a safe estimate that the receipts from these cars will average $2n per day for K. days In the year This makes a total from this source, based on 1 he number of ears the company claims to run. of $43$.Ourt, a year Added to the otal mentioned for electricity and gas. this makes the company's total earnings J7"vr..fjon a year. I believe they are larger. This would make a tux of 1 per cent on its gross earnings ST'Vwi a year Does any one believe the company would be willing lo give $15,030 a year to the city If. with Its earnings at such a figure, It could si ape with such n ta " As to Free Light. Rut in realltj the company, In Rhine Obu a yepi in fre.- lights, is glylng scarcely one-tenth of that amount. As a matter of fact, the electrh urrent for vhioh It charges IS cents per Kilowatt hour costs it but Boverf-elghths f a cent per kilowatt hour delivered at the city limits Fixed charges end expense dls- J trlhutlon could not possibly make (he cost "f this anything lllo 1". 1 cuts pi 1 kilowatt i! hour at which rate n would charge the iiiy for its alleged free lights Wnot Fixed Charges Are. 1 "Fixed charges on tho I'tah Light nnd Railwa compans are inch, for the com- H pany Is palng Interest on a bonded in- i (lebtednese of $8,000,000, while 11- tangl- H bje assets do not reach anything ap proaching that amount t the same time coat of labor with n Is miiqh lower than with other industrial enterprises, or with railroads Would Pay More. 1 "Why should this companj be lei off on H a tax of 1 per cent on Irs gross' earnings ? 11 should be (axed more toi (tie raluabli franchises than It has I believe Mi Newhouse would be wining to pay more He concedes the principle, and that It the in.nn thing." |