Show If there ever eXer was need of a public u ic u utilities il t s commission C in in Utah Ut ate that need was was amply ampy demonstrated ns te in S Salt I Lake keC City tf today Th Thousands of patrons s of gas a a service were d d of fuel for fo forthe r the Thanksgiving dinner and d heat for their hom homes s when the gasI gas supply without notice was shut off eff this morning I With a a public utilities tiei commission properly supervising public I service it would be impossible for the Utah Gas and Coke company I to try to serve a city of more mor than tan persons with th a plant whose capacity is no greater than one days day's consumption m of of gas It would be impossible with wit a p public utilities utilities' s bo board board r for any public service corporation to operate from hand to mouth and place th the public in extremity in-extremity as it did today This shocking public scandal will never be repeated with a a virile vital state body regu regulating service The Salt Lake Route Route Route-or or any railroad would railroad would never b have lve aate a n I car sq shortage tage winter int r after vi winter and place the people a at he me mercy y of c cold cola ld and hunger ger by reason re reason s n of that of that shortage The S Salt lt Lake laIe Route Route or or r any rai railroad would railroad road road-o would ld not not nor be per permitted permitted er to do as it did today and yesterday in is delaying th the switching switch switch- switching switch I ing of a car consigned to th the comfort and convenience and necessity necessity necessity sity of the people The public is 13 3 paying for service The The public is not getting it The time has p passed when one public service corporation can blame blam a car shortage or a gas ga shortage tage or any other shortage e upon another corpor corporation tion while hile the p people p e suffer The Utah Gas Gas' and G Coke company owes wes it it t to to it its patrons pattons to keep an adequate supply of gas gas making material on hand That company knew some days day ago go there would b be a shortage of gas tod today if the car of crude oil did id not ot arrive but no public warning warring was given J. J K 1 The Salt Lake Route officials officials' ls' ls showed no 10 concern concern whatever over the delayed delivery of a c car r that stood between public coni convenience convenience con con- i and anti public discomfort Both Beth corporations corporations' could not shuffle back and forth the blame that must be shared if there were a public utilities commission in Utah to enforce the proper conduct of public service Previous legi legislatures I Jures have been elected on pledges s to give Ulah a public utilities commission but these hir hired d law makers have failed utterly when called upon to make male good goad their sworn promises Who IWho pays The trusting ng public Now we have a new legislature I that MUST COME TO THE RESCUE If it do doss does s not one can be be- elected which will carry cant out out- the I I peoples people's will HI |