Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-08-30 | Page 1 | Lack of Funds Blocks Appeal in Rate Fight

Lack of Funds Blocks Appeal s 5 In In Rate Fights Fight o The state probably will be pr prevented pre pre prevented vented from rom c carrying the Telluride Power company and the tho Mountain I States Telephone and Telegraph company company com coin pany decisions to the United Slat States supreme court by lack of funds E. E E. E EI Corfman chairman of f the s state te pu public pub lie lic utilities commission said Thurs Thurs- day He aid final decision of the commission com corn mission must await action by the group as as a whole Appeals cost money oney and the commission com corn mission is in no position to finance a further court light fight he said It may maybe maybe be that if Jf funds are found appeals will be taken to the higher court This will depend upon the reading o othe of the two two opinions opinion and the advice o othe of ot the attorney general The Logan reductions were ordered after a series of hearings at the cap captol cap cap- tol during which h counsel for tor Logan tel telephone su subscribers charged that tha the company was vas discriminating against Logan patrons patron by charging chargin higher rates than those in effect a at Provo although conditions at both exchanges were the same Hearings on a statewide case launched by the co commissions commission's missions own mo motion lon against the tel tl telephone phone compari com company company pany pari will be bc resumed October 15 The Logan case case had been made a par part of ot this action but was ruled upon separately ep G. G GIt It H Kenney Los Los' Angeles Angeles' utility rate expert will aid the state a at resumption no oi ot the hearing g In efforts to show that Utah telephone rates ar are excessive and bring the company more than a fair return In the Telluride case ease the state tried trice out a new new theory predicating its decision decision decision de de- de- de that during periods of economic economic eco ceo stress utilities should share th the burden on on the consumer I by lowering rat rates s to a point where the patron can afford to pay It was explained that another course cours of appeal is open that of takIng takIng tak tak- Ing the cases before a special master maste to b be appointed by the circuit cour court Evidence could be presented to this mast master r who would submit his findings findings find find- ings to 10 the three-judge three court for another another an an- other ruling N No evidence was presented at th the recent hearing before the thre three judge judge court the action being submitted on stipulations