Show I II UTAH PROPOSAL I HOLDS INTEREST National Attention Gained by Move Moye Against Electric Bond and Share Eyes Eres cl oZ all Americans ac actively interested interested in in- in reduction of utilities rates Ire re re watching Utah Utah's move nOve against the Electric Bond and Share company parent of the Utah Power and Light company L. L EL E. Elggren chairman of The Consumers' Consumers Welfare league said Friday on bi his return from rom Chicago While in the midwest he conferred with Dr Carl D. D Thompson executive executive executive tive secretary of the Public Ownership Owner ship League of America Thompson said that if Utah proves Electric Bond and Share has been op- op crating without a state tate license the case cue will provide a pr precedent dent nearly every other state tate can follow Elggren said wd Recently Asked Inclusion InclusionS S S The rue C Consumers Consumers' rs' rs league re recently nUy asked th the state utilities c commission to include the Electric Bond and Share and other affiliates of the Utah Power and Light company in its statewide state state- wide ide probe of pow power r rates Counsel for or the league pointed out that vast van sums unu have been paid Electric Elec Elec- trie Bond and Share in the past years by the Utah company If the parent company has bas not done business here bere hereit it has hu not earned these payments and Ud if it has bas engaged in business in Utah it has hu operated illegally since no state permit was obtained the league con tends Before leaving for or Chicago 10 days if IZ ago o Elggren en visited in Seattle Wash Await Awalt Outcome OutcomeS S JD J J. D D. D Ross Boss superintendent of ot the municipal power plant at Seattle also told me men throughout the nation naHon are arc anxiously awaiting outcome of f the Utah power probe Elggren said laId While in Chicago Elggren attempted attempt ed to conta contact t members member of ot the Ten Ten- valley authority but was un tin successful tuL Arthur E. E Morgan chairman chair man nian of the Tennessee board left the day Elggren arrived Failure to contact these officials J prevented Elggren taking definite action action ac ac- tion lion to further the Great Salt Jake pow power r and fuel authority which the lUi league e is 11 seeking to have set et up to toS S finance of ot the lake Jake |