Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-20 | Page 12 | National Utilities Association Studies Utah Vs. up&L Case

National Utilities Association Studies Utah vs Case Successful termination of the rate case cae brought by the te public service commission of Utah against the te Utah Uth Power Light Co in which the te company was ordered to reduce Its it rate 12 attracted attracted attracted at at- considerable attention at atthe atthe atthe the recent meeting of or the te National of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners in Omaha Neb This is the word brought to Salt Sal Lake City b by Utah representatives to the conference Public Service Commissioner Donald Hacking and O. O W. W Carlson and comission commission attorney Clinton D. D Vernon Vernon The favorable comment about the te Utah Uth case was contained In a report submitted by Leon man Tennessee Tennesee public service commissioner The report is i the te result of a year seven-year study which was participated in by Eugene H. H Merrill Merri former chief engineer forthe for lor the Utah commission and now employed employed em- em by the federal government By a narrow margin said Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Carlson the conference adopted the so called caled straight line lne basis for rate making pur pur- poses pose This is based on annual anual depreciation rather than tan on a sinking sinking sinking sink sink- ing fund