Show Southern Utah Eyes Spring Power Dearth Possibility Prompts Calling of Leaders to Confab A recurrence of a power shortage shortage shortage short short- age in southern Utah during the coming summer is feared by the Utah public service commission This possibility Monday prompted prompt prompt- ed the commission to invite 16 leaders in industry electrical power production and civic affairs in the region to confer with the commission here Feb 14 at 10 am a.m. in the governors governor's board room at the capitol A letter written to each of the 16 stated in part I The area of southern Utah ha has witnessed a a. rapid growth in inthe inthe inthe the past few years ears in well pump-well farming and iron ore mining as aswell aswell well as other activities Acute Shortage During th the last two years there has been an acute shortage of electrical energy to serve the thc needs of the farmers and mine operators opera opera- tors Curtailed operations due to this shortage have resulted in crop I losses and losses in vital steel production pro pro- I To this commission it now appears appears appears ap ap- ap- ap pears that there will be a recurring shortage of electrical energy inthe in inthe inthe the area during the summer I months June July August this year unless immediate steps are I taken aken to insure an adequate supply supply supply sup sup- ply ply- Invited to the conference were M. M E. E Strate Provo engineer Geneva Steel Co Leo Loeb New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City president Southern Utah Power Co R. R R. R Thomas Cedar City manager Southern Utah Power Co Judge LeRoy H. H Cox St t. t George jurist William Villiam N. N Letcher St. St George civic leader Others Listed H H. R. R Raldo Waldo Saldo Salt Sait Lake City president Telluride Power cr Co Paul H. H Ashworth Richfield general general genral gen- gen ral eral eral manager Telluride Power Co Gronway R. R Perry mayor Cedar City Walther Mathesius Provo president Geneva Steel Co W. W J. J Burk Salt Lake City electrical engineer Utah Construction Construe Construe- tion ion Co G. G S. S Ashby Omaha president resident Union Pacific railroad George M. M Gadsby Salt Lake Lale City president and general manager Utah Power fc Light Co R. R H. H Ashworth Salt Lake City Utah Power Light Co R R. R C. C J. J Salt Lake City resident resi- resi dent ent engineer General Electric Co H H. Gordon Moyle Beryl Utah president resident Escalante Valley Electric Electric Elec- Elec ric As n. n Inc and Clinton D. D Vernon Salt Lake City Utah attorney attorney at- at torney orney general |