Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-05-16 | Page 14 | UPS Continues Gas Hearing

1 UPS Continues Continues' Gas Hearing Hern Hearing on Mountain l Fuel Supply Cos Co's application for a arate arate arate rate increase has been continued until am a.m. on May lay 25 the Utah Public Service Commission announced Wednesday A full Cull days day's testimony by firm officials was placed on the record record rec rec- ord Tuesday This included statement by byM byM 1 I M 1 F S Pros Pres W. W T. T Nightingale that the rate hike would cost utility customers in ni Utah and Wyoming a a total of oC annually That h bill includes allowances for a year for gas exploration exploration exploration in addition to the granted the firm in 1950 1050 for dry holes in drilling for natural gas If H tins this allowance is made the tile total gas bill for all type consumers in the two t states would amount to anyway anyway any any- way vay the company said the principal amount However er of oC the tile increase is apparently being being be he ing asked to bring the firms firm's return on OIl its investment in up to the tile 6 level authorized by the theU theU U UPS P S C in regulation of private ate utilities The rate hike provides for an average 25 increase in domestic domes domes- tic residential gas bills down downto to a 15 hike in heavy y industrial rates ra t Cs