Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-04-17 | Page 2 | Farmers Complain of Power Company

Farmers Complain of Power Company Alleging that the Dixie Power company has failed to give adequate adequate ade ade- quate service nineteen farmers and ranchers of Iron county residing in the vicinity of ot Parowan have petitioned the public utilities commission commission com corn mission for a permit to construct ii a a power transmission line to their farms in order to be able to pump water to irrigate their crops The Utah Lake Distributing company com corn party pany and the Associated Canals which operate the big pumping plant at the lead head of the Jordan river have petitioned the commission commission commission commis commis- sion that the order of ot March 29 1922 granting emergency power rat rates rate's s for pumping purposes be extend extended ex ex- tend tended d to cover the present Irrigation irrigation irrigation gation season The Utah Power and Light company compan which furnishes furnishes furnishes fur fur- the power has through its counsel John F F. MacLane entered into a stipulation that if the commission commission com cam mission finds that the agricultural emergency of 1922 1022 which prompted prompt prompt- ed the granting of ot the reduced rate still exists the company agrees agrees that the rate rale be continued over over the irrigating season of 1925 as applicable only to the company's irrigation customers as of ot March 29 1922