Show i r POWER WR PLANTS DENIED U USE I Of fORE FOREST T I II I STREAMS THAM 1 Supreme Court Affirms Decision That Permission Permission Permission I sion Must Be Obtained Before Using Water Time The rl right hl of or power companies to operate power plants and to utilize str streams located In federal forest re reserves reserves ro- ro serves erve which was as first contested In iii a asuit asuit suit Hult brought by the government against three Utah power companies wai wa to today to- to day clay denied by mi ln opinion of or tho the su supreme supreme su- su preme premo court at Washington according to advices received here Tho The companies Involved Involve in the tine case are aro the Beaver River Power company compan the tho Utah Power and Li Light ht company and the Utah Light and Traction compan com corn pan pany I All of these thes companies have havo plants I producing electricity located in lii federal fed fed- eral forest reserves The original suit was brou brought ht by the local district attorneys attorney's office In Iii tho the federal building some two years cars ago The three power companies were made malic defendants in tho the action neHon which re resulted resulted re- re suIted in a decision in favor or of tho the government so The Thc attorneys for the tho companies carrIed carried car car- ried ned the tIme caso case to tho the circuit court of or appeals and anel from their it went to the supreme court at Washington The power companies have the alternative now according the federal officials of or either cither complying with the requirements of ot the government that thatis 1 is taking out permits to operate plants I upon forest reserves or to close down the plants It It Is thought ht permits will be taken out Out of oC the fort one forty one plants owned by the lIne company four tour are now noss' operatIng operatIng operating ing In us the state stat t using forest reserve streams an and occupying tho the fore forest t re- re servo ground Two of ot these are in Big DIJ Cottonwood canyon V Officials of or the Utah Power and LI Light Light ht company said the removal nl of or their plants plant in tho the forest reserve would I pot not materially affect the Salt Sa-It Lal Lake Lako o CIt City service The officials also stats state that tho the two plants affected here pro produce uco only onto C 5 j per cent of oC their total annual output The attorneys s 's for tho lie company were both out of or the city today and their opinion of or tho the matter could not bo secured red |