Show I Utah Gas Service Co denied rate increase A natural gas rate rale increase proposed by Utah Gas Service Co was denied Tuesday of last week by the Utah Public Service Service Service Ser Ser- vice Commission The company had applied for forthe forthe forthe the increase in order that it might seek an additional supply of gas by a well in the Little Valley Field of San Juan County TIlE THE COMMISSION ruled the company had failed to show that thai the proposed drilling 4 program would be of sufficient benefit to the rate payers to lo justify the added cost to them However the also concluded that the company should shoud be encouraged to explore for additional gas supplies through an acceptable exploration exploration exploration ex ex- ex- ex program The company sought a rate rale increase that would have generated a maximum of over the next 12 months |