| Show utah coal industry delegation asks opening of gabine hearing an angry 11 man delegation representing coal industry friday demanded a rp reopening opening ofa of a public service commission hearing on a gas line extension in a shouting R exchange with chairman hal S bennett the request was denied the group charged the with failure to notify them of a hearing called on mountain fuel Sup petition to extend its supply system into the uintah basin mr bennett denied the accusation lie ile told the delegation that its written state ment of protest to the application would be considered I 1 i state sen frankc me M D carbon said the apparent willingness to extend thib the natural gas ga system in utah is ot sealing aling the doom for coal industry lie ile sald said that the regulatory agency should consider the impact on an the coal industry coal miners the railroads and the carbon county area before allowing a program which would result in great er use of natural gas and less use of coal especially as aa a boiler fuel f t the hearing at which the carbon county group sought an audience was held all day wednesday of last week and closed thursday noon sen pen le mott said he and others had been informed that they would be heard on friday in pro protest tes t to the application mr bennett said notarized affidavits are on the file with the that notices of the hearing date were sent to the utah wyoming coal operators the price city council and mayor and the carbon county commission the delegation appearing before mr bennett friday included representatives of those groups the united mine workers the brotherhood of railroad trainmen the car bon county medical society the carbon county school district the delegation agreed it would appear at a hearing scheduled may 23 on an application catlon by utah gas pipe lines corp to serve kenne cott copper corp from grand county from the aspect of consumer ir rates the application la Is a rival to the application the coal industry group is seeking to protest both |
