Show Gas rate a mere Increase se approved roved The Utah Public Service Commission has approved a arate arate arate rate increase which will mean bigger natural gas bills i in Daggett Grand San Juan and Uintah counties UTAH UT GAS Service Company requested the increase because c ause of higher prices it must now pay for Cor gas from its Altonah plant and Gusher Gushel Field suppliers and Northwest Pipeline The said only the difference dif difference ference between the old and new prices can be passed on to the consumers located mainly in Vernal Monticello Moab and Dutch John The annual cost based on present purchases for sale to Utah customers was estimated at which will willbe be 00 recovered by charging an extra cents per therm thermo If IC the Federal I Power Commission Commission Com Com- mission disallows any part of the higher rates charged to Utah Gas Service the company |