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Show - -V i i - . SECTION TWO lllStll v PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1936 s y ""x i. s -5 " -.v.'x-.v.t-?.-.-: .-: )SJ Jo J he People of ZProvo: On Tuesday, September 8 a petition was presented to the City Commission of Provo asking that two ordinances be ordained and submitted to the people for their vote. These ordinances provide that two contracts be entered into"! One with the Nuveen Company of Chicago, a bonding bond-ing house, which offers to take Provo City bonds in the amount of $850,000. The other with the Ulen Contracting Corporation, a corporation o f the State of Del aware, which offers to plan and build a municipal plant in Provo for $65,000. At an early date you will be given the privilege of voting for or against these two ordinances. It is right that this matter should be referred to you for your careful consideration. In our democratic demo-cratic form of government the people should decide how they want to be served. It is our experience exper-ience that when the people have all the facts on a given issue, their judgment is sound. We feel sure that you will get the facts in the present case jfore you make your decision on th is very important matter. Utah Power & Light Company has served Provo for a quarter of a century. Your own experience is your best evidence as to the kind of service you have received. The Company has invested many millions o f doll ars to be ablelfo serve Provo and other sections of fhis inter-mountain inter-mountain country. The investment was made as aj permanent investment. The Company has built with full confidence that it would continue to serve you, and we feel sure that you will not ask us to withdraw and destroy so much of our property unless you feel that you will bene fit in a substantial way from such a change. You will not risk a near-million dollar debt unless you are convinced that by so obligating yourself you can 7. Make money for Provo; or 2. Improve your service; or 3. Reduce your rates; or 4. Lower your taxes. There are many other minor matters involved, of course, but these four are the fundamen tal ones. Promises and plans on paper often are made to appear alluring. Estimates are frequently misleading. Actual experience often runs counter to promises and estimates. As you think this matter through, may we ask you to consider a series of short discussions which we shall present to you through this paper during the next two weeks? Would the proposed municipal plant make money lor Provo, or would it be one more debt for tl ic neon le to carry Watch lor tomorrow's letter W. i. Fi.rr.Twoon M nniiP'T, Provo Division Ufnh Power & Light Co. O.QQ& mm Vst ' , y r ,a s's S s PAGE ONE ip X X- ss s .V-v-VV.-. . o-r-, s - .V. A. ' i 5 : - f. I ' v ASA ' s :;::S;:Ai;Si;:!ii: , s V Srf . -, s s- a .:-asySiA , '--i:-. yx:y;:";.:::..- - s-'I r :jx:S:ssv. - K V : V:"-' S s-v ' s Ssi.i'-iisj". J;:s;;:;as.x;s-.;. s&:.?s:ssfsx- is -'s -- V's ---,hC.s;sv' - SfsS: Vl.sgSi'.. ;ss,sss, sAsss. sJ," -'-. .s .; ss;-s,.xa, - ?mtss35-Ss ?.-.v -ss;-s.-.-.'.-. SX -4 rVvl S s V XsX s s -f ss s 0 .C Vj x s- s-v s- ss .5 ssSiiV-sX Vssl s X J. . |