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Show THURSDAY, APRil J PAGE FOUR THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Utah P. &L Co. Applies For Rate Hike Utah Power Se Light Company Thursday applied to the state public service commission for permission to increase Its electric service rates sufficiently to boost Its revenues from' Utah customers by approximately $1,500,000, or 9 per cent, annually as applied to Its present volume of business. President George M. Oadsby of the company pointed out that some $600,000 of the requested annual increase would go to federal fed-eral and state-governments -In the form of Increased Income taxes. "The requested Increase," de- clared Mr. Gadsby, "is necessary to assure adequate electricity, In the future as in the past, for the scores cf new industries and new people who literally 'are knock ing at our doors.' " ' "Utah Power. & Light Company1 will have spent some $61,000,000 by the close of 1953 to build new electric facilities to serve its fast growing territory. ' Our problem Is to meet the greatly Increased costs for, wages, coal; taxes and other expenses, at the same time have Investor appeal for our stock so as to be able to get large sums of money for expansion from outside sources." "Over the years Utah Power & Light Company: consistently has followed a policy of Tate reduction," reduc-tion," Mr. Gadsby declared. "This Is the first time we have had to ask for a general rate increase. It la now necessary so that ''we may keep the area we serve electrically elec-trically secure, prosperous and progressive." ' i.: l;" . ...7 .,. The application points out that since 1943 the -consumer's price index has risen 38 per cent, as compared to a 26 per cent decrease de-crease injthe cost of. residential electricity over the same period. Referring to the rising costs of furnishing electricity, the application appli-cation sets forth that since 1943 the company's payroll has Jumped Jump-ed 65 per cent; the cost of coa has jumped 59 per cent in Salt Lake City 'and 62 per cent at Orem (the company's steam-electric steam-electric Dlants at Salt Lake City and Orem consumed 154,000 tons of coal during 1948); and property proper-ty and other taxes increased some 19 per cent. RENEWALS Charles Shumway , -. John F. Moyle Frank L. Dotson Ellen Rolf son ' Hans Laursen Hermann Loeffler X Leah Wagstaff v James Spencer, x Wendell Idaho Stanford Dahl N. E. Nash-: . . Arthur Nilsson Mrs. J. E. SpratleyN ErsatFagari- Lamar Healey Elmo Hunter H & M Farms Otto Brandt R. O. Dunsdon Jack Coddington Mabel P. McNeill PAUL L'. HARMON CO. ANNOUNCES 7 The opening of their new modern, fully equipped Automotive Repair shop at 297 West Main, American Fork WILLIAM (BUD) SHELTON Expert mechanic of American Fork, is the New Service Manager, and invites in-vites you in for the finest of Automotive Automo-tive Repair Work. J-.J-- 0 0 - Stop in and see Bud for that needed repair work on your car and get your car Inspected before the deadline. L, Harmon Co., Pontiac Dealer 297 West Main, American Fork Formerly Nielsen Auto & Appliance Co. Bldg. : ! Smart Folks Know American Fork Can Grow and. Prosper If We All Trade At Home AINT IT THE TRUTH BY CHESTER KtOCK Sarvis r mousey GOT HAULED INTO COURT, CHAK6EP WrmYrtfEeEATOC 60 ME EN6A6EPA B16T0WM LAWYER TO PIEAP HIS CAS5. AND OEMTLEMEtJ OF THE dURV ftURELV. MEM OPSUCH WJTt&CnV1 A? YOU VBITA6LB PILLARS IU YOUR. COM. MUMfTY CMAMPIOMS Of OUTICC.CAWWOT FAIL TO RCALITK THAT BLAM-eiAM MAvee Mousey "ISfcCrCUIUV. BUT" AFTER .LWTtNINd TO THIS WIMDBAA am MM MB P6SEBVES TM' UMtT IT ONLY TOO BAD we CANT 64 VE V4I& LAMMUZ r--Z TUB Wobjm . nrv-i FIM&IAWVERIS TUBiCOOttrtOKf A HE SAD THEV CQUMUl POTHidTousezuevc ME, THE NEXT TIMS MY WIFE BEATS WfW IU DJGA6E AGOOOLAWVW RIGHT HERB IU AMERICAN FCJJC OtCl -LIKE. L0CWW3 THB POOR AFTER IWg HOftSC KTOLEMfM? AIMT rf THE' TRUTH ! The American Fork Chamber of Commerce Urges You To Shop Here First 'X0!!?'!?'"8 re Sponsoring This Series of Cartoons Ellison Cleaning Co. 139 East Main J. C. Penney Co. American Fork, Utah Steel City Inn. 261 West Mala ' life With Congress" friends 'from Utah, who have tHcff aH tYi int ....nits Via v said they were surprised to see l . V- 1 . 1 . I. jusu uvw uusy a coilBicaaaittu u, in knowing what the dally routine of a representative is s here in congress. I-go to my offices in the New House Office" building at 8:30 A. F. Sweet Shoppe 304 West Main . Western Stores , 67 West Main Boles Inc. 34 North Center . .. Tri-CitjT Firestone 11 East Main Timpanogos Motor Co. 1 West Main Rep. Reva Beck Bosone every morning. At that time J. have a conference with from one to three individuals or groups that have made an appointment for as far ahead as a week. At 10 o'clock I meet with the Public Lands committee or with a sub committee of public lands. You see. I am on Public Lands committee, com-mittee, and I am happy to say I was the only member put on by unanimous consent. Every western west-ern congressman wanted to go on this committee because its work is concerned with reclamation projects of the West. . , At practically every committee meeting there is a hearing on one Important bill or on several bills. Not wishing to lose one word that Is said, I fairly sit on the edge of my seat, because I realize that taking evidence on bills that are to become laws for the whole country is very, very important, and should be weigh' ed very seriously. Noon Session At 12 o'clock the members must be over on the floor of the House (two blocks away) for that Is the hour when the House of Repre sentatives convenes an lncon venlent hour to say the least. About 1:30 or 2 o'clock we feel physically depleted, as we have had no lunch, "so we dash down to one of the dining rooms In the House wing of the capitol, and many times Just as we start to enjoy our lunch three bells ring. This means there is a roll call upstairs. We reluctantly leave the rest of our lunch, and back to the floor of the House, making inquires as to what the vote is on. You see, there may be amendments to the bill that was being debated before we left, for lunch, or there may have been a new bill brought up. Sometimes legislative wheels spin very rap idly, and make peculiar turns. Well, we answer the roll call on the vote. By this time we have forgotten the rest of our lunch- it would be cold anyway, so we sit through or engage in legisla tlon that is before the House of Representatives. : . ; , Again, the conscientious legis lator tries to hear every word that Is said, for he realizes that he may change his mind on a piece of legislation by hearing certain members, known because of their statesmanship, express their Tiew57"Of course, It Is very important to hear what the com mlttee members say who have sat through days, and sometimes weeks, of hearings. V ; v . , Adjournment Many days the Houee does not adjourn until 6:30 yes, and 7 p mr'Tfce membew return Wthelr offices where their staff is waiting wait-ing to report the a emergencies that have come in the office that aay inrougn tne mau or over tne telephone or by personal contact. Sometimes these " emergencies i'---.'.; ''i''M'lpJrtLL: m- V "i: ic mi ue utten care oi in very' short time.1 :",.' ; If there is nothing of an emergency nature, than the member sometimes dictates. If he Is too tired, then he goes to his apartment and returns later to work all evening. Often this is my scneduie. Now this is the routine every aay except Saturday, as the House doe not usually meet that day, but Saturday Is Just another working day as by that time so much has been put over for the week to be taken care of on Sat urday that it necessitates work lng on Sunday also. - Now you can see the reason why the capitol doctor Insists on taking a cardiogram and sivlne various neart tests to each Con pessmen, for it is not unusual for-CongresOTratff drotrdpari from the strain and stress of meir position, r- Sincerely, " - REVA BECK BOSONE Member of Congress Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. Announces Increase In Selling Price of Sugar The Utah-Idaho Sugar Company Com-pany has Just announced an increase in-crease in the selling price of sugar in the area lying between Chicago and the Rocky mountains. mount-ains. This increase brings the seaboard price for a 100 lb. bag of sugar- tO $7.05, which is 40 cents above the selling price of sugar existing at the time the Secretary of Agriculture set the 1949 consumption quota. Mr. Hart Sanders, Manager of the South Salt Lake district, including includ-ing the Gunnison factory district, stated that this additional raise in price has not yet affected local lo-cal prices, but states that advances ad-vances in the sugar price locally la expected shortly. Mr. Sanders called attention to the fact that this advance in sugar price will reflect favorably on the price which farmers will receive for their beets. He stated that it was further concrete evidence that Secretary of Agriculture Brannon meant what he said when he stated that, "Domestic sugar, prices should be higher In 1949 than in 1948." This is the second advance In sugar price since the Secretary made the above statement and set a favorable consumption quota quo-ta Jor the year. 1949. .This ad vance coupled with the steady decline in other farm commodities commodi-ties brings sugar beets into the most favorable price position that has existed since the war began. seem like It has been that long. I have found out that you just don't realize what the Lord has given us in the Oospel until you get out In the world and see how other people are living. One day we tracted 54 houses and only one person Invited us In and listened to our message. It goes to show you that you can't give Religion away. So we ought to be thankful for the Oospel as we have It, and know It. ' -. . Elder Jacklln S. Tracy Southern States Mission WITH THE MISSIONARIES Brunswick, Georgia March, 21, 1949. Dear Editor: This letter Is to thank you for sending me the Citizen each week. It sure seems good to read all about what is happening back home. Since I wrote you last I have been transferred from Jesup, Ga. I have been here for the last two months. "My : companion com-panion is Elder Keith W. Toone from Devils Slide; Utah. I found out that my mother knew his father when she was on her mission mis-sion here in the Southern States. Shortly after we came here the church bought a lot on which to build a chapel, and since then we have started to collect the money. The people are Interested in getting get-ting a chapel in which to worship, wor-ship, and a recreation hall to hold dances and parties in. In about six months the people will start building. We bought us some bikes, and do all our traveling on them. You should iiave seen us for about a month. We would get tired after going a little ways, but now we go 10 or 15 miles almost every day. Every Friday we go 20 miles, out to St. Simons Island and tract. Last week we stopped at the airport near by and saw a DC-3 airplane come in and take off again, then were shown around the offices they, have there, and watched how they run a airport. - . - Saturday, March 26, makes It six months since I left there to come on my mission with Elder O. R, Baker. It surely doesn't1 Elders Join Forces In Big Entertainment Alpine stake elders and their partners numbering 600 gathered inlbft-Alplne stake , tabernacle Friday night for the first all Stake gathering of the group. Prof. LeRoy Doxey, former mission mis-sion president, now a member of the BYU faculty, addressed the group on responsibilities of priesthood work. A social in the recreation room followed with music, stunts, refreshments and dancing. Presidents of the nine quor urns, with Seth J. Larsen, High land, chairman, formed the com mlttee. Is Earlv irictn- .rfH Fork- (Shelley) on vJr shelves? . The day b when this edition tin available. New .A Publishing Company. HEY TOaiJVlIE I can out run you I drink Spafford !' ' XVJ.11K. , , , J No you cant Bobbi I drink SDaffnH t Milk too and that rat? a,, tie.1 Tie to Spa: -Dairy Milk for child v; SPAFFORD DA! 462 E. IN. Tel! AmM-ijat F-l "111 Powerii -M I . to Putt . Power to Pull I UflOOfiOOfiOO Pounds - ii ukcs ruggea, qependable I I V OO r ivwuiVbl V LLf pUU DC freint And na&sentrer trin m T fl.A' , o ' w wiAiiuc n li4U L through the Rockies. The total tractive power of Grande's fleet of steam and dieseLelectric locomon is sufficient to pull 17 billion pounds of freight it time. These locomotives represent ah investment excess of $30 million -of the total capital invest in the Rio Grande of $220 million. Additional expo cures m ifi muuon authorized for 1949 ineluf more than $6 million allocated to a locomotives. 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