Show LIGHT T AND POWER COMBINE Telluride and Hercules Plants at Provo Canyon und and Logan Hope to Secure Lighting of Salt Sni Lake L L L Ii I Nunn who Is n a stockholder In Inthe inthe the tho Power lower company which operates a large electric power plant In Provo cation on and anti also an owner of ot stock In the Hercules Power company which owns a power plant plant In Logan canyon filed n a petition with wih the lie county count clerk today which will wl doubtless come conic up for tor consideration before the tho board of ot county count commissioners at nt their next meeting stating that the he two electric i companies are arc very yer close cose arid and Intimate II In their relations and that It Is the lair pur purpose pose Ise and plan of ot these two concerns to greatly enlarge their respective the plants planta BO so as to give elve n a combined capacity of ot 1000 horse hone power and to connect the two systems by b transmission lines run rn through the counties of or Cache un Boxelder Weber Morgan Davis and Salt Sal Lake The Tue petition then recites r clel that there Is I a n large laigo market for tor electrical energy in Salt Bait Lake Ike county coun and that these companies have haw been Leen approached with witha i n a view vIII of at getting them to extend their lines Inel Into this county Nun eurit to supply mine and ant milling companies In la ham and manufacturing concerns In la Salt Lake City and to meet Ms Ibis Ills demand they wish to make malte a connection conn lon of or the two plants ns as outlined above holding that they th can then give a n continuous and better boLter service serice to I Customers The document states that hint the route through Salt LaRe LitRe I e county has h not been definitely determined but It I Is IK proposed to make connection at ut or near Cedar Fort In Utah county thence running northerly into thence In a n northeasterly direction to the chit e lt or oret west et of ot Salt Lake City Clr to the north boundary line lin of ot the county count probably running into Murray and also aho extend Ing ft a 1 branch line lne to Park ParR City CI The Theline line lino Is to be erected cree as ns straight as poe pos possible lne le sible elble only traversing or crossing Tossing the county count roads for short distances where wh ru necessary Mr Nr Nunn says sas that he lie represents both companies for tor tho the purpose of ot properly financing the th construction and adjusting their respective rights all he asks tho the board of ot county commissioners to grant to him a n franchise to erect maintain and operate electric transmission sion slon lines on and over the tho county roads rends ot or Salt Lak lk county the lie necessary sary sar poles to be ho erected under the su so supervision of ot the lie respective rl road su sti supervisors Sl so as a not to Intoner with pub Ho 10 travel or ditches of at these It Is evidently the purpose companies I to consolidate and BO so In Increase increase crease their ability to manufacture electrical energy as to be he able to suc successfully SIC uc compete with wih any and all nIl other companies now flOW In th tin field and proba probably bly b the greatest rival of nf o this new corn coin cor will be the thc Utah Light and ami Power company wi which has practically occupied Weber and Salt Lake counties singly sIng and ald alone ever since electricity came into InlO use tue U for lighting anti and power purpose These new now com coin panics linnies will wi also 1180 bid fr fr r the privilege e of ot the at Murray lurra arid crad others which are arc to b be erected and ar arn aiming alining n to net Est ft a 1 goodly goll share ho re of ot the lie business budne In this tilla city elt eltI If I It was In operation now there would woul probably be bl a lively rare between bel these and all the Utah Light II hl and Power com corn company company pany pan for tor the this privilege gt of ot lighting the city elt as 4 the contract between the he muni municipality and the Utah Light and Power company has hal not yet been leon finally en entered terii into The matter mate went vent over oer from last nights Council Counci meeting until the lie first frAt meeting In March These now new Companies may yet hid bid for tor this business final faal If it t the action atlon acton Council Counci keeps on postponing Its Is |