Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-15 | Page 2 | Ruthrauff in Town

Is IN L N TOWN TOW TOWNY r 1 Mull Man Y 1 Who 10 Set Up First I tc n a Visitor C C of ot Ne York who Installed the first frt electric el light pl nt in this city ely In 1850 15 the second plant In to o 0 b be wt set It up west nest bf br I the Mississippi Ml pant u is I In the city rf Mr tr says lays that Salt It Lakes Likes first plant consisted of or two t o an mint light i Dower houie was Vb erected Ih lii the of ot the Walker Walkr Uros lime bank at ct t cost COAt of or f I I h had d no 00 jt contracts contract from th merchants merchant Ir for t r lights And then I gut kot Permission from the council counell to suet r ct the plant In III AI e ua I franchise I offered my thy and contracts to Mr Hr rr for foe He If the th of fec r Th Then n I my company ar aM d put In my ray m plant In those thole days 1 we I did thu not know much about aboul cl W We naked wires Iru How flow It was we that we f did not DIJ a ai f 1 jd down 40 houses with them J I Qt no But Dut we tidal After Arter the plant had been In hi tailed nailed I made an offer to th tM city cuy to Ight four tour tim the era area then lighted I y gas with and ah 1 at the tho ame eme once t U rejected reject my m Ner A few tew Y r Mr Ir refused d mv my offer tb b 1 my m contracts nd nd franchise for tor S 5 the gas ral rom corn romAn An viny lany bought bouhl the tho entire plant tor or loo per H ent nt more than iho original company com p II 1 tor for