Show fRANCHISE INTERESTS MAY AY UNITE NITE One Cue noad Only WIll ho Built Special Correspondence PHOTO F Fob b iThe representatives or of the Interurban road before the elt city council which is 19 considering th tile francho proposition Saturday forenoon and presented their views or tile the question Just what claims they advanced In their theil fool favor are lre not knowlI as Hinckley of the commit ice leu announced that tile the applicants do de newspaper men and the pUblic to tobo ho bo e excluded anti their desire was corn com with There were present of thu people Abel Abol J Ivans George W V CraIg S S Tones Jones John D Dixon Wm Vm I L Hayes lIae H T 1 Reynolds Arthur Taylor J J Craner and D It H Beebe and V H Brereton In th the afternoon the saute same people mot thu tho count county granted a to Je Jesse le Knight last The Tho representatives claimed there had been beena a on their thell part as to their being Invited to attend Thurs thays meeting The They had understood that thai the franchise matter would not be decided Thursday but that Mi KnIght would ouid be heard and that the they would ho bo heard on a later date rhey asked that the tiit order granting Mr Ir Knight a fran esie be or that the they o also o ho bo granted a franchise This they claimed would place th the two companies on an crual footing and ond aid In bringing ng them together to operate tinder one franchise and ancI cooperate In building the road as th they admItted that It would not be to build two toads roads and In fet did riot nol think that two roads would be built lh rho that thc acting In good faith and would Invite the people of oC the tue count county to unite with them In building the road Ind would like the a association of oC Mr Knight objecting however to lila his pro proposal to tako 51 l per cent of the stock rile rhe denIed rumors to the effect that the they tile the rail railroad railroad road interests or 01 that their l petition was for tim the purpose of blocking Mr Knights and delaying the tho building of the The commissioners st stated ted that their had given to sign Mr Knights franchise today Loday anti ancI It would be kept unless Mi h Knight was willing that the signing of the franchise should be Action on the franchise or of the thu man was do de deferred till Feb 21 1 and during that time efforts will probably lie ho made by the two patties who are seeking franchises to set get together I HEATER TEST IEST PROVO Feb great loss to the fruit growers or of this section from the frost last ast spring has caused an active Interest to lie he taken by fruit In the smudge pot hot or orchard heater of damage from frost and the they wilt will be extensively el used this spring or 01 rather be on hand for use if IC the frost Crost males makes their use IIse nece necessary A test teat has been made here ot of two or of heaters Twenty heaters of each kind were used log Ing for fot two hours anti and the temperature was raised from five to 11 degrees within a certain radius or of the heaters It Is stated that from 50 to heaters are arc required for each acre The cost of fuel fue Is great The heater which uses coal will consume about 40 poun pounds s ot of coal In eight hours worth about 10 cents and ancI an oil heater will consume about one and a half haIr gallon of oC crude oil In the same time and aucI th thc cost cott is about the tue same Further tests will be made next week at the Farmers school which will vill be hold hard at the university W WH y yH H president of the State Bank BanI of Provo hint announced that his bank bane will loan fruit farmers mone money Co for I the tho purchase of heaters free fleo or of In Interest Interest terest for six months month where required There Thero will whit be many largo large apple and ancI peach orchards planted on Provo Bench this spring TRANSIENTS TS GET GEl TIME PROVO Feb of the Peace Noon imposed a Jail sentence on nine vagrants Saturday They rhey came Caine for fol n it nights lodging but III the morning said the they would rather take sollie time than leao the warm varin of the jail Th They were then taken before beCore JUstice Noon oon and ancI sen Imposed The rhe names given Ien art are James McDonald McDonad George Frank Lochter G C B Scott E E Bow Bowden Bowden den James Smith Larry Larr Kell Kelly Wit VII lIam Lacomb and John Yard Ward DY PROVO Feb there thero were vere about to 30 bo boys s before Judge Judg Noon In tim the juvenile court charged with truancy disturbing tho peace etc anI and In one ease Case with intoxication They h were tere given advIce and caution that their could not for forever I ever eer ho overlooked and ancI sent home promising to be good boys bos I I CO Feb Salem Electric com company pan has filed articles ot of atlon with the county clerk The corn pan pany Is organized to operate a plant to furnish electric current for light and power In Salem The capital stock Is In shares of the par value aue of 23 each The following are arc tho ho directors and officers Charles Hanks president Peter Johnson vice Lewis a lintel Hatch secretary James F Christensen treasurer F FB B 13 Davis James Dan Banks and Andrew Peterson CENSUS I ENUMERATORS XU PROVO PHOTO Feb the examination for census enumerators held Satur Saturday day afternoon In the lie Parker school under the direction or of J It nolson Hodson there were applicants from Provo Prove and eli all parts or the thc count county 31 of their were ere ladies OFF FOR FOH PROVO I Feb cb iThe following are among the Provo J people ople who left with the Elks excursion for CalIfornia Sat Mr Ir and Mrs MIS Roger Farrer Mr 1 anti and Mrs Irl Jos JOll T Ferrer Mr anti Sirs George c A Ross David Morgan anti and family 01 II A 11 H Do Long ouch and Alex |