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Show Application For Fuel Service Taken Under PSC Advisement The Utah Public Service vice which is 30 percent higher. took under advisement He said the higher rate for Mountain Fuel Supply Companys firm service was necessary beapplication for a certificate of cause of the high cost of serving public convenience and necessity the area and die need to have to provide natural gas service in the new area "stand on its own Roosevelt, Myton and Duchesne, feet financially. and adjacent areas, following a Interested observer! at the hearing held July 7. hearing were State Senator Gordon THE HEARING was held at R. Hamilton, Roosevelt; Porter .die Commissions hearing room, Merrill, Duchesne County Clerk; 330 E. 4th South, and all members Dr. Daniel S. Dennis, member of of die Commission were in attendthe Roosevelt city council; and ance. Bruce Smith and Ray Horrockx, Four Mountain Fuel executives both members of the Duchesne testified in behalf of the applicaCity council. tion and no one appeared in opposition. Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc., which had filed, a protest against the application on June 16, withdrew its protest after hearing die testimony that was presented. A certified Tree Farm is deAppearing for Mountain Fuel fined as an area of privately at the hearing were M. M. Fid-la- r, owned, taxpaying land dedicated president; J. W. Allen, vice to growing repeated crops of president; L. C. Peschel, control- trees. But who is a tree farmer? He obviously owns some forest ler; and R. P. Work, manager, land and it is in one or more of rates and planning department. MR. FIDLAR testified as to 48 states Alaska and Hawaii the adequacy of Mountain Fuels are not yet a part of the Amerigas reserves, the estimated cost can Tree Farm System. He is (me of providing gas service to the of 30,000 owners whose forests new area, die companys propos- have been certified as meeting ed plan of financing the project, the national and local standards the rates for service that have for a tree form in the state where been proposed, and how natural his property is. Professional foresters establishgas will compare in cost with other fuels now being used in ed the standards. The green and white identifying a certified Tree Roosevelt, Myton and Duchesne. The remaining 'witnesses cov- Farm sign indicates that its ownered in more detail soma of the er plants seedlings or sows seeds to reforest when necessary, he matters brought out in Mr. Fid-Japrotects his woods from destructestimony. Mr. Allen said the overall cost tive grazing, fire and pests, and of the project to provide gas ser- he harvests in a manner that asvice to the three communities sures future crops. American Forest Products Inwould be about $897,417. He estimated that it would require, dustries, Inc., national sponsor of the program, maintains a rethree months of good weather cord of all tree farms that have for the construction of the mainline and distribution systems in been certified. You ask A FPL Who are the tree formers? The die three communities.. THE TESTIMONY of Mr. reply is: Work concerned die revenues, Tree forming is a business expenses and return expected with a bright future as the pulp from the new area, as well as the and paper, lumber, particleboard, rates. He said that the proposed silvichemical and hardboard, proposed rates for the new area other wood-base- d industries exare identical with Mountain Fuels pand to meet the needs of our present rates in its existing Utah service area except for firm ser increasing population. Com-missi- , - iviimtiiiiiiii Who Is A Tree Farmer? STICK BOLOGNA rs ' c RUT coamuL libby No. 303 Cans" (QBBIHF PINEAPPLE Libby Libby JB 9 for Chunks, Tidbits or 12-O- x. Con .... Gushe- d-' r DOWNY FABRIC SOFTENER Nancy Kwan watches Jill St Johns attentions to Robert Goulet with" a cold eye in this scene from "Honeymoon Hotel, Goulet makes his screen debut in the Panavision and color romantic comedy, following his stage success in Camelot, and the film also stars Robert Morse, comedy star of Broadways How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." Henry Levin directed. Cofeature TheHteward," playing Sunday at the Motor Vu. . u r f The New! (Newt ufffiiB I New) cm King Size trtwBuB "CLEANS FLOORS LKE AMMONIA CLEANS GLASS" ) COMET CLEANSER ! 2i.49 ilokepoint k i Josephene 'Joe Williams Owner and Operator At if Watch For The r Grand Opening .vi $ 39 i I I I IVORY 2c0ff Reg. bars.,. 2-- 23 5 fP B |
