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Show The Sea rch F. lig h t 72 T SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, DECEMBHR Kilowatt Maneuvers of Utah City, Utah Street, Salt Lake Dial 5-3989 a year. Specialist in Neglected Truth VOL. ITI, NO. 16. Attempt Publisher Jensen, L. $2.00 A Friday every alternate Published Power & Termination of Copper Reduction Discredited Light Company COPY Checkmated and determined examination by Samuel Joseph, Federal Power Commission expert, loaned to the Utah Commission for the rate investigation and hearing, the partial loss of Copper busi- to Use Contract to Block 10c PER 11, 1942 Rate ness The inflationary structure of Utah Power & Light Company began to show signs of erumbling and falling apart as counsel for the Public Service Commission virtually discredited several important exhibits of the Power Company during the cross examination of Dr. George M. Gadsby at the rate hearing ten days ago. Dr. Gadsby made a valiant attempt to interpose the impending loss of a part of Utah Copper Company’s- electrical purchases as an obstacle to rate reduction. But under rigorous was shown to be a blessing rather an injury. Previous testimony had brought out that Utah Copper Company is building a 90,000 kilowatt steam-electric unit to carry a major part of its electrical load. The new unit is sldted to be in operation by June 1, 1945. Dr. Gadsby set up elaborate exhibits to support his claim that loss of the Copper load might cripple the Power Company. He urged that a reduction in rates coupled with loss of Copper revenues might be more than (Continued on page the Com- 4) To Governor Herbert B. Maw Excellency : As one victim to another we feel it our duty to commiserate with you over your mortifying defeat at the hands of that incorrigible Ogden Suy, Frank Jugler. We saw it coming. You know, Excellency, it’s almost impossible to keep that fellow down. We took him on for a couple of rounds back in 740, at the time you to see everybody, and were very busy. He took us into camp in no time. made us look plumb silly. So it was a foregone conclusion what he would You didn’t have a Chinaman’s were glad In fact, he do to you. chance. We tried to warn you then what a tough hombre he was. But you were too busy cooking up alibis to kid the home folks about those booze transactions, and couldn’t give the subject the attentive consideration it deserved. We knew we had your sympathy and that you were not indifferent to our troubles, but you just couldn’t spare the time to heed our warning. And now, with us hors de combat, you have to face him alone. We sorrow with you, Excellency. Of course, with you being a lawyer, and all, and him being a simple carrot finisher from a hick part of Ogden, it looked like easy pickings for you. Kiveryone of us bet that vou knew the law and would fix his hash in the east end of the building. And doubtless you did know the law: Quite lhkely it was the Supreme Court judges who erred. They often do. For a long time we had a notion that you merely wanted to give Brother Grover (Continued on than following page) |