Show WILT GET A commission like all western states utah awill probably get a railroad and utilities commission at the hands of the pres pros ent legislature it was made a platform issue by both parties and will probably fol ow lines of most western states in such matters at first it was proposed to place the sugar industry mining and smelting and newspapers under its control and jurisdiction it was proposed in first draft to make it a very expensive commission but at this country members rebelled tor for good reasons they were elected on pi to reduce taxation abolish useless corn com missions and on pledges conot to not create many new offices the california commiL commission sion co for past two years 47 and at this session it is asking more money to work with it might be a question wilether these commissions save taxpayers and consumers what they cost or whether they increase taxes and raise the high cost of living utah has really only one great need at the hands of such a commis I 1 sion to help secure better tation facilities tor for the development of its unlimited coal fields the richest in the world great develop ment would follow utah power development other mining and smelting Inte interest resti ard sugar industries have been acom am polished without an utilities commis slon and have little need of 0 govern mental regulation |