| Show Telluride Dixie e. e Tie Line Completed By Dy Dixie Power Tower Co On the the ph physical con of Telluride and nd l Dixie Systems Systems Ss was completed I. I The combined power units are re now serving the public from rom St. St George Gcorge Georgeon on the South to Delta on the West Westside Westside sl side e of the Mountains and to Sterling on the East ast side the longest line linew w distance being from St. St George to lo Delta Delhi miles The generating capacity of Tell urides four machines is K K W. W Dixie's three h hydro dro 2300 K W. W I Dixie's nixIes nix Dix x ies ie's gas standby plant K K W Wand and Parowan's single unit of K K W. W making n a total installed capacity of K W. W or h h. h p. p There is no other system in III the United States with as much line mileage Installed capacity and ami capital capital cap nr ital Invested serving so small a II pop as these companies do They have been and arE truly lly pioneers providing far 1 in ill ml- ml vanco vance of what conservative business ess businessmen men would consider a safe investment h Utah ranks next to California in service and the service le given all Southern Utah h by hy these two com om panics plays las la's no small part in pushing this result The 1027 1927 annual report of l Dixie ixl ll i shows the they have 2 7 customer owners owners own own- ers of its shares in Washington and iliad andIron andIron Iron Counties The financial assist ance anee given b by local l people has lias played pley d dan an Important part rt in the ability of 11 i the Utility to ext extend nd service into every ivery small hamlet t in Washington and Iron lion Counties and yet tt there then n few people who advocate ocate Municipal Ownership and nd would if permitted d saddle n a single unit plant on the peo pie in order to build n a monument to their administration Foi Fortunately Innately the law makers of Utah created n a Com Corn mission to regulate competition and control the duplication of investments and protecting the people 3 from troll unfair unfair un un- un fair rates It is not generally known know rt that the cooking and heating rite rate established by Dixie Power Col pang it is the lowest lowest low low- est in the West New s will l-e l filed with the Commission 1 do as fast fait as increase I. 1 J income will justify until Southern Utah enjoys s 's rates lutes equal to that tine tiie tl larger Util UtI Utilities sties charge |
