Show Rate Hearing I- I Tuesday morning the State Utilities Commission met in the Library auditorium auditorium aud- aud for the purpose of hearing the petition of the Mountain States Telephone Co for an an increase of telephone telephone telephone tele tele- phone rates Ih In the hearing it was brought out that the company has been operating at a loss under the existing rates and that since purchasing the plant from the Iron IIron County Telephone Company an entirely new equipment has been installed at a cost of The old plant has been eliminated and every part of the existing existing ex ex- ex plant is new nerv Manager Hyde of the Mountain l ln j Ina Telephone company stated that thata I a deficit exi existed ted in Inthe the operative ex ex- I n not t to mention anything I about earnings for the invest invest- ment We did l not learn what the raise would be on residence phones but that of the business phone would be bt from the present rate to tOO During the hearing it was evident to be seen that the commission leaned toward granting the petition and end without do doubt bt at an early date it tt will announce its decision lot Miss Larue Ford who has been in training at th the L. L D. D S. S hospital the thelast thelast last fast two years is IsElt Elt at t home with her parents Mr and Mrs Hyrum Ford for a i short time While here she i will care car for her brother LeVon who ho hois is recovering from froma froma a serious illness lo 10 ol- ol Mj Gal Gai Clark was the guest of Mi Mu Arvilla Higbee last week ol |