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Show STATE UTILITY COMMIS SION NECESSARY. Cedar Citv, Utah, Anrit 13, 1010. Fditoi- Rivortl. Dear Sir For nev-rnl nev-rnl venr the writer hns realizefl tlm wessUv i this ,tato of n PuMIe MHHtv CommlMion. The purpose be-. be-. . r,"""'nte rhnrres for servW furnished lv public utiHMe A bill nrovldine- for one wns killed bv our 'nst Legislature. Utah is one of three or four state in tho Union not hnvlntr such commissions, which stands be-tween be-tween tho utility eomnnnv nnd the consumer nnd does justice to both. Right now thoro 1r n sernn on bc-Vvo,n bc-Vvo,n i Mo"tn'n States Telephone & rclegranh eomnnny nnd nt lenst "art of tho lolenhone users of SnH Lnko county. In the pnRt the flnt rates havo covered n good part, if not nil. of tho county, nnd wero of necessity neces-sity high. Recently the romnnnv hn adopted a now policy. For illustration Mid rates in Murray hnvo been reduced to what will pav for servfee in Murray nlone. nnd n toll chnre-o for colls Into Salt Lake Citv nnd other towns fived To this tho honvy users of the lineo Into Snlt Lnko City obieet, because It will cost them more. The peonle who 'iiive little occasion to call Salt Lnk" Citv will'bo nblo to get local service nt a nrlce they enn ntrord, nnd nodonbt will be satisfied These county people arc urgimr a Utilities Commission and by all means lot us havo one This Snlt Lnko county trouble demonstrates demon-strates very beautifully its necessity that justice may bo meted out to nil parties concerned, nnd avoid tho ccr-tnin ccr-tnin i wnsto that will result through duplication nnd n comnotntive fifht LET US ALL PULL FOR A UTILITIES UTIL-ITIES LAW TO BE EXECUTED BY A COMMISSION. Yours truly. J. s. Woodbury. |