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Show Power Shortage Emergency Ended The powt r shortage emergency in which crops of the Esculanle Val-iey Val-iey were threatened because insufficient insuf-ficient power was available to keep underground water pump wells operating, op-erating, is over, according to L. A Whetten. vice president of the So. Utah Power Co. Mr. Whetten. in an-I'ouneing an-I'ouneing the end ol the emergency, extended 4ns appreciation to the people ol Cedar City and to the mining companies for their cooperation cooper-ation in con.serving power in order that additional power could be used in the pump well area. This conservation ot electrical energy en-ergy during the emergency period undoubtedly saved the farmers of the Escalunte valley from tremendous tremen-dous loss, Mr. Whetten said, because be-cause the shortage occurred at a time when it was imperative that irrigation water be provided to mature ma-ture valuable crops. The cfforU of everyone to conserve power for the benefit of the farmers was highly commendable, he said, and the officials of-ficials of the power company and the farmers appreciate that effort very much. The company has installed a new diesel engine at the plant in Cedar City, and has also arranged for the purchase of energy generated by a new plant installed at St. George, and this together with tiie fact that gruin has been harvested, means that there is no further shortage and users are free lo use the current cur-rent as they see fit. |