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Show Power Problem Not Solved The bond election held Friday on the question of issu Ing bonds by Cedar City and approving the purchase of an electrical distribution system from the Southern Utah Power company, although favored by a majority of the voters, does not bring to a conclusion the question of power development in southern Utah. Approval of the program by voters of Cedar City was another step forward in the proposed power development program of the Southwest Utah Power Federation, but it Is not an absolute guarantee that the program will become be-come a reality. Three major steps must yet be taken, all of which may or may not be successful. First the program must receive final approval from the court, second, from the Security Exchange Commission, Commis-sion, and finally the bondholders of the company must approve the sale, which is apparently the major obstacle of the Federation. Only time will give the final answer. Certainly these steps will take time, and considerable delay may yet be encountered. The election proved one thing definitely, that the people peo-ple of the city and surrounding territory, are convinced that inadequate power supply is hampering the development develop-ment of southern Utah. The only question that people were divided on, was the best way of getting adequate power to meet the needs of the area. The margin in favor of the bond election was narrow, but there was no mistaking the desires of the people. Regardless Re-gardless of which faction eventually succeeds in gaining possession of the power company holdings, it will be expected ex-pected to produce sufficient power to meet the needs of the area. The people voted for the bond issue for one purpose pur-pose only to get adequate power at a fair price. |