Show PUBLIC HOLDS OPEN 1 III I 1 mg PS IN DELIA wednesday afternoon the public utilities commission held a meeting in the delta first ward hall tor for tha the of having a hearing on the ric light rates of the telluride power company Represent representatives atles came from all the towns of millard county as well as richfield and salina and they held A a meeting at one 0 clock to outline a course of action mr Happ leye of hanosh made a report rt on beaver and aaroa paroa carowan parowan an showing that they were towns operating their jovn plants and that they were making a profit at it and charging the people lesa less or their current and power mr air hugh hilton gave a similar report on lehl lehi and murray showing that both of these towns were doing the same thing the meeting then turn ed to a general discussion on the aed light problem they next appointed pointed tp one man from each town to represent the people before the public utility commission and ad adjourned Journe d chile a course of action was ed the public hearing started at 3 10 clock with these men making their reports on what they found out as to other towns which were operating their own plants and making a profit from them the people peoples s case end d with a request for a general re on rates of 30 per cent the telluride power company was then given an opportunity to present its case and mr air waters prisident of the company was the spokesman the gist of his talk was that the telluride power company had not ben able to show a profit on the present rates and that a cut in rates would force them to suspend operation as the company was op elating on almost a brea keven basis at pre ent the meeting was then adjourned th the representative of the pub lie tic utility commission commission mr air mckay s abing that they would have to ap pear before the whole commission in salt lake on march |