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Show UTAH LIGHT I RY. CO. IHPROVEMEIITS The Utah Light & Railway company com-pany has Just completed their new sub-station, Twenty-third street, Ogden, Og-den, Utah. The worlr of raising tho Pioneer power dam four feet is progressing rapidly and the Increased water thus obtained will enable tho placing of an additional unit In tho Pioneer power house at the mouth of Ogden canyon. Improvements have been constantly going on at this power house since it was acquired by the present company, com-pany, until now it presents a complete and most interesting spectacle to the visitor and a charm and delight to tho olectrlcal engineer. Such perfection perfec-tion is only attained after long experience ex-perience with a perfect organization and tho outlay of much money Extensive improvements are contemplated con-templated at the ga3 plant A large holder of sufficient capacity to Bupply the increasing population of the city for years to come Is being provided. This In connection with all the other work in contemplation and In progress will furnish employment to many of the citizens of Ogden. The company in addition to their regular J office force maintained in tho Ogden office has a complete corps of engl- i ncers employed, who are at the serv- j Ico of architects, contractors and l builders, and of the genoral public for the laying out of any system of wiring, location of outlets, type of fixtures and glassware for giving tho best illumination and for consultation consulta-tion regarding tho best and most economical sj-stom for power and powor plants, and are ready to suggest sug-gest the most effective manner in which to arrange display signs, decorative deco-rative lights, etc., and will assist in tho proper layout of gas Installations for fuel nnd heating purposes There will bo no charge for this service and the public arc lnited to call upon us and to consult the engineers at all times on any and all subjects pertaining per-taining to lighting with electricity and use of gas for fuel. The reduction reduc-tion in the lighting and power rates carry the usual ten per cent discount If paid within the time limit, and will materially reduce tho monthly bills of largo consumers and is qulto noticeable no-ticeable on smaller accounts, especially espe-cially so, where the ten per cent is applied on minimum charges. About seven years ago a former management put In force a schedule of minimum charges of one dollar per month for all motors up to and including fivo h. p. For maximum demands of over fivo h. p., the charge was two dollars per h. p. per month, and for a six h. p. motor, twelve dollars. dol-lars. It will be seen at once that tho value of the service for a fivo h. p motor is considerably greater than one dollar per month and it is un-fnlr un-fnlr to tho customers taking a Jump of cloven dollars per month in the minimum mini-mum charge, if this installation Is increased in-creased from fivo h. p., to six h. p. motor. It was to eliminate the unfairness to the company on tho one hand and to the customer on the other that a new schedule of minimum charges was adopted which is as follows Two dollars per h p per month for tho first h. p of maximum demand, and one dollar for each addition h p. of maximum On this schedule the minimum charges are for one h p motor, two dollars per month for a two h p. motor, $3 00 por month for a five h. p. motor. $0.00 per month for a six h. p. motor, $7.00 per month This schedule howeer, applies up to a fivo h. p. motor, three-phase motors mo-tors only, as it Is necessary under average conditions to Invest from $150.00 to $200.0 additional in lino and transformer enpacity to supply the threo-phase over tho cost necessary to connect slngle-phaso motors, therefore, for slngle-phaao motors which can bo used on tho lighting circuit cir-cuit there is made no charge other than that on lighting. A minimum charge on direct current cur-rent for freight elevators already installed in-stalled is made also on the same basis as on alternating current motors. mo-tors. This, however, cannot apply to now customers and a recommendation recommenda-tion is made to use alternating motors for freight elevator service. Manv customers who have enjoyed tho $100 minimum charge folt that thev were being done an Injustice by this increase in minimum charges, howover. It is shown that under tho old schedulo of minimum charges the companv suffered an actual loss on three phaso Installations of five h. P-and P-and under, In making this very considerate reduction In rates, viz' eleven cent, to ten cents per k. w. h., it is deemed only fair that the customors enjoying enjoy-ing the servico should meet their portion por-tion of these costs. With the one dollar minimum charge applying on small motoi-B heretofore this has not been tbo case and has amounted o a discrimination in favor of Mb ?"ass of customers. Under such conditions other customers have been forced to bear the expenBo of these small in- stallations which was unfair; lurin-ermore lurin-ermore the customers are S en tne privilege of taking the schedule M or "Off-Peak" rates which arc BC pei cent less than regular rates and minimum. min-imum. Many of those using smaH motors on which tho j'11" charges aro applied are jailing themselves of this schedule. The company is desirous of treat ing the public I" Jtg,rbSdno2PbI. manner on a stnctl DUjf'""Bfair to The minimum charges appear fair to all and are uniformly applied Those who aro not Inclined to ake im view, are Invited to ca 11 1 at the ornce of the company where the matter can bo gone Into In detail. UTAH LIGHT ft RAI&A&R. Local Manager- |