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Show UTAH. LIGHT & RY. GO. IMPROVEMENTS The Utah Light & Railway company com-pany has Just coraploted their new sub-station, Twenty-third streot, Ogden, Og-den, Utah. Tho work of raising the Pioneer power dam four feet is progressing rapidly and the increased water thus obtained will enable the placing of an additional unit in the Pioneer power houso at tho 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 spoctacle to the visitor and a charm and delight to the electrical engineer. Such perfection perfec-tion is only attained after long experience ex-perience with a perfoct organization and the outlay of much money. Extensive improvements are contemplated con-templated at tho gas plant. A large holder of sufficient capacity to supply 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 tholr regular office force maintained in the Ogden office has a complotc corps of engineers engi-neers employed, who are at the service serv-ice of architects, contractors and builders, and of tho general public for the laying out of any systom of wiring, location of outlets, type of fixtures and glassware for giving the best Illumination and for consultation consulta-tion regarding the best and most economical sstem for power and power plants. and arc ready to suggest sug-gest the most effective manner In which to arrange display clgnB, decorative deco-rative lights, etc , and will assist in tho proper layout of gas Installations for fuel and heating purposes. There will be no charge for this service and the Riibllc are invited 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 rnj.es carry the usual ten per cent discount If paid within the tlmo limit, and will materially reduce the monthly bills of large consumers and Is quite noticeable no-ticeable on smaller accounts, especially espe-cially so, where the ten per cent Is applied on minimum charges. About soen 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 five h. p. For maximum demands of over five 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 the value of the service for a five h. p. motor Is considerably greater than ono dollar per month anil it Is unfair un-fair to the customers taking a Jump of eleven dollars por month In the minimum mini-mum oharge, if this Installation is increased in-creased from fivo h. p., to six h. p. motor. It wrs to eliminate the unfairness to the company on the one hand and. to the customer on tho other that a new schedule of minimum cjjarges was adopted "which is as follows- Two dollars per h. p. per month for the first h. p. of maximum demand, and one dollar for each addition h. p. of maximum. On this schedule the minimum charges ar for one h. p motor, two dollars per month for a two h. p. motor. $3 00 per month for a five h. p. motor, $6.00 per month for a six h. p. motor, $7.00 per month. This schedule, however, applies up to a five 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 line and transformer capacity to supply the three-phase over the cost necessary to connect single-phase motors, therefore, for single-phase motors which can be used on the 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 mado 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 Many customers who havo enjoyed the $100 minimum charge, felt that they were being dono an injustice by this increase in minimum charges, however, it is shown that under the old schedule of minimum charges the compan suffered an actual loss on three phase Installations of five h p. and under. In making this very considerable reduction in rates, viz: eleven cents to ten cents per k. w. h it Is deemed only fair that tho customers enjoying enjoy-ing the service should meet their portion por-tion of these costs With the one dollar minimum charge applying on sma,U motors heretofore this has not been the case and has amounted to a discrimination in favor of this claBs of customers. Under such conditions other customers have been forced to bear the expense of these small installations in-stallations which was unfair; furthermore furth-ermore the customers are given thq privilege of taking the schedule "M" or "Off-Peak" rates which are 50 per cent less than regular rates and minimum. min-imum. .Many of those using small motors on which the minimum charges are applied aro availing themselves of this schedule. Tho company is desirous of treating treat-ing the public In a fair and Impartial manner on a strictly business basi6. The minimum charges appear fair to all and are uniformly applied. Those who are not inclined to take this view, are Invited to call at the orflco of the company where the matter can bo gone Into In detail. UTAH LIGHT & RAILWAY CO., S. T. WHITAKER, Local Manager no |