Show five feet to bo added to the reser deal from tuesdays the increase in the business of the utah light Power company sanco the reduction in the cost of lighting and the prospects of a etall further la creaso in business have caused the company to decide to enlarge the power dam in ogden canyon within a short while the engineers will begin their preliminary survey after which the work of enlarging the data will be pushed it Is planned to increase the height of the dam by flye feat which will greatly increase the horse power of the present plant in speaking of the changes thai the utah light power company have under consideration E wi wade agent of the company said that while at present the company had all of the power required the reduction in the cost of lighting aad power had greatly increased their business and that while the revenue had fallen off during the first month that the reduction was in farce it was expected that inside of alx months the revenues would be to what they were before and would steadily increase business houses have greatly increased tha amount ot light in their stores while many residences that previously did not have electric lights have adopted this means of lighting As to the arrangements that bavo been made with tha local rapid transit company for the furnishing of power mr wade could not eay that anything definite had been decided between tha two companies as that matter is in the hands of mr campbell ot salt lake from mr wade it was learned that the utah light power company had been figuring on furnishing the new bamberger Bambe reer road with power for the operation of cars between ogdon and salt lake As yet no contract has been made between tha power company and the officials of the bamberger road there being some details yet to arrange if the contract is let time there Is no question but that some arrangement ran gement will be entered into between the two companies the local power plant will be called upon to furnish the power for the operation ot the cars at this end of the line it is also understood that if such a contract is entered into the utah light power company will agree not to furnish the electric road which barney mahler says he loto build with power when the ogden salt lake rail way waa first projected mr bamberger considered the advisability of building a power plant at lagoon but it Is believed that his contract with the power company by which he Is to use the street car tracks of that company in salt lako for entering that city with ogden and salt lake trains is in consideration of his purchasing power for his road from the power company |