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Show ELECTRIC PLANT ID! OU INCLUDED II BIG DEAL The general manager of the Utah Power & Light company, P. B. Saw yer. has petitioned the board of citj commisbroners of Salt Lake to permit his company to take over all the franchises fran-chises owned, in the city by the Utah Light Power company, which la controlled by the Harnman system, and the matter has been referred to the committee of the whole It is expected that as soon as the com nuttee can confer with the city attorney attor-ney respecting legal questions, the petition pe-tition will be granted. Ii Is known that ihe Otab Power & Light com pan contemplates the pur chase of all the holdings of the Utah Light Railway company In Utah. All th.. holdings .i th I'tah Light & Railway company In Ogden win he sold to the Utah Power & Light company, com-pany, including its real estate, gas plant, electric piant and pipe line In the canyon and everything owned bv 1 1 mpany. Abstractors have been at work on the titles for soint time prist. This deal consummated, the Utah Power & Light company will have control of practically all the electrical energy of the state of Ulah, besides controlling extonslve electric plants In other western stat.-s |