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Show OAS PLANT BEING ENLARGED i TO MEET RAPIDLY INCREASING 1 DEMANDS OF CUSTOMERS J That the Utah Power & Light corn-many corn-many has accepted contracts for more gas than the plant has the capacity of giving and that there will be no hope of securing relief before October 1, is tho report of the committee of the Opden publicity bureau, which made an Investigation The investigation of the plant was the result of the general protest of the gas consumers of the city, that they were unable to obtain cas though they depended entirely upon the same for cooking purposes. The committee's report is as follows: fol-lows: Mi W. L. Wattia, President. Ogden Publicity Bureau, City: Your committee, commit-tee, appointed t o investigate the possibility possi-bility of obtaining better service from the Utah Power Light company in the delivery of gas for domestic pur-poses, pur-poses, I" gl leave to report: That the company's plant has been visited wi'h Mr. Merrill, the Ogden manager The situation may be summed up by st.u-ing st.u-ing that consumers for about 250.000 cubic feet of gas per day have been Accepted while the delivery capacity of Jthe company's plant is about 234,000 jr cubic feet. The company's excuse f or jt not keeping pace with the demand is In that a contemplated enlargement of Ik th plant last, year did not materialise 'k on account of the government asking fit that such action be deferred. Ma 11 chinery is now on the grounds for the I j ' needed enlargement, w hlch should be if J completed by October 1, at which time I I the plant will have a capacity of over I I j f.00.000 cubic feet. "Certain minor emprovements will I ! somewhat Increase the output within J I ! the next few days. "As a reason for certain exception fH ally bad conditions of a temporary na- ! ' ture, the explanation is that owing 'M I to changes in temperature, napthaline 91 collects in the mains and reduces the 7U pressure until removed The new unit J;f is designed with a view to eliminating Vm this trouble. (Signed) "JAMES H. DOUGLAS. "GAGE B. RODMAN. "O. J. ST1LWELL" |