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Show I NEW POWER RATE ORDERED. At last the public dtflltlea commission commis-sion of Utali ias recognized the fact i hat Utah is goinc; through a period of severe business depression and the' 1 L" tali Power A: Light demands should j M be considered In relation to that do-i do-i piession. On Thursday the eomniis ion ordered a reduction in rates to I consumers with what is known as a "low load factor." Heretofore the pub-1 Jtc utilities kepi only one thing in mind and that was the granting of I rates high enough to allow the Utah Tower & Light company to set aside, l per cent for depreciation and plat iu its treasury a surplus of 8 per cent lor bonds and dividends nh all oih ; vi industries struggling to exist and j I going through the process of iiquida tlon, the light and power monopoly was treated as a sacred something to be safeguarded from the readjual ing influences operating in every direction and to be humored In its every whim At last a break has come in a policy which has been crippling many of the smaller Industries, and relief is being offered. This is a victory for thoe who bad the courage to Insist that the public utilities commission must begin be-gin to readjust its eyeglasses end It i things in a broader licb'. Dating from the time A R. Hey-wood Hey-wood of Ogden became a member of the commission a tendencj away from the old policy has been operai ing. The Ogden man haa had a most wholesome Influence He should keep up the good work. |