Show power co proposes new pumping rat rates es at a meeting tuesday evening of the parowan carowan valley bumpers and a representative of the southern utah power company a new rate schedule as aa proposed by that company for parowan carowan valley bumpers was explained this new rate as fixed by the power company would put tile the bumpers on oil a meter rate basis instead ot of a flat horsepower rate as the schedule now stands the new schedule would apply both here and in cedar valley tor for water pumping and would be lower it if bumpers could shut oft off their wells part ot of the time following much discussion local bumpers decided that the new new Is not applicable li hera ere ul ai C it is in cedar valley as they do not have to pump as long as tanners farmers do here most pump well farms arms there have high water rights and dont start to pump until a month later than farmers here they also get high flood waters for a period in the ast years and can turn oft off th lien hen the water needed lin under der a meter rate with their conditions they could save money by turning off but in parowan carowan valley bumpers have no high or flood waters and havo have to pump from the start all through the season and the 15 per cent shut oft off time as figured in the now new schedule as aa prepared by the power company materialize bumpers in this valley pay the following rates GOO a horsepower per month tor for 4 months 55 50 i L horsepower per month tor for 5 months or 5 a horsepower per month tor for 6 months they have to pay at this rato rate ifor for the number of horsepower their motors draw for the period they buy the power whether they use it or not at the meeting tuesday night they figured this rate would be more satisfactory under our conditions than the meter rate As a result of the meeting local bumpers named a committee to figure a rate schedule more to their benefit and present it to the power company members ot of the committee committed are james C robinson S A halterman 0 al lyman warren pendleton evan bayles and IV clair rowley mr 0 C bowman bowmam was the power co representative at the meeting |