The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-03
PROVO CITY.
Power Case Will Probably Be Fin
ished Today.

ASLO0
Provo. April Am order was made
continuing the case of Spanish Fork
VS. Enoch Johnson until Saturday,
April g, at o'clock.
Manager Mum Of the Power Plant
company went upon the stand and
testified as to his operations in Provo
canyon. From this il appears that a
syndicate had been formed known as
the Telluride Power & Transmission
company, the object being 10 find a
place where a 10000 horse power could
be operated Provo canyon was visited
and it was discovered, after some en-
gineering work, that this was possible
at a point in the canyon known as
Hanging Rock or near Thayer'S place.
A report was made of the discovery to
the company, and it was decided that
this was a feasible point from which
to operate, being situated as well in
the midst of a cOmparatiE ely well set
tied country; therefore, they resolved
that work of construction of dams,
reservoirs, bridges, etc, with the at
tendant engineering work be COM
menced, Mr.. Num- was then intro
duced to Mayor Holbrook of Provo,
whom he met in Salt Lake, and out
lined the enterprise. The latter was
favorably impressed, and gave every
encouragement. Afterwards the mayor
became interested, personally, in the
business, and was made trustee for the
power company.
MIR. Num- gave a detailed account Of
the work that has been done on the
canyon, and was then vigorously cross
examined. which brought out the ques-
ticn of good faith on the part of his
company.
Charles De Moisey testified as an ex-
pert that it would cost $4,000 to the
70, "a h1IIl6
along the side of the mountain instead
of following along the bottom of the
canyon.
Mr.. f. A. Buckler gave similar tes-
timony TO former witnesses in relation
TO engineering work on the canyon.
Chief Engineer P. n. Num- gave an
account of his visits to Provo in Oc-
tober, 1895, TO make an examination
into the feasibility of making dam in
Provo canyon. The dam ultimately to
be built by the power company, was a
mammoth affair and will require three
years in building. By putting in /?
temporary plant the cost of construc-
ton would be reduced about one
fourth. Electric power could be util-
lied in moving rocks and debris into
the bed of the river. By the use of
this plant the dam could. in the opin-
ion of Mr. Mum, be built in half the
time as in the ordinary course of con-
struction. The cost would probably
aggregate a million and a half dol
lars.
on REORGANIZATION Mr.. Wedge
wood endeavored to ascertain if there
was any Telluride Power and Trans
mission company before 1895. The
witness was a little at sea on this
point. not knowing as to exactly when
it was organized.
Testimony in this case will be prob
ably finished tomorrow morning and
arguments will require one or two days
according to a statement made by At
torney Brown.
NOTES.
Several devotees of the manly art go
TO American Fork this evening TO wit
ness a glove contest Between Sam
Clark of Salt Lake, and A. Tngersoll
of American Fork, which is billed to
take place in the opera house there.
The following officers We're elected by
the Superior Gold & Silver Mining
company: L o. Taft. president; Jos.
r. Murdoch, president: George e.
Howe, secretary and treasurer; j. NJ.
Davis. Joseph c.. Jones, Andrew Egg
gertson and Thomas Walter, directors.
John McAdams has been elected by
!. @. 0. +. lodge No. IA as representa-
tive to the grand lodge, which meets
in Salt Lake April 90
Hon James Thompson of Salt Lake,
returned home this morning, after a
pleasant visit in Provo.
A marriage license was issued today
to Charles Z. Carter and Nellie Nowls,
both of Santaquin.