The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-17

Seventh-The corporation may classify
its directors in respect TO the time for
which they shall severally hold office.
the several classes TO be elected for diff
ferent terms.
In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals the 18th day of
December. 1896.
Signed sealed and delivered in the pres
ence of F. c. GLADDEN..
c. SHIRREFF HILTON. L. s.
GEORGE H; SULLIVAN. l. s.
w. J. CURTIS. l.. S
MAY GO OUT OF EXISTENCE.
But what connection has the Des-
eret Light & Power company with the
Salt Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric
Light company" asked Mulvey.
Il will explain that replied Mr..
Taylor. st am informed that the Salt
Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric Light
company will shortly go out of exist
ence. The property of the company
here will then be transferred to the
Deseret Light & Power company. Now
what does all this mean? 1t means
this, that these people are trying to
control this entire valley in their line
of business. They are incorporated to
transact almost any business under
the sun and it's a wonder TO me they
have not Incorporated right to raise
cows"
Mr.. Taylor then took up the question
A. P. Davis, photographer of the
United States geological survey, stat
ing the rates for natural gas in Salt
Lake City were unquestionably exor-
bitant.
Deviating a little from his line of ar
gument Mr.. Taylor said the gas COM
pany now refuses to make contracts
further than until May l. This he con-
strued to mean that the grand change
would then take place.
BROKE ITS AGREEMENTS.
Mr.. Taylor then argued that the COM
pany had never lived up to its agree
ments and he contended that every
cent collected over and above 80 cents
per thousand was direct robbery
upon the people. How in the face of
all these facts the council had not
taken steps before to revoke the fran
chise of this English corporation Mr..
Taylor could not understand.
Mr. Taylor then submitted a petition
signed by several hundred citizens,
protesting against the 50-cent rate. He
had a schedule showing that natural
gas could not be used for fuel pur-
poses at so cents per thousand. Coal
would be cheaper.
The speaker then said that the coun-
ell should, if the present franchise was
to be annulled, fix a minimum rate.
DO you think the franchise should
be amended at alp asked Mulvey.
mo, sir; l think it should be left
the way it is with the possible excep-
ton of minimum rate" said Taylor.
THIRTY CENTS A FAIR PRICE.
The speaker then read the following
letter from Gas Expert Bemis, one of
the most noted men in his line in the
country. The letter is a reply to Mr.
Taylors letter explaining in detail the
existing conditions:
1872 North Halsted Street,
Chicago, Ills, April 10, 1897.
Mr.. f. W. Taylor, Salt Lake City.
Utah:
Dear Mr.. Taylor:-In yours of March
81, which was a long time in reaching
me, you say that natural gas IS de-
livered to the city gas plant for 10
cents per thousand. This seems to me
not especially exorbitant, for natural
gas has been rising good deal in
price the last four years. What IL the
wells are abundant the wholesale price
through the gas company would be
high. The distance from the wells to
the city the possible expense of pump
ing, and other local conditions of which
l am not informed prevent my giving
a positive opinion on this point, but 10
to 20 cents per thousand additional to
the cost in the city holders, or mains.
would amply cover the expenses OF dls-
tribution and leave good profit. The
leakage in the city should not exceed
10 per cent: it averages less with good
mains, 80 to So cents tmore likely 80
cents) seems to me a fair price.
If I can help you farther l shall be
glad to do so.
Very sincerely yours,
EDWARD w. BEMIS,
(per M
II. L. Driver of the New American
Natural Gas company then made
short talk defending his company. Il
have a ten year contract with the Salt
Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric Light
company and l don't see how the COM
pany organized in New Jersey is going
TO affect me-"
Mr.. Taylor in support of his view
that the new company was organized
for the purpose of absorbing existing
companies said that the owners or the
Salt Lake & Ogden Gas & Electric
-tw.Ar lad "a