The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-11-17
MAY NOT BUILD
POWER PLANT
Street Railway Negotiating With
Utah Power Company.
DEAL is REPORTED CLOSED
UTAH COMPANY WILL INCREASE
IT'S CAPACITY.

Negotiations are pending. and it is
understood. practically closed invOlv-
ing a deal between the Consolidated
Railway & Power company and the
Utah Light & Power company o6viat-
ing the necessity of the former ex-
pending $30O00e for a new steam power
plant This project on the part of the
traction company had progressed. so
TAR as preliminary arrangements are
concerned, TO a point where the details
of the plan had been given out An
expert spent over week IN looking
over the ground and until Yesterday
morning there was no thought of de-
lay in rushing the completion of a
modern power and lighting plant.
Then there came d sudden change in
the complexion Of affairs. Details Of
an important meeting held by the Of
fici@ls of the TWO companies leaked out
and it / came known that if deal
mad not been closed negotiations have
progressed so far that the siening Of
the necessary papers is practically as
sured- Ii is sGid that the deal in
wolves the sale of an increased supply
or power 70 the railway company for a
long period on terms that would make
lt lmprdctlcable for the railroad COM
pany 10 tie UP the necessary invest
ment in power house. Following the
opening of negotiations an preliminary
work in connection with the erection of
power house came TO sudden halt.
VIII Increase Power.
The deal VIII necessitate expensive
improvements planned by the Utah
Llght Il Power company Not only
VIII It's water power supply be in
creased by the completion of improve
ments already i'm contemplation. but its
steam plant VIII be enlarged The
consJmmation Of the negotiations viii
eliminate from the field a possible rival
o. no small consequence in electric
lighting. as special stress has been
lald upon the intention If the street
railway company to equip itself with
facilities to meet all emergencies and
sell Its product to all corners.
IN TINS connection there is a sugges-
ton made IN some quarters that the
MANAGEMENT of the Consolidated Rail
way company has executed a pretty
couD and secured decidedly the hest of
the arrangement Owing to the ret
lcence of all involved the details of
the transaction have not become
known.
ANY statement concerning the reIa-
ioiis OF the two companies viii have
TO come from the officials Of the street
railway declared Robert S. Campbell.
secretary and manager of the Utah
Light & Power company, when seen
last night. Il am surprised that the
lacts nave leaked out. So far as any
changes In the mechanical arrange
ments Of the Utah company are con-
cerned L can only say that the COM
pany is the parent institution of its
KIND in the state and it is our inten-
tlon 10 Keep II so. By that I mean its
equipment must be maintained at
point where we are prepared for any
and all business or emergencies tbat
may arise, whether il is a question of
lighting or furnishing power for rail-
way companies.
A vast amount of additional power
IS being provided for in the proposed
new dc m and reservoir in Ogden can
yon- We now have 500 horse power
derived from steam. While our steam
power will always remain an auxiliary
70 our water power. we viii ultimately
nave 5000 horse power from that
source"
II can say nothing concerning the
al this time" said President (
Z. L. Rood Of the Consolidated Railway
& Power company 1t is true that ne
gouations age pending. There is a
possibility that time may come when /
a deal viii be closed. Then it will be /
time to talk"
a. d. Lundy the Chicago electrical /
engineer. who has been making a crit
ical examination of the situation for
the company, left a call last night at
his hotel to catch an early train for
home. Mr.. Lundy denied all knowledge
Of the negotiations.