The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-04

10y Mr. Ncwhpuse would form the basis
Of other extensive plants Chat would have
10 hc operated i'm unison Mr. New
house viii have some other power in
t"reStS- said inc that no will not want
TO surrender"
An Avalanche of Ore.
The newspapers" said Mr.. New
house, have made some reference to
some of tho matters Of which 7 shall
speak. but the information did not come
direct from mo There are some very
large enterprises projected for Salt Lake
city that VIII require a great deal Of
power There viii he. within two years
coming down from Bingham for treat
ment i'm this city over 610,ooo tons of ore
month over 10000 tons of ore a
year This is more than * produced
in the whole state of Colorado. yes.
moro than u produced IN the states Of
Colorado and Nevada There will be
vast amounts of money expended here
most 10 by persons living in Salt Lake
or having interests here tt will result
iu a large increase in population in
giving employment TO thousands and in
the building of many homes and stores
and factories ] don't know why two
electric lighting plants cannot live and
thrive here. for Salt Lake will he the
biggest city between Chicago and San
Francisco"
City May String Wires.
President Hewlett asked if Nj. New
mouse would be willing to have the city
string wires for municipal Use on the
poles Of his system and he replied. Ger
tatnly. As far aS l can see there would
be no objection
would YOU be willing TO sell power
10 encourage small INDUSTRIES asked
II would be glad Mr.. Newhouo said
To furnish power for the purpose of
encouraging mauufaCtU We can't
nave too many small small industries
councilman Wells wanted to know if
Mr. NeWhouSe would BE- willing to eX-
tend his system of poles and wires into
outlying districts and Mr. Npwh0use said
he would run his lines to any place
where no could make q profit bv so do
ing or TO any place where there was
a prospective future profit But he would
not build mile or line TO serve. one
customer He expected TO build all over
Salt Lake City.
Will Duplicate Any Offer.
Chairman Fernstrom and Councilman
Wells got back to the matter of com
penSatInS the city and said Mr.. New
house should he required to give as
much as the Utah Light d Railway COM
panN proposes giving Mr. NewhouSe
said the case of that company and his
own case were different The Utah Light
q Railway company has large pat
rouage and a large revenue. while he
was starting without customer He
then said he would duplicate the offer
j per cent gross revenue in everything
except the proposed water right along
Big Cottonwood creek.
Chairman Fcrnstrom said one Of the
matters that had given the com
mltteemcn who had been Cousid-
cr1UE the Utah Light & Railway COM
Pauy proposed franchise extension was
the question Of forfeiture and he asked
Mr. NowhOusc If ne would be willing to
nav" forfeiture clause i'm the. ordinance
granting him a franchise
No Forfeiture Clause.
NJ Nev.-l,.,,z- -.,iE 1,,. -,-,.--44 - ill
ing 10 agree to anything that was reason
able but nc would not agree To- any
sweeping forfeiture clause ~ do not
want and viii not agree. 80 said he. to
have provision in the ordinance that
VIII permit the Successors Of YOU gen
jt"meu who may not be as fair rs YOU.
tu JcGpardiZe my million dollars worth
Of property"
After further discussion. Mr. New
nous" said that ne would agree to any
provision tho council should insert in
the ordinance intended 10 bind him TO
= faithful performance Of its provisions
hort of absolute forfeiture
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