The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1905-04-12
Judge StOrey's Letter.

The following Is the letter from
Judge Storey to which the above re-
port refers:
Provo, Utah, March 20, 1904
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council, Logan.
Dear Sirs:-The unfortunate delay
in replying to your favor of January
9th last, has been occasioned bv re-
peated absences of our General Mana
ger from this State and pressure of
other business imperative requiring
his attention. Recently while at
Provo and upon his being again sud-
denly called away, nc requested the
writer to reply TO the propositions con-
tanned in the resolutions adopted on
January s5th, 1905, by your honorable
body.
For convenience, your first, second,
third, sixth and seventh propositions,
which are as follows:
"FIRST--That the Telluride Pow
er company shall sell to Logan City
its entire distributing system within
the limits Of said city, including all
transformers, sub-stations, etc.
"SECOND-That the Telluride
Power company convey TO Logan city
the Card power site and all water
rights connected Herewith and all
interests in and concerning the same,
with all land owned by said company
Immediately surrounding said site.
THIRD That all the electric
lighting business of said Logan City
now controlled by said company be
turned over to said city.
"SINTH-That any and all fran.
chlses for lighting purposes granted to
or held by said Telluride power COM
pany by Logan city be surrended to
Logan city and made null and void,
and II said company is not now in con-
troll of all franchises heretofore granted
by Logan city for electric lighting pur-
poses then said company shall procure
same for forfeiture and cancellation
from the person or company now hold
ing same
"SEN ENTH That said company
further agrees for itself, its successors
or assigns, not to again engage in the
Lighting business in Logan City.
These may be grouped under one
head as they embrace the single sub
iect of purchasing our lighting system
in Logan City,
Replying to these five propositions
as one, we desire to say that on Sept.
23rd, 1908, our general manager wrote
the Hon, Lorenzo Hansen, then Mayor
of Logan City, saying:
"We have never knowingly entere d
Il field where our indus tries were not
earnestly desired by the community
We were labored with long and earn
eStly TO install a lighting system at
Logan, and were granted liberal fran
chises as an evidence of good faith on
the part Of the people who invited US
there. Following out this same princi-
pie, we will return the franchise
granted and sell our installation to
the city of Logan for the AMOUNT ex-
pended and six per cent interest there
on, crediting the city on its purchase
the dividends which have been paid to
the stockholders, but we do not feel
that, after acting in good faith and
applying to an industry the most care.
full engineering and economic business
methods, that we should lose either
the principal Investment or small In.
tcrcst thereon, In arriving at the
amount, we would eliminate all ex'
penditure on our original power house
in Logan canyon, as such expenditure
is legitimately chargeable to the pre-
sent power equipment where the same
water right is used. cannot say ex
actly what the above amount woulC
be. This could easily be arrived at 10y
an examination Of the records Ii
would, however, be so far in excess O
| $3.50 which is the amount / un
/
derstand was once suggested, that ar
rangements have appeared to me al
most hopeless. If, however, you
should think IL desirable for us TO TAX,
up negotiations on the terms indicated
above, | would be pleased to arrang,
the matter accordingly at any tim,
convenient TO you"
The offer contained in that lctte
includes a transfer.to Logan City of al
the franchises, property rights anC
privileges specified in the i've resolu
tions above quoted, so far at least a
The Telluride Power company and IT.
Observation-Disclosures have eve
owned or controlled the same. This
company thinks that this offer wa.
anI IL ap,fpantl, f,tgt aud Fat g,