Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-08
At Least Manager Ross Says
There viii Be None at
Present.
UTAH CONCERN IN CONTROL.
New Company Takes Over the Utah
Light & Railway Plant On
A Long Lease.

There will be no raise in the rates
on gas, in consequence of the perfec-
ton Of the gas merger foretold In the
News" some time ago, and which was
eliminated Saturday evening, on the
receipt by the afternoons mail OF the
papers signed by the Chicago repres-
entatives of the Utah Gas & Coke
company, completing the formalities.
At least Manager Ross of the Gas &;
Coke company. stated SO this morning,
although, whether at some future time,
there might not be an advance in rates.
he did not say. But there will be no
change for the present anyway. The eX-
pected has happened and the gas plant
and properties of the Utah Light x
Railway are now in the hands of the
Utah Gas & Coke company which for
the last two years has been supplying
the city with gas in competition with
the gas department of the Light &
Railway company. II has long been
apparent that the Utah Gas & Coke
company would eventually control the
local field. as the regeneration of the
Light & Railway company's prop
erty would require more eN-
tensiVe outlay and investment
of capital Than the Hartman interests
would care to make in view of the
heavy outlay in the rebuilding of the
street railway system and extension OF
the electric light plant. George a. snow
came on from Chicago TO conduct the
deal for Inc Gas & Coke people; ana
so carefully has the matter been Kept
from the public view that no informa-
tion was given out until the papers had
been signed and received. AT Mr.. Snow
special request. the Light & Railway
management refrained from giving out
any hints as to what was gong on,
and Mr. Snow gave out the news him
self Saturday evening, for publication.
TwBNTY-YBAR LEASE.
The consideration is not given out,
as ii is considered a private matter.
But II is known that the Gas K Coke
company took . 20 years lease OF inc
west side gas plant of the Light
Railway. which means practically per-
manent possession. with the option OF
oueratinG its present gas manufacturing
Y,innt for two years However, Manager
poss ~ the Gas & Coke company
states IL IL doubtful If the old proper
ties Of the Utah Light & Railway COM
many will be operated over 10 DAYS:
The mains of the old company VIII
he connected with those OF the Gas X
Coke company as rapidly as possible
so the formers customers can pe
served without delay. the old plant
OnIN DelT1R OptIdltN htitii ''''~A'
tons can be effected,
CIRCULAR ISSUED.
Manager Ross of the Gas a COKE
co,,,nary mas issued the following cir
cular in connection with the trans
action
"The Utah Light & Railway COM
. pany's plant of the old type, ana sss-
teno of mains, were installed many
Years ago and through use and age
have become so impaired as to make
them unsuited to present day service
with the great Advancement in ma
chinery and the many mover apph
ances for the use ana application OF
gas.
THE consolidation of the gas m
terests will obViate the necessity OF
the two companies tearing up the
city's streets at different times tpf the
purpose of making main extensions.
THE plant of the Utah Gas ~ coke
company Is one our city may wen pc
nrolId OF, and TO those who are unta-
miliar with its magnitude, a visit
To the plant should be most interest
ing. That such an institution eSists
here is due to the enterprise Of George
a. Snow. the vice president of the
company, and the cooperation OF
Granger Farwell, the Chicago banker
and others associated with him in
financial way"
UNDER NEW FRANCHISE.
The gas franchise of the old company
IS taken over by the new one. but the
combined plants will be operated I'M
der the franchise granted TO the Gas
g. Coke company February, 1906. IN
der its terms the new company Is not
allowed to charge over Sl.S0 per 1000
feet for the first 1000 and $40 per 1000
feet for all over 1000 feet used. For
fuel gas the franchise allows the cont
pany TO charge 80 cents PER thousand
FOR the first 1000 cubic feet, so cents
for the next 10000 and 10 cents for all
oVor $4,000 cubic feet
& Railway company up TO tho time
OF the transfer Of its properties were:
Illuminating gas SLIGO (neD per thou
sand; combination illuminating ana iuei
cas- sl45 per thousand, and for fuel
pas, $l.26 per thousand.