The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY
MEETING AT THE CLUB
ROOMS LAST NIGHT
Would Extend to Twin
Falls City
J. H. Seaver Discusses Profits on
Company Investments - Buhl
and Filler Men Say They Favor
Such a Project

WHEREAS, the people of the Twin
Falls country are in favor of owning
and operating their own electric pow
er plant and furnishing electricity for
light, heat and power at cost, and
WHEREAS, The Mutual Light, Heat
and Power company, recently organ
lied by leading professional and busi-
ness men of the community is satis-
factory organization for handling this
matter for the general public, and,
WHEREAS, the suggestion of w. c.
Hazard to the public to take over
the Clear Lake Power property on
some such plan as outlined by him,
meets with the approval of this body,
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE 1T RESOLY-
ED:
1. That this meeting endorses the
principal of public ownership of cleo
trio power plants
,. That this body endorse the or
ganization of the Mutual Light, Heat
and Power company and recommend
il to all citizens of the Twin Falls
tract.
3. That we are in favor of taking
over the Clear Lake power property
owned by w. C. Hazard.
4. That 1t is the sense of this meet
ing that the board of directors of the
Mutual Light, Heat and Power COM
!
to enter into whatever agreement is
necessary with VIM. c. Hazard in or
der to take over said Clear Lake pow
er property and to employ competent
legal talent to defend the title to said
property.
). That a committee of five be ap-
pointed by the chairman of this body
to cooperate with said board of di.
rectOrs to devise ways and means fOI
said purpose.
6. That we invite the cooperation
and assistance of all people and or
ganizatiOns in this community whe
are interested in the public ownership
of an electric plant, to give their NOR
al and financial support TO this enter
prise, and,
z. BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that copies of these resolutions bt
furnished to each of the papers over
the tract and that they be requested
to publish the same.
The above resolutions were passed
last night unanimously, by a large
meeting of citizens of Twin Falls
Filler and Buhl at the rooms of the
Twin Falls Commercial club after &
long discussion of the question oi
light and power.
The meeting was called to order by
e. ]. Finch, a director, who briefl.
described the organization of the com
pany and said that under statute
passed by the last Legislature, neither
municipal nor mutual companies re
quired a certificate of necessity from
the state utilities commission. NJ
steps had been taken toward acquiring
the property by the company organ
lied for the purpose, largely becaus
the directors chosen did not know
what it's value was and had not ha'
time to acquire the knowledge Late
, ly, contest had been filed agains
the title of Mr.. Hazard, and thi
2 would be heard before the state engi
neer March 8. The genesis of thi
contest, he said, might be explaine
by others later.
The chairman called on ]. II. Seav
o er for some information that he ha
j. acquired regarding the probable prof
it from the system. He said tha
e from the latest semi annual repoI
a which he had secured from the Idah