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FORM 3 5 1 0 S T A N D A R D 10-23*1000 I U N IO N P A C IF IC S Y S T E M APR 1 9 1926 LO S A N G E L E S & S A L T L A K E R A I L R O A D C O M P A N Y LAW DEPARTMENT. UTAH 1G25-B GEO RGE H . SMITH. GENERAL ATTORNEY, lO SOUTH MAIN ST. S a l t L a k e C i t y . U t a h J . V . L Y L E , A s s i s t a n t G e n e r a l a t t o r n e y April 14* 1@£6 Water Supply m iynndyl* Utah* Mr. I* R. Armstrong* General Superintendent* Lea Angeles* Calif. Dear Sirs Referring to your letter of April 4th in regard to increasing the ©Larges for furnishing water at lyruadyl, Utah: Jn furnishing water for compensation at Lyandyl 1 am of the opinion that the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Company becomes a public utility designated as a water corpora­tion, under the Public Utilities Act of Utah* and so long as it continues to do so it subjects itself to the penalty provided by law for failure to comply with the provisions of the fuhiie Utility Act and the rules and regulations of the Commissi on. The act provides for the filing of schedules and contracts show­ing the rates and charges for furnishing water and further pro­vides that before any increase can be made la the rate it is necessary to apply to the Public Utilities Commission for an order authorising the increase, I am quite sure that the com­pany does not wish to engage in such business or to be classed as a public utility for furnishing water* even should the charter of the company permit it, which I doubt. We have gotten into no end of difficulty, as you know* on the Short Line on account of