In re the Kootenai Natural Gas Co.

TAYLOR, Justice.

Kootenai Natural Gas Company (respondent) was incorporated under the' laws of this state December 2, 1952. January 19, 1953, respondent obtained from the city of Coeur d’Alene a twenty-five-year franchise, amended September 5, 1953, to extend the term of the franchise to fifty years. The great majority of the potential consumers of natural gas in Kootenai County are residents of the city of Coeur d’Alene. February 18, 1953, respondent filed its application with the public utilities commission for a certificate of convenience and necessity, to construct, maintain and operate 'a…