New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-19

h. ard determined efforts OF Professor Crssson and his
nds TO prevent the deveioPment Of me iacts TO-
thus foiled in all their efforts to enlist municipal
q, ppathy, the keystone found 10 Preebu y, Sykes u
e proprietors Of the Girsrd Houee the proper spirit
So The emergency Thee gentlemen resolved to use iE
In iie hing their premises, putting mp all the WORKS at
their cost Blu here the opposition from the City
inch conditions on PresbuIy, Sykes & Co. that they
rsjused to comply with them The upshot seemed to
a. thai if the latter had the temerity introduce the
eater gas they not expect to be allowed to uss
she city gss-one the other al none. Yet tney
s-sat on cOursgeousy erecting works on their own
NJ p;ses aid for months pas, have shO to thousands
tAs the water gas Is grts accomplished fact They
there continue It. snd arr cop vnced thst its cDst
~ greatly below that Of ordiOsry coal gas But their
corks by some unarcJnDtabe eve sight enable he n
s. up only 5000 feet 10 their holder while the
daily consumption of the house lie Sometimes as mach
- 900 Hence tue necessity for continuing tbelr con-
neson with the city ~orks on which they depend for
sbs Quantity they themselves unable to msnutse
tuge Did they even produce enough for their own
,xjsI lie city mains would be imperative, as In the
evept OF accident their works. they must have
oms other dependence constantly II hsLd. This rghs
ia eouTtsy 10 accorded to private works oy all Gas
ayo,r spies In all other cit ee but Philsde phia Bot
S'rc tie officers OF the City Works have churlisny
sbrt down on the Grsrd HOuse, secretly rsmovi ast
,y,.ek number Of the meters leaving some only be-
y ase they we're orciby compu. to do 30, and then
u
g. Rss fr4o the preuis Thus great establishment
sat be vanished for introducing water ga oy being
l<F in partial ard POSSIBLY III total Darkness hhh
So mentsry this scaDdous outlou Is on the me
a. II thA governs the action of Of our ohciils
E. at sp iDfsmy TO Philadelphia thai meH co n ultuag
d, he they who OF what they may, IN high or 10 8
ton, are not driven in-tStly aud ANONYMOUSLY
the trusts ths 30 grossly abuse
se,kxg for the cause Of this extranrdiosry hos
3 t. cheap gas a1rwei will be found 70 The OFT
- .sie6 query rs 10 why the wster-gas has been 30
10 mil z into general use When the value OF
re now gss bad been fairly demonstrated at the City
Works tho question i'm eii stey agatrd as
10 what kind Of retor wss bsst adapted for the pur
Gee DR.. Cresson is the psteutee OF Cellular retort,
Shich was tried waier-gas at toe Cly works, and
IT, MocTe and bic frebd assured that 1t Gas the
aly hind OF retort In which aer gas oodld be made
/. 'less than 20 cents. DR.. CreseOn constituted Mr.
towre his attorney 10 make ssle OF this patent,
,rowns being az the time .gent fer SsOdors, sDd
ne Keysone Company being the expected purchasers.
he pic. asked was $500 900 which SAFE Browne
10 receive a comni-siob of $7j o0O Bat the Key
dem nded proof Of its being tue only retor aver
K then selves ready 10 buy Snsn the proof WAS fur
bed hut such proof never CANE, aud finally Browne
TreDoeJed bis sg' ncy "a sAlesman- Inc heystone
ntary charge distinctly that tue retort aud the re-
werS intended ny the CrtssOns TO 81 togethertha'
reOrt were purchased the report would be iorta-
ing snd rice rersG They charge ina! rs cary as
lusry 1853 DR. Cresson s'sted 70 Mr.. harceiius
Us RI New York that his tatter Was ready TO make
OFT ss to the vat gas; ths, could be made for Y
II pei O0o feet that 1t ss better light than they
I'd make from coal; that ucouid ooly be nade Ia
ort of which he held the psteIti thst he asked
600 kr it, that Mr. Eels Oid toe Doctor that he
ID NO. advise bis fenoe t. buy tAe patent TO which
Doctor replied thai tjen his fat1er would not re-
5 4 upon the gas DIR Cresson slsO told MIR L that
,eDderss pstent is worth millions Of dollars to the
rprers
In such conuove sy this az in all others, thsre
{ ,Itceasaiiy two sides- The Keystone Company,
! der tbs signsture OF Messrs. Carey, Hart, and
Moore charge Mr.. Crtsson With higi ofeaseS aud
Il tce faore TO eel The the sole ,use OF MS
urt to perform the duty of umpire which be vo!un,
r lily accepted. he, the other hand, charges tha'
1 ey attempted to bribe him into making report,
ssooRh hae it been favorable it wou have made
aoors absolutely liable for 800 900. To other sega
sc ms bs Inakee general DENIAL Bat .hs m1cn is pc
Sond s question that had Mr.. Cresson, Nd Chef In
sHneer Of vast gssworks treated this iochoae water
gas with csIdor giving 10 it that s'tenaon which as
% ssible q great fact ii was emineuuy entitled, ne
night by this day have been the @ssus OF huibg all
Y4lsdei his wi b cap light Bu: apparently isen,
ably 10 the obi gaoDs Of Biz hiRh position, be VIII n1d
some labor 10 purge hiUseif Of onargee made openy
Unoer their own hslde by Of most estl nso!e
efixeps. ] doubt hs vii make the effort, and
ust that be will be suceessful His reputation Is the
eominop property of all, aud we cannot afford 70
hSve IL histsted