Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-02-21

Which ia foot equal to 3 05-l00 candles or feet
equal to 10 2o-l00 candles.
NIB. Price of1 foot of gas at Rutland say mills
ct may be of interest to consumers to add
here, that after the above test, Mr.. Merrianls
Sun burner was tried to test It's value as a
burner, and gave a light equal 10 II 6O-l00
candles, while burning only 4-1o feet OF
gas, which for 5 feet of gas, would be over %
candles strong)
To determine the comparative cheapness
of the above gases, according to the above
tests, and the prices charged by the Gas Cos,
make the following calculation
Ii light equal to / 59-l00 candles (the
value of fooD at Burlington costs 2
mills, what would be the cost there of light
equal to o5-10o candles, (he value of
foot of Rutland gas y Answ~r, aes u,ills.
But the actual cost at Rutland, not taking
into account the larger discount allowed, Is
700 mills. Advantage in cost of gas in favor
of Rutland, per foot, 1853 mi1s, or for 1000
feet, S1.63.
Ii will be borne in mind that the results OBJ
tanned as above stated are based upon facts
ascertained (and Acknowledged pa licly) by
your own committee. They therefore con-
stitute the highest evidence. Lest it may be
said that different conclusion would be ar
rived at if other places had been visited, the
undersigned will place in the hands Of Mr.
Burnett, for reference, a report made Feb
ruary 9th inst, by committee from White
hall, (M.ssrs Vaughn, Griswold and Ddvis,)
as to the tests made and bills taken by them
at Glens Falls and Whitehall. The report
is too long for publication, or il would be given
here-but it states that while by average, ac-
COZ ding to the bills, the cost OF gas at Gens
Falls is 81 ,83 per burner, il is only 81 "a per
huvpar 1T Nhtf.,hsaH at.I th
the tests made, the Auoiu Gas at Whitehali
was more than three tunes the strongest.
few words more IN expldu alton Of the
extraordinary statements made as to the cost
OF gas at Brattleboro, aud the undersigned
will leave this whole subject to the good sense
and andor of the citizens of Rutland.
The following is a statement as given by
Mr.. Merriam, of bills taken by him at Brat
tleboro:
Houghton 4 Blake, dry good, s burner, SIT
With Coles cspsi close At or =, until Dec.
Is, then att; clerk stops in the sore aud tees
burner for hour peFhsps, Bill for mos
July to Jsnusry, S43S0
age 8, n Coles cap, closes from 10 =. 800.
Bills fors mos. 1920
and 2 argands. Burns for the last mos until
10. average. Bin for 8 mos 3i,4O
d. W. Eswis, boots & shoes, burners, 2. 4.
atsa IiiI 2s, 40
patent burner, closes a 8, Bilf for mos 1890
Frost Goodhue, grocefie-, burners John
oio,ss a, q to Bill Tor mos s 0Oa H. 4oso
Z. D. Carpenter, news-F"om, g burner. John
to 9, Bill! for 6 months - ~ 0' 22,so
Doubtless in taking the above bills Mr.
Merriam did not intend to be unfair, but he
acted ex parte, and did not cross-examine
the parties, to fix their attention and correct
first haa tr,y r.
lin1ton. 1t was his first experience, and hr
received the statements as 10 burners used,
size, hours burning, &c., as given, because
they answered his purpose That the state
ment was not correctly gwen hOweve', will
appear from the following inte~ences from II ::
lst. Most all the parties state they used
all their burners
I'd. The cost for burner per month by
average is 8 cents, and in some cases as low
as 65 and 73 cents.
Sd. Although all the burners but FIVE are
and feet size, and some OF them argands.
they altogether consumed for the six months
only $1,000 feet of gas, or 325 feet night,
which, allowing 1-2 hoIrs average burning
time, would be only IA feet per hour for
each burner, instead OF and feet. In Mr..
Trips case, the average burning time being
hours, only 2 IA feet per hour Is ieft FIR
each burner
4th The statement makes the gas more
than three times as rich as at Glens Falls or
Burlington, and so per cent. richer than at
New York, Albany, Philadelphia, or any
other coal gas in the country, known to me.
Even then supposinl it to be true, (over-
looking its improbabilities and self contra
dictions,) it is an exception, and no cr.tei ion
of TIE value of coal gas. But We are not
driven to any such supposition. The explain
alton is easy. The parties could not have
used the Light as stated, either as to number
of burners used, or length of time.
H. O. HANLEY,
Treasurer X. Il. =. Company.
RUTLAND, IS. T. Q. McKallor being du-
ly sworn, deposes ard SAYS, that the gas on
hand az Rutland, previous to the test OF said
gas, made the oath of j. nuary last, was made
without his knowing that a test was TO be
made, and was male in the usual way, and
that the gas made on said oath January, was
also made in the same manner and from the
ordinary materials commonly used during
this winter, and that nothing whatever was
added or done to enrich the same beyond
what was customary in the ordinary opera
ton of the works.
T.QUINCY McKALLOR.
Mr.. T. Q. McKallor appeared and mad
oath before me, that the auoVe statement Is
according to truth.
JoHN CAIN, Notary Public.
Rutland, Feb. IL, 1861.