Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-28
l2.8 fl. SO .25 1876 #.

Amount consumed at Rutland 1928 tenths feet
engh in candles 3! 25-lOO T. average strength o.
Amount consumed at Whitehall, IS tenths feet
9Th in candles, 10 41-l00i average strength OF
light TO the foot 39lOO candies oFZ per Cent Flcher
than Rutland gas
From the above comparisons 1t will be seen
that Whitehall gas is as cheap at SEVEN
DOLLARS. per thousand feet as Rutland gas
| would be at FIVE DOLLARS AND ELEVEN
CENTS per thousand feet.
These results are obtained from Mr.. Haw-
lev's own statements. DO they not show that
the consumers OF Rutland have been imposed
upon, and that they have just reason to COM
paIn of their enormous gas bills
Let us examine the writer's statements still
farther. He saws that we "Setected less than
half he bills taken at Burlington and contrast
ed them with bills also selected at Rutland,
etc In our report, all the bills taken at Bur
lington are pul lished. The bills are also con-
trasied with all those taken at Rutland where
the kinds OF business and number of burners
| used are similar The conclusion arrived at by
our comparison of Allen, Pond & Co.'S and
| Paine Co.'S burners is ingenously evaded
| by saving, ss Doubtless the Rutland burners
| use feet of Rutland gas, and would or 6
| feet at Burlington" etc. Now every one who
| has any knowledge of gas burners knows that
| they are marx ed for coal gas; thus 3 feet
| burner is designed to consume 8 cubic feet OF
| coal gas per hour. Allen, Pond & Go. at
| Burling' on use 3 feet burners, and Paine
We supposed that 3 times and times 3
were equal The case must be desperate
| indeed" where such especial pleading" as the
| writer resorts to is required TO sustain it.
| Again The writer says: The tests made
| of the gas at burlington and Rutland are
| riven by the Committee the same as i'll Mr..
| HawIey's sta ement and then dismissed with
the remark that the Committee had no time
| TO compare results" &c. By examining our
| report it will be seen that it plainly state
| that the test at Rutland was completed only a
few minutes before entering the meeting at
the Hall, and the Committee then had not
had time to compare results, not " several
| ceeks' afterwards as assumed by the writer
| This is another specimen of the "simple and
| direct" manner in which the agent of the gas
company presents "tacts" to the consumers
at Rutland.
The remarks in our report in regard to the
| adaptation OF the johnson and Walsh burn
ers 10 the different kinds of gas, and the con-
illusions arrived at, are sustained by the ia.
bile there given, which shows the respective
amount of light given by each. We would
saw further, that Messrs. Hawley and knick
| erbocker both recommended the alsh burn
or TO the consumers at Rutland, and stated
specifically to a number of them that they
4 were especially adapted to the Aubin gas
1 and the fact that MIR. Hawley selected then
tor the tests, both at Rutland and Whitshall
is farther evidence that he so considered
them. ssUncharitable men" might also sus
pect that he selected them because he kraeu
they would show coal gas at great dlsadvan
tage.
We now ask the consumers and the public
to carefully examine all the statements, tha
they may judge for themselves which is ;
~piain statement of all the facts" and which
is an ingenious piece of special pleading
In conclusion we would say we have NJ
desire TO excite prejudice against the gas com
pany. All that the consumers at Rutlane
desire is Justice; and whenever the gas com
pany, through their agents, manifest disp,o
sition to lay aside prejudice and deal honestly
and fairly with the consumers, and accept
reasonable compensation for their gas, VI
have no doubt that those who have discontin
ued the use of it will be ready to resume
and all use their influence to increase ta
number of consumers, thus advancing the IN
terests of all concerned
E. N. MERRIAM, Committee,
]. D. Cole,