, 1864-03-06

woman worked viii d will, to prepare the means
10 graphic With tho 2nsidious foo-tho Nseaso
which is onen more dangerous than the sWoEd.
The poopls Of Michigan ny They hare mind to
work 10 long ~ thsro Ia soldier to caro- for or
rebel in arzas, This looks like work: 88i1.n from
Cambridge and bennington One day. and 21.000
lbs Of supplies from Michigan the nhxt. ecnrvy
Will bo completely routed, il Wc pcrsoFere. We
have tho pleasure to announce, that these fnvaiua-
bio supplies arc already On tEelr way to chattanoo-
ga
uWANrnDt An HONEST Gas METER."-
In IN article under this caption, few days ago, the
TRIBUNE spoke Of tho necessity ofrudcal reform In
gas nccrp, and tho apparent collusion between gas
'ccmEapJcs and meter manufacturers. The singular
ct That all crrcrs were In favor Of the companies
md eCalnet tho cpnRumer WAS duly noted, and the
adoption CT eol1c plhn which should satfsfy tho
conBr1ner 10th ns to oQuality Of the gas and the
correctness of The meter. strongly urged as noces
eary 10 Gvo conviction that tho consumer was hon.
cttIy dealt with.
6. D. Cobb. ono of the directors Of the Chicago
nsee tight aud Coke Company, takes exception
thereto and strongly protests that our stsctures
far ns they referred to tho corporation he represent
cd, were unjust and uncaIlcd for. They had never,
hc Ead refused 10 correct any meter when It could
bo ehown lhGt The amount consumed IVES incorrect
~ rcco1ded tnd. that In every instance. On tho ap
p1ication Of a pcreon who might consider himself
a{gricvct, tLcy would test the metot aud II found
TO to incorrect, would mako 1t right without CT
pcrte to tho party making tic application. This is
all well enough so far as the gas company is con-
cerned bnt tleru is no reason 70 modify our rcsom-
mendation that como etcpB should be taken to In
erlro tho public with that degree Of confidence
which seems to distinguish tho directors Of the
Chicago Gas Light und coko, Company. We pub
1i.h herewith communication from tho Secretary
Of tho company, omitung thosc portions purely
pcrronal, from which the public can view tho qucs-
ton as 1t appears from the standpoint OF the cor
poratlon.
1t is d tact that can he east!y proven that gas
ter will register correctly the amount Of Gas that
pasfes through It: fact that w would taSo great
lhe q sny aSnlef p seentas eeniissea ~
Az es so &c ssa By s
county and IN England: those made In this conn
try sss tested By inspee'ors sppoptod By tho
a1e mnde, and the English meters we pre-
/ aumc arc tehted under m act OF Pnsltament; !;
ates they arrive, and before they arc se they are
been @ Injured u trausportation. 4 las been the
wr1ere good foFtnno fn the past th!rtcon yesrs to
aad % Who desiroas q sess tas aeeS
1asy Of mctets who, after i%nyestiEatinx % the sub-
ienibs q Tho prejudice agaipst GU conpanies Wa
the result Of ignorance.
The assertion that bills Tor yearB arc sent whore
no gas has been consumed, Ia absurd a. 1t Is IN.
true; = mistake In taking the state Of tho moler
may and does eon,stimcs occur, but such errors
would eho" on tho lece oF tho meter, and therefore
are readily corrected.
This Company never refuses, but Ia always WILL
tng TO test meter for any CONSUMER, without
charge.
| The employees Of tho Company can hAro no In.
tcscst In returning false consumption of gas and
! wcre theE deteeted In 80 doing, would b immo.
This Connauy wou,d bst1 with nlcasu,c tbn nm.
polntmcnt of competent inspector of meters, and
would do all in their power to MD him in tho dI4.
charge u his dutics In the hope that his invcstI.
gn.ions wou}d tend to giro the conyumoE moro con.
hdcnco in the accuracy Of meters.
| JAAHs K. DuRr1s. Sec.
As . proper addsndum to this communication
! We append n comparative statement from,
respectable drug honse In this city,
showing the amounts paid for gas In
each month Of the yca1s 1B62-a and 1851. The
rame number OF burners werc used In each mouth
and the number Of houra Was about the same In the
eume months Of each year: