The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-11-27
CHEAPER GAS.

| CHEAPER GAS.
THE MUNICIPAL GAsLuGHT COMPANY
PROMISES us CHEAPER GAS.
A New York Company. Anxious to Estab-
lish Gasw0rks I'm st. Louis and New
Orleans-A Better Variety Of Gas to be
Furnished at Cheaper Rates.
Especial Correspondence N. o. Democrat
ST. LOUIS, Nov. %. 1877.
The subject Of
CHEAP GAS.
or rather cheaper gas than we get now, is once
more agitating the public mind here. and this
time there is some promise of relief unless the
municipal assembly shall have the hardlhood
and efrrontery 10 defy the peoples will. The
remedy proposed now is the establishment OF o
new company, restricted by ordinance to price
not to exceed two dollars per thousand cubic
feet. The Municipal Gaslight Company of New
York city, have made application to the city for
| permission to lay mains and pipes. and the or
| dinance is now before the municipal assembly.
| As this company intends to make the same ap-
plcation in New Orleans with the view Of es-
tablishing works and carrying on business in
that city. the DEMOCRAT correspondent has been
collecting some information on the subject.
THE PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE
| ia new one In this country, and the product
| Is called water gas because it is made from
water By a chemical process the component
parts Of water are separated and the hydrogen
| is strongly impregnated with refined naptha
No coal is used except for heating purposes. The
works are very-similar in eonstruc ion to those
in use for the manufacture of the ordinary gas,
| nd tha m mr. nil nj nd Hytt rec
are used so that consumer is not put to any
| expense In changing his patronage to the new
| process. The process is O French invention.
| and was introduced In New York city something
| over two years ago. A company of wealthy men
| was formed and without any difficulty or delay
the privilege of laying mains in the streets OF
that city was obtained from the authorities.
Having ample MEANS the company pushed for
ward vigorously. and while the mains and pipes
were being laid the works were In process of
construction. About two years ago the New
| York company opened business under an ordi-
nance restricting them to charge OF
| TWO DOLLARS PER THOUSAND CUBIC FEET.
| The company opened business with the ad-
vantage of lower rate than the O her gas COM
panies charged, and that naturally attracted
custom The gas gave satisfaction as well as
the price, and in the short space Of two years
| Having the exclusive right to manufae-
ture this gas in the United States and
| having met with such rapid success in
| New YORK. the company decided to extend
| its operations to other large cities of the
Union. Within a few days past Philadelphia
| and San Francisco have both granted fran
chises to the Municipal Gaslight Company. and
applications for the right to lay mains are now
pending before the municipal au horities OF St.
Louis and Chicago. Mr.. j. A. Monheimer, of
| New York. is here as the representative Of the
| company. and as soon rs his application Is dis
posed oT by the assembly he will p1oeeed to
| NEW ORLEANS
to ask the right of establishing works In your
| city.
company has been formed here of leading
cit zens, with D. 2. Rowland. one of our oldest
and most honorable merchants, as president
This company has been organized and char
tered under the laws of the State, and will con-
duct the affairs of the gas company here. If the
| right to proceed is accorded them. A company
of local business men is organized in each city,
but the original company in New York. who
own the right to the process, furnish all the
capital necessary to construct the works and set
business in and b Of be II gt
local company liberal opportunities.
The petition for The right to lay mains and
the ordinance granting that right were referred
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tnese uocuments were nIsC pLesen'en. et = i nIs
committee haye been sxanlnlng INTO 70 the atalr.
ana tne chairman liiIoEms .,s @ me anat he ma. nus
loun9 AZ c9npan az eaat Was Iep[esunseu pa..e.
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documents in support of h s claim that the
company in New York, and will in st. Louis,
sell
BETTER QUALITY OF GAS
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than IL ordinar ~ nttue ~ ~ u iesS M pIlee oas VI
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