Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-05
CHEAP Gas.

lie reduction in the cost OF rss IN
Seattle is resulting in very marked in.
crease In the consumption, a. was to be
expested. The company here, consid-
erIng the absence of competition, has
really treated the people we'll, having in
the ten years of its existence reduced its
rates gradually from 81 per thousand
feet to 81. TO s., to "a, and now to g.
The demand has grown with each re.
duction, generally keeping up with the
supply. and usually being ahead. judo
ing BY the past, further reduction to
$3.50 per thousand feet may be expected
about 1885. We know Of no city on the
coast except San Francisco in which gas
IL cheaper than in this.
The Chicago Gaslight Company re-
duced its price from $2.25 to 81 70 on
the LIST Of July. The company has been
extending Its works, and now announces
further reduction to SLIPS on the LIST
OF next November. A discount Of Csc is
allowed ON all bills paid before the 18th
OF the month, which will bring down
the price 70 81 per thousand cubic feet.
Inns 70 about as cheap a. the article is
furnished in any American city.
Gas has long been used for heating and
cooking purposes in small way. Last
month the Winchester (Va.) Gasliaht
Company made some experiments in
cooking that were deemed quite salts
factory. A breakfast for Ave persons
was cooked in 10 minutes at a cost of
Ike, and q substantial dinner in 80
minutes at cost of $40. The Delphos
tOhto) Gaslight Company offers liberal
discounts to those who wish to use gas
Tor heating and cooking purposes. The
regular price ia 81, but graded system
u allowed for those who use over 500
feet, the maximum rate being Is Der
cent. on 1000 feet and upwards. The
Company has been ia operation Is
saenths. Its coal costs $l.65 delivered
at the works, and il sells its coke for 100
per bushel.
A company with a capital of $500, 900
has been organized at jamestown, N.
Y, for the purpose Of building a pipe
line from the Clarendon oil region in
Pennsylvania twenty-five miles dis
Ant) for conducting natural gas to
jamestown to be used for lighting and
heating purposes. The source of SUD-
ply has been emitting large Quantities
of gas for the past three years.
The streets of Albany, N. Y, are
lighted with electricity at q cost of S78.-
268 per anpum. The contract expires
soon, and ono Of the papers ia ursinQ the
return to gas, which at the utmost
would not cost over $40,s46. The paper
says the cost with the old number Of
Tampa l116T and hours would not ex-
ceed $9, It's per annum, or little over
oue-third what 10 now paid for elec-
tricity. The great difference in the
price OF Illuminating agencies is the
most serious obstacle with which cleo |
tricity has to contend. II Albany gets
its streets lighted for go, 1000 We pay
we'll for lighting ours.
The Denver Coli Gaslight Company
has redaced the price of gas to 81 80.
81 80 and 81 according to the quantity
consumed, against 81, 81 25 and 81 30
up to August LIST.
At Wheeling (va.) the gas works are
owned by the town and the list Of CON-
sumers il $500. The quantity of gas
furnished last year was 81 ,O00, 900 feet,
OF which the city burned one sixth, for
which no charge was made. An ordi-
nance has been submitted fixing the
price to outsiders at 81 with 10 per cent.
discount On bills paid before the 10th of
tho month. This reduction is voluntary,
as there is ne opposition.