The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-15
mn. GAS WORKS.
What - Being Dome by This Enter.
priSinr l'ornOrati ion. -

prising Corporal ion. :.
The earlier history of the lllatka t;as
Light and Fuel Company has before
been narrated IN the columns of TnE
Ntw>. How in II few week. from the
tim" It was decided to build, every thinr
WAS being p'lshed to "A rapid completion
with II vim aud energy characteristic of
thu movers IN the matter ani in man
ner worthy 81 the enterprise, ut any com
munlty.
II IL the ohl.ct Of this article to speak
more particularly 1t the more recent
d"Inss 81 the compan, and the efforts
t"'ing made and lac good work already
accomplished in giving i'alatka gas,
the quality Of which is most excellent
AMI daily ning improved.
\ NEWS representative visited the
works OF the company yesterday, and
was kindly met by the olliging super'n.
ten,lcnt, Mr.. &. }. HAYES. from whom
considerable interesting information was
CLEANED. The company has laid some
thing over 900 feet Of mains. or little
more than a mile and u half. To these
ARE attached large number vt meters
used by twenty -four Of our business
houses, two hotels, "a number OF private
dwelling houses, and forty six street
lamps. To these meters. not consider.
ihg the hotels, are connected AN average
OF fifteen burners. The Putnam House
has alone more than one thousand burn.
ers. BESIDES these new meters are he
my put in almost daily, and the works
are reaching out and increasing their
business IN manner at once satisfnc.
tory I" the entcrprislng gentlemen who
have invested their money in the hus.
ness and the citizens who take pride in
the growth and prosperity of haatka
and ralatka's institutions.
1t has been one of the principal objects
and rndelvms of the managers of the
gas works to increase constantly the
quality eli the lighting fluid furnished.
and to this end they liayo labored until
their efforts are beng crowned with a
success. Notwithstanding this fact.
still further effort is being made now
which is believed will produce gas alb
solutely second to none of whatsoever
system or from whatsoever source. and
this will he done at once and with no al.
dltiohal cost to consumers.
And the chrapnrss of the lights fur
nished by the company should and has
made gas popular IN ralatka, the price
being only two dollars and fifty cents per
thousand feet, II price not greater, and
in many instances not So great as is
charged in numbers Of the large cities of
the country.
BESIDES for lighting. the company
furnish gas stoves for cooking purposes.
with which the cooking of all food
needed in n large family can he done at
cost Of not exceeding twelve cents yer
day for fuel, aud is olorless, cleanl, and
a most desirable article in every way.
These stoves are inexpensive, easy ui
management and cooking is done IN a
superior manner on them, the regulation
Of heat being done to u nicely.
To the Iaatka Gas Light and Fuel
Company, composed of WI Vinegar,
NJ. :. Cartier, W. j. Webb, and other en-
terprisiug citizens. the sit, owes much,
rs the institution they have given us i,
one that adds much to our advancement
IN u business way, the comfort and
safety of our citizens, ~ well as III the
march Ut progress IN this day ot AL.
vancrd 81, illAation and light.