New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-30
FROM VARIOUS POINTS OF VIEW.

A strIkine-looking man to be seen about the New
York hotels this week John H. Steuart United States
Consul at Antwerp, who IL known as the friend OF
Mrs. Cleveland and the Folsoms. He Is slender, with
fne-cut face and q handsome gray mustsche He
will sail for his post at Antwerp py the Red Star Line
Saturday. Speaking of his VISIT to this country,
he said that II had been peasurable that he could
hardly tear himself away go back especially he
Is poor sailor ana expects TO punter bad weather.
find on inquiry of an officer OF one OF the big gas
companies that the consolidation Of gas and electric
light companies the plans of Edwards H. Goh oil
the American Electric Manufac turing Company, OF
this CITY, is becoming formidable matter. alluded
TO this movement In these columns less than two
months ago, at which time only two Western gas
companies had adopted the American system now
find that there are applying to get into tho
combination and that Colonel Steadman, an expert
gas engineer, has gone into the scheme. There are
many obvious reasons why electric light plant
be run much economically in connection
with gas than in any other way, that was not
surprised to learn OF this activity OF the gas men as
soon az / convinced that the two lights were
really not antagonist, ana when it was demonstrated
to that the of electric lights really increased
the consumption of gas
"Is there not danger here Of n great monopoly ~ L
asked of the gas Official. Not in the sense OF a
general combination of gas interests thu oughout the
country" the reply. Gas companies are mon-
opOles IN thcir Immediate districts whether VI !"
single town. parts of great city like New-YoIk.
That II matter of course for gas mist be dis
tributsd from central point OF manufacture, ana
few towns will support more than one gas 'ompany'
There be such thing as the combination OF gas
companies in several large cities with ono huge
monopoly, though several gas companies in large
city NAV consolidate. combination OF an electric
light company with many gas companies may make
that Company a most formidable and prosperous
concern. but it cannot tend to bring the gas com
panes closer TO each other. No. think COTS scheme
not dangerous one TO the public interest," however
in senousiy devised to benefit the American system OF
electric lightning which he controls" Will 1t reduce
the cost OF either gas or electro lightW asked 81
DO not see that the combination of gas and electric
light companies will have the eject of reducing the
cost of making and distributing gas but II will lower
the price electricity unIil may yet see the
superior light cheaply served as the INTERIOR"
find that other gas foresce tins and Fastening
control of a system by which. III conjunction
with their gas plant. they cac produce electric light
more cheapy than those companies having no con-
bnation OF tie two interests.
] was talking yesterday with Ex-Governor Warren
OF Wyoming, when he said support of his state
that the Administration policy to land matters
ruinous emigration to the Territories that only
two patents for land issued in Wyoming in one
year: EThirty-fve hundred entries made during
the period. The records of the land Commits
soner's Office show that II 900 back entries renamed
to be acted upon. There thus $4,000 people
waiting for patents and only two were satisfied. III
this fact is not enough TO sustain the antagopism OF
tue people OF the Territories to the policy OF the Land
Commissioners Office, then | not know what am
talking about"