The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-23
WHAT MIR mnANNE SAYS

Regarding the PIssoHt situation aud the
Attitude Of Ills Company.
MIR. W. II. lIearne, counsel for the West
Virginia Natural Gas Company, was met
by an INTELmGENcER reporter last even.
ing on his return from Pittsburgh. Mr..
Elesrne was asked what he had 10 say
about the publication In the mornings
INTELLIGENoER relating to the disCrimina-
ton agNinAt Wheeling and in favor Of the
other side Of tho river made by his com.
pany. II have this to say," replied Mr..
llearne; "when the ordinance was passed
natural gas WAS being delivered 10 house,
holders in Pittsburgh at from IL to Is
cents 4 thousand. Now 1t Is being de-
livered for 10 Centa; that Is what
Finn 4 Gillespie offer 1t al in
Bellaire, and We expect to do as we'll az
that, at least, in Wheeling. We are per.
feCty willing to have that feature OF our
ordinance modified so ~ to place tho
maximum price at ten Cents. But, un.
derstand me, don't expect 10 charge
householders by the thousand cubic feet
and put meter in each kouse-here, /
happen to have with mo copy Of the
contract which we shall make with house
holders. You see how 1t reads, so much
for cook stove, 30 much for heating stove
or CRATE, per month, according TO the
number Of burners, with specification
as TO the size Of the burners. Under this
contract the householder may burn Rs
much gas as he pleases and the charge is
the same. So much for the household
service.
AN OFFER TO MANUFACTURERS.
"Now about the manufacturers. Those
who have contracted with Finn and Gil.
lespie have made contracts for three
years, during which time they are bound
TO them. That's as exclusive as ours,
which run for three years. was author.
lied to-day by the officers OF our company
at Pittsburgh to say that we will duplicate
those contracts made by Finn and Gil.
lespie, and we will make them for six
months, one year, three years or FIVE
years, and we shall have the gas here be.
fore anybody else can bring 1t here. We
shall advertise in the morning papers for
bids for constructing a ditch thirty miles
long, four feet deep and two feet wide.
The bids are to be In by the first Of April
and tho contractor must be ready 10 begin
work on the 10th Of April. Our aim Is to
have the gas here not later than the first
Of September
"Yoa say, Mr.. Hearne, that your com.
pany is willing to make contracts with the
manufacturers Of Wheeling on the same
terms as the Finn and Gillespie con.
tracts. Have YOU ever made these Of
iers2"
GOING AHEAD, CONTRACTS OR NO CONTRACTS.
"No; our officers were here to meet
the Wheeling manufacturers and mako
contracts on terms which IL was thought
would DO acceptable to them, but they
waited and no manufacturers appeared;
but contracts or no contracts, we expect 10
do even better Tor the manuiactur.
era than the terms upon which these
Finn and Gillespie contracts have
been made. We understand that 1t is to
our interests TO treat the manufacturers
fairly aud even literally, 30 that they will
have no cause Of complaint. This Is our
purpose II they will give us the oppOrtu.
nifty to show 1t. This mitch Is certain, we
have the money and we have the gas. We
are going right ahead and we are going to
bring the gus here as fast as we can"