Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-30

people do not know how to use the gas
economically. We are getting our consumers S
broken in gradually. We are getting them to
Eake the meters, as most of our customers are
private consumers, and we hnd they are giving
very general satisfaction. l don't believe we
will have much trouble. This shortage always
sets in in the fall OF the year, but the pressure
comes around all right.
An effort was made to see the officials of
the Allegheny Heating Company, as it was
understood they had scarcely any gas yester-
day and the day before. When The DIS
PATCH man got to the Office, the officials
were gone, but he was permitted to see the
register in the office This showed that there
was Just shade less than half-ounce pressure
in the mains, which, according TO the man In
charge, would not have been enough ito blow
out candle"
CHILLY AT HEADQUARTERS.
1t was noticed that the company's Office was
far from being comfortably warm, although it
was claimed that the gas had been turned on
full force all day. The gentleman who ex-
planned the register to the reporters said he
had heard good many complaints about the
he noticed the officials telling the people that
there would be plenty of gas after the hrst OF
the month. They expect the connection with
the Believernon field to be made by that time.
r. B. Brown, President of the Equitable Com
pany, said they had plenty of gas, and as yet
have had no complaints about the supply. They
o
nue., among which Brown Co., Shoen-
berger Co., Mcintosh, Henphill Co. and
Zug & Co.
1--WE have very few private consumers" said
Mr.. Brown. The meter question has been
talked of some among our people, but am not
prepared to say what action will be taken in
that respect. Whatever is done however. l DO
Lot believe we will cut off any of our manutac-
turers in favor of the private consumers. Oh,
yes, the supply from the wells we have now is
decreasing some, but we are getting more wells
in, and we are trying TO keep within the limits.
The supply is really not SO short as people
imagine it is. The only difference is that 1t re-
quires more gas IN cold weather to make the
required amount of heat. You can say that
the Equitable has plenty of gas"
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF GAS.
A. E. Nlemann. Superintendent of the Man
ufacturers' Company, was also seen. He said:
i am glad to have the opportunity to set our
company right on this question. In the first
place we have no shortage. A great may peo-
pie, and the papers especially. have been con-
fused because there is the Mononsahela and
the Manufacturers Companies both on the
Southsde. In a number of cases we got credit
for shortages in the mills and factories where
we did not supply gas at all while all of our
people had plenty of gas. We supply Ripley d
Co. Doyle Co, Adams q Co.. George A.
Duncan & Co. the Thomas Evans Company,
Bryce Bros, the Keystone Rolling Mill Com
pany and great number of other large estab-
hshments. You may visit any Of these places,
and Eli venture to say you will find an abund-
ant supply of gas at each place, Besides these,
we supply large number of brick works. boil
ers. Inclines and small establishments, together
with the whole of Knoxville and Beltzhoover
boroughs and part of Lower ST. Clair township
and we have not had single complaint from
private consumer. In our Finch main on Sec
Ond avenue we are carrying a two-pound pres
sure to-day, so you can see we have plenty of
gas. Our SouthSide mains are 5, 10 and II
inches. The pressure over there ought to be
heavier"