The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-03-13
What Natural Gas Has Done For
Lancaster-Does it Pay7

Lancaster -U06S IL ray
To the editor Hooking Sentinel:
A little over two years ago,
Lancaster commenced expert
mentlng to End natural gas and
perseveled until in February. 80.
Developments then made show
ed that al unlimited supply was
secured. rne city was bonded
for SO, 900 to pay The cost of the
wells that had been bored, pipe
the CITY and sink as many new
wells as the funds would admit
of.
The city has been piped in a
first class manner from center 10
circumference, has sunk three
additional wells, one OF them the
second best in the field, and in
all has expended but little over
$50, 900. Bu. few veted against
the proposition TO issue The
bonds, the ninety and nine bellev.
ing in the old adage nothing
ventured nothing won," and
"what is good for the majority
should be acqniesed in for the
public good" The results from
all this expenditure have been
beyond The expectations Of the
most sanguine, and a great debt
of gratituee at least, is due those
who in the beginning Gid, in the
face Of some opposition and
many difficulties, persevered un
til final success was assured.
Before the introduction of nat
ural gas, Lancaster annually,ex
pended about $4,000 for coal
from the mines of Perry, Hook
ing and Athens Co. This money
was sent away from home to
swell the volume of business in
the mining districts. Now it
don't go that way. Our people
and our manufactures are now
supplied with natural gas fuel,
the best Of all fuels at half the
cost OF coal.
Even at this low rate the
monthly income Is over So, ,O0e
per month for seven months OF
The year, and over $1,000 per
month for he 5 summer months.
The income this year Will be
above s25 600. The citizens of
Lancaster are just foolish enough
TO believe tins Il good income OF
their investment Of $4,000.
Three years ago many of the
best residence properties and
business houses were for sale
without buyers at thirty to forty
per cent less than cost. Houses
empty by the score for want Of
renters and rents at very low
ebb. All this has been changed.
Property in general has doubled
in value, close 10 a hundred new
houses have been built, and
hundred mere are actually want
Ell by April 1st 10 supply the
demand.
Fourteen new manufacturing
enterprises have been planted.
seven of them completed and in
active operation, with the Others
getting into working CT
Ter.
A street railroad is now in pro
less OF construction without cost {
o our city, and contract let for
paving the principal streets with
'itrified brick.
The increase in population is {
'stimaied frem fifteen hundred
o twenty five hundred, and as ,,
many more in sight coming.
The foregoing answers YOUR T
uquiiies as TO what natural gas |
as done for Lancaster, in part S
I least. and for iur!her infornla- +
ION respectfully Y refer you TO I his .
ieek's issue of The Lancaster F
iazeite and Ohio Eagle. r
No doubt your idea is 10 stir I
. The citizens of Logan 10 do .
ome! hing in he same line. r
'hich shows your good inten-i ft
ons in the matter, and we wish +,
OH abundant success though be- u
ewing il a hopeless task. Better -
ome 10 Lancaster, the Seem "
ity of the Hooking Valley" and cI
I'VE yourself vast amount of II
labor. x** II
Lancaster. March Z, 80. y:
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