Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-11-25
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
MANY CITIZENS EXPRESS FAVORABLE OPINION
ON THE SUBJECT.
Talks With Business Men and Other Wsll-Known
PsOple-Thsy Are anxious That Council
Should Do Something in the Matter

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Psopls-Thsy Are anxious That Council
Should Do Something in the Matter.
The REGISTER this morning presents
the views of number of leading citi
zens and large taxpayers, upon the SUBJ
ject Of the use OF electricity in Wheel
ing, and especially and particularly
upon the propriety and desirability Of
lighting the streets in that way. The
OF opinion are very much to
the point, and the interviews should be
studied by members Of Council at their
earliest convenience.
HULLInEN QUARRIER.
This city should have had electric
lights long ago, and she can't get them
any too soon. The way the principal
are illuminated at night
is perfectly ridiculous. The trouble is
with this city, she stands right in her
own light. Some may argue that the
city has the gas plant on its hands, and
it would be great expense TO the city.
That ought not 10 enter into the ques-
tion, for If it does it will stand in the
way for all time OF any progression in
this city. Dump the gas plant into the
creek il need be, but by all means let
us have electric lights, and let US keep
pace with cities Of at least half our
size. Let the city run the electric light
plant in connection with the gas plant.
/ think there will be room for both.
don't think the time will ever come
when electric lights will ever be used
generally in houses, for ii is too bright,
and can't be graduated in volume like
gas. The gas plant will have all this
territory to draw from. Again, If such
can be done why not use the manufac-
tured gas for fuel. When sent through
the pipes without publication, such as
is necessary for Illuminating gas, it
ought to be furnished at merely nomi-
nal figure and find large and proiita-
BILE field. But first of all let us light up
the streets as they should be, and then
introduce the same into such stores.
Easements and warehouses aS desire IL,
and for such purposes it is the finest
kind of light.
MICHAEL REILLY.
The city ought to have had electric
lights long ago. 1t is one of the most
disagreeablc cities to arrive in late at
night. Travellers who come in on the
Pullmans' actually have to grope around
the streets before they can find out
where they are. 1t is very poorly
lighted city. Another thing which
ought to be taken into consideration,
and seriously, too, concerning the intro
duction of electric light. and that is the
lessening of crime. Why, look out
there in Chicago. Only few years ago
in certain unlightcd sections of that
city toughs and thugs used to run ram
pant: now, since the introduction OF the
electric light you hardly hear of a
crime in that section. There're getting
these lights all around us now, and
Wheeling seems to be about the only
dark city in this section. don't know
as the city ought to sell it outside, but
she certainly ought to have II for the
cities use. expect to have to pay lit
tie higher taxes, but give us good
light.
:. :. BLOCH.
81 am strongly in favor of the cstab-
lishment of an electric light plant, un-
der municipal control, and l think the
necessary legislation should be secured
at once. That it is the best light, there
can be no question. We are far behind
AL our neighboring cities, OF much
smaller population, in the matter OF
street lighting. have not considered
the question of cost, but electric light
is so far superior to all others, that we
should have il at any price. III Bridge
port and Martins Ferry can afford it,
we are certainly not in position to
complain"
ANTON REYMANN.
lyon may quote me As being heart
lily in favor of the establishment OF
an electric light plant. have no doubt
that the city could furnish lights at a
more reasonable price, than is now
charged. The only question to be con-
sidered is the cost Of the apparatus.
When the matter comes up before the
next Legislature, the bill will certainly
pass, for nine out Of every ten citizens
OF Wheeling are in favor Of it. have
had Il good opportunity to study the
question. and have arrived at my opin-
ion from an observation of the
practical results obtained from
the plant in operation at my
brewery in Manchester. We put In
dynamo about two years, at a cost OF
. -. eo, zoo, wr.il vapaclty Tor over
two hundred lights, OF sixteen candle
power. The cost Of operating the plant
is merely nominal, and the results OBJ
tained were more than satisfactory.
We use electric lights as matter OF
necessity rather than choice. There Is
danger of explosions when working In
bins. or vanishing the large casks, 50
that we were compelled 10 use lamps
with renectors. II the city builds
plant will take out my dynamo, and
secure lights from IT,"
EWING BROTHERS.
"The firm Of Ewing Bros, china deal
ers. Is heartily in favor OF the introdnc-
ton Of electricity for street lighting.
One OF the members OF the firm, with
whom the REGISTER reporter talked. said
he had travelled considerably over
the country. aud he had not seen city
Of anywhere near the size Of Wheeling
that did not have electric lights. lie
said he had worked hard personally Oh
several occasions TO have this brought
about, and was actually surprised To see
Wheeling's otherwise active and
enterprising citizens. so direlict In this
important matter OF light. He was OF
the opinion that the gas here was as
good in quality as elsewhere, but that
was out of the question. II we wish to
keep pace with other cities OF com
mercial worth we must have cleo
tricity. He said he was the first to IN
troduce electric lights into stores, and
found them far superior TO all other
lights. This gas here was analyzed
some time ago and found TO be OF but
l2-candle power with Argand burners.
Now. this is not to be compared with
the electric light. What | believe the
city ought to do is to go ahead and
build her plant, supply the city, and
then peddle it out TO private consumers,
and an Of the opinion that the city
can do this without any special acts OF
the Legislature. am in favor OF
starting the electric light plant. and
running it in connection with the gas
nlant. believe you'll find gas con-
sumers enough to use all they can
make. If not for illuminating purposes,
then for fuel purposes"
c. 7. BRANDFAs>.
"My position upon the question OF es-
tablishing an electric light plant In con-
-; xritb our gas plant is