Telegram-herald., 1890-10-02
FOR FUEL AND LIGHT
A TAX WITH the Fuel Gas Con-
pany's Manager.
DECIDED TO Push aaIIERS Al oSCE
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uG now sett.ed fact that Grand
Rapids Is sree - % have fuel gss. IL
Is naors thaa year snee the Grand
Rapids Fael Gas company was organ
lied and francaise O. operate within
the city xas granted 20 that company
By the Common Council. some people
have been making inquiries OF late and
= few have Become = little sk~ptical
aud questioned whether or not the
eompany's promises were TO be ful-
filed.
The TELEGRAN-H HERALD stumbled into
The office Of Fred ;. Clark yesterday,
and there met ]. Frank Aldrich, gen
eral manager Of the Fuel Gas Company.
which has but recently commenced
operations 10 Hyde Park. Chicago. Mr..
Aldrich IS one Of the principal movers
IN the enterprise here, and when ques-
toned about the plans Of ms company
for Grand Rapids, said that il was al
ready decided 10 push matters and st
once.
Acton has been DELAYED here long
enough, said Mr.. Aldrich. although
l believe that the interests of all con-
cerned have been best subserved by
waiting. Our plant in Hyde Park Is
now N successful operation, and all
doubt as 20 It's deslrsbllIty, II there ever
was any. has been entirely removed.
The manufacture OF fuel gas, as you
know, IS comparatively a new thing,
and AL new inventions and processes
are perfected with time and experience.
The gas we propose to furnish IS excel
lent Tor illuminating as well rs heating
purposes. Our customers u Chicago
are more than pleased with It, and We
are having new demands for service
faster than we can meet them. Our
works there have a capacity OF a MIL
hon feet per day. and there are already
over forty mics of mains laid.
Hyde Park has population OF
considerably over loo, 900 people,
has grown from Is 900 in 1880. and be-
ing in the Worlds Far district, is
growing now, faster than ever. We
shall, without doubt IN the near future,
be obliged 10 make additions 70 our
plant there, but you can readily see that
even such one ss we now have, would
more than meet the requlrments OF
Grand Rapids. The process of manu-
featuring this gas as we'll as the burn
ers necessary TO burn it, have been
greatly improved within the year and
the citizens Of Grand Rapids will con-
sequently De much better pleased with
our product, than would have been the
case had we gone on with our plant one
year ago. This Is benefit that reaches
both the consumer and manufacturer.
"a few of the contracts incident to the
putting N of our plant here, have nj.
ready been let. the architect is now
at work on the plans for the building,
and il Is quite probable that the founds-
ton walls will be put IN this fall. Work
will Dc pushed just as far as the weather
will permit after We get at it. and we
viii get At II just rs soon as possible.
expect to return here next week"
Tsss company as has been previously
announced, some time ago purchased a
site for their plant in the north part OF
the city, and the money they have
already invested would make it seem
imperative that the projectors invest
more money 70 get out what they now
have in. Mr.. Aldrieh has standing n
the business and financial circles ol
Chicago that attaches credence to his
assurances that the plant IS TO be put II
Immediately.
TIE TELEGRAw-HERALD prOphesiei
that within one year from date Crane
Rapids consumers Will be using fuel gas