The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-11-13
Reduction in Price
GAS.

The. Wilmington Coal and Gas Com,
pany beKs leave TO announce TO its MAN,
customers thHtowing to the reduced prio +,
OF raw materials. with improved meth
DDS OF manufacture, and la accordance
with Its long settled policy of reduction.
all gas sold on and afLor October /. 100,
Will hc charged at $i.25 per thousand feei
subject 10 discount for payment within
ten days OF delivery OF bin OF 10 per ceI,t
lnot ten conts per thousand. as hereto.
fore making net price of el.la4, whic.,
Is reduction of 10 per cent on forme
prices. and Is believed to be a lower rat.
orEood rus than can be found In any eity
OF this size similarly situated for obtain.
ing coal and oil.
Prompt collection of our bills is adyan.
tageous for our customers, who save
large discount, and to ourselves in thr
lessening Of bad debts. aud we urgontir
desire all customers to avail thomsolvc
Of the deduction offered.
Gas at our price is far cheaper and les,
Troublesome than any other artificial
81 ored In large holders in great quantities
ready for any emergency, and not tiabl,
10 failure OF supply by accidents TO
machinery, it should commend itself to
every prudent householder.
Tho use OF gas stoyes, ranges and winter
heatorsis greatly on the incrcasc and meet
the marked approval of all using then,
on account oil their convenience. comfort
and economy. For bath and othor rootns
that are scantily heated they arc really a
luxury. Few minutes only beng needed
to change chilly room into n cheerful
and healthy one. For carly breakfast they
cannot be too highly esteemed by belated
cooks and housewives
a gas stove With stenm-heatlng attach.
ment Is now used most satisfactorily by
some Of our patrons for parlors. libra
ries etc.
The advantages and safety over the dao-
Rerous oil stoves should give gus the pre-.
ference in all households.
The use of gas for engines is largely or
the increase in other cities. and IL shoule
DO more used hero, where 1t is SO cheap.
Gas engines are now ma1o Us largo as one
hundred horse power, aud arc said TO pos
sess great advantages. To avoid the dust.
dirt ind danger of steam boilers Is sub
tect well worthy of consideration in largo
communities.
The lighting of city residences on the
outside by yard lamps In growing rapidly
In favor. and is great safety aval asst bur.
glars and minor deprodators, but what 10
still more imLortant in this direction Is TO
keep two or more lights burning In dwell
fngs all night, aud every night, as IL is
well known that such outlaws fear ligh,
more than anything else. Two such lights
burning two fcct por hour each would
consume about eleven thousand fcet pcr
year. and would cost at our low price
about f3 per annum, and would surely be
worth far moro than that amount in
peace and comfort TO timid families.
IL sometimes happens that our custo-
mers are not getting the best results on
accounts of dirty or bad burnera duh
shades or antiquated fixtures and that
poor light and smoky ceilings follow. To
any who are inconimoded from this or
any other cause, We request that ilnne-
diate notice be sent to oiir Office Third
and Shipley streets. by mail telephone OF
messenger.
i The price of gas in this city In 1884 wa,
$3.50 per thousand, and by nillc successive
reductions has REACHED al.lsb per thous.