The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-23
Reduction in Price
OF
GAS,

The Wilmington Coal and Gas Com
panS heUS leave TO announce to It's many
customers that owing to the reduced price
OF raw materials with improved meth
DDS OF manufacture, and III accordance
with its long settled policy of reduction,
all gas sold ON and after October l, 1881
will be charged at .25 per thousand feet,
sub Get to a discount for payment within
ten days OF delivery of bill OF 10 per cent.
mot ten cents per thousand. as hereto
fore making net price of sl.l2H, which
ia reduction OF 10 per cent. on former
prices aud is believed to be n lower rate
Tor good gas than eau be found In any city
Of this size similarly situated for obtain
Ing coal and oil.
Prompt collection of our bills is advan-
tageous for our customers. who save a
large discount. and TO ourselves In the
lessening of bad debts and we urgently
desire all customers 10 avail themselves
OF the deduction offered.
Gas mt our pricc is far cheaper and less
troublesome than any other artificial
light and when II 10 remembered that 1t Is
ST ored in large holders in great quantities.
ready for any emergency, and not liable
TO a failure OF supply by accidents to
machinery. 1t should commend itself to
| every prudent householder.
The use Of gas stoves ranges and water
! heaters is greatly on the increase andmeets
I the mu3 ked approval Of all using them
| on account of their convenience, comfort
! and economy. For bath and other rooms
| that are scantily heated they are really a
| luxury, few minutes only being needed
| to change a chilly 70 IN into II cheerful
| and healthy one. For early breakfast they
| cannot be too highly esteemed by belateCi
| cooks and housewives.
A gas stove with stealn-heating attach
| ment is now used most satisfactorily by
some of our natrails for parlorS, libra
| RIGS, etc
The aivautng, and safety over edan.
| Rerous oil stoves should give gas the pre-
| terence in all households.
l 4 "a nj
| the increase In other cities, and il should
| lie more used here, where il so cheap. Gas
| engines are now made It's large as one hun
dred horse power, aud are said to posses,
great advantages. To avoid the dust, dirI
| nnd danger Of steam bnilcrs 10 a SUBJECT
well worthy OF consideration In large
communities.
The lighting OF eity residences on the
Inside 10y yard lamps IL growing rapidly
! in favor and is ~ cat safety against bur
glars aud minor GepreIatOrs. but what Il
sill more important in this direction Is Y
KEEP TWO or more lights burning in dwell
ings all night. AID every night, as it Il
well known that such outlaws fear ligh
more than anything else, Two such light
burning two feet per hour each Won't
| cOnsuTtc about eleven thousand feat pc
| ycHt, and wOnid cost nj our low pric,
about az per anLum, and would surely IL
worth I'm more than that amount in peac,
and comfort 10 timd families,
Ii sometimes happens that our custo
ners are not getting the best results on
account Of dirty or had burners dul
shades or Hntiq ated fixtures, and tia
poor llHhi aud tInrhy ceilings follow. n
any WHO are iuCUnmOdcd from tins ornu
other cause We request that immediat
notice 70 seut 10 our office, Third an
Shipley streets, by mail, telephone or me:
scnECf.
The price of gas In this city in 1864 wa
$3.50 per thousand. and by uine EucccssiV
reductions hats reached Sl.l21. per thuus
and at this time With improved uppu
ratus and IL liberal consumption by GU
citizens we hoI.n still further reduction
may he made in the future.
We wish 10 sell the best gas at the low
est price and 10 have II economically AN
comfortably used by all customers, and
they Will report promptly all dctlciencle
we will do our part In having them col
rected.
oIO.l3teod EDWARD BETTs President.