The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-10-21
Reduction in Price
GAS.

The Wilmington Coal and Gas Com
I nny bcgs leave to announce to its man,
customers that owing 20 the reduced pric
OF raw materials. with improved meth
DDS OF manufacture. and IN accordance
with its long settled policy OF reduction
all gas sold on and after October l, 1891
Will be charged al si25 per thousand feet
sub1ee 10 "A discount for payment within
ten days OF delivery of bill OF 10 per cent
mot ten cents per thousand as hereto
tGr''l making net price of Slls13. which
is reduction of 10 per cent. on former
prices, and Is believed to be a lower rat,
Iorgood gas than can be found in any cit,
OF this size similarly situated for obtain
Prompt collection of our bills is advan
tagecus for our customers. who save
lnrgc DISCOUNT, aud TO ourselves in thu
lessening of bad debts. and we urgent,
,dcsite all customers TO avail themsetve
OF the deduction offered.
Gas at our price Is far cheaper and les
Troublesome than any other artificia
Hight aud when II Is remembered that it Il
stored ~ large holders In Sreat quantitie les
ready for any emergency. aud not iinbl,
80 failure OF supply by accidents tC
machinery. 1t should commend itself Il
every prudent householder.
!, The use of gas stoves, ranges and water
heaters is 81 cntly on the increase audmeat,
the ma led approval of all using then
ON account of their convenience comfort
.aud economy. For bath aud other rooms
that are scantily heated they are really q
luxury. a few minutes only being needed
TO change chilly room into cheerful
and healthy one. For early breakfast they
caunut be TOO highly esteemed by belated
cooks and housewives.
A gas stove with steam-heating attach
ment is now used most satisfactorily by
some OF our patrons for parlors. libra
lries etc.
The advantage g and safetyover the dan
lgcrous oil stoves should give gas the pre-.
terrence in all households.
The use OF gus Tor engines is largely on
the increase III other cities, and it should
lie more used here. where 1t so cheap. Gas
eugines are now made as large as one hun.
dred horse power. and are said TO posses
great advantages. To avoid the dust dirt
and danger OF steam boilers is a subject
well worthy of consideration in large
communities.
Tine lighting OF city residences on tho
Outside b. yard lamps is growing rapidly
In tayor,nnd is great safety against bur.
lElars ahd minor deprcdntors, but what is
still moro Important in this direction is 10
keep two or more lights burning in dwell,
Iings all night, and every night, as 1t is
well known that such outlaws fear light
more than anything else, Two such lights
burning two feet per hour each would
consume about eleven thousand feet PEI
year, and won!d cost at our low prize
about ST. per annttnI, and would surely he
worth far more than that amount in peace
aud comfort to imtd families
1t sometimes happens that our custo.
lncrs are not getting the best results on
account OF dlrty or bad burners dull
shades or anticipated fixtures and that
poor liant and smnhy ceilings follow II
Any vino are invommoded from this or an,
lother cause wo request that Immediate
notice tie sent 10 our Office, Third AM
lshlpley streets, by mail, telephone or mes
senger.
The price of gas I'm this city in 1864 wa,
t3.50 per thousand, and by nine successive
reductions has reached $i.1s% per tbous-
and ut this time. With improved appa
rattis aud liberal consumption by our
lcitfZens we no q still further reductions
may be made In the future.
| We wish 10 sell the best gas at the low.
est price and 10 have it economically and
comfortably used by all customers, and II
they will report promptly all deficiencies
we Will do our part in having them cor
lrected.
ol6-lsteod EDWARD BELTS. President.
q HERIFF7S SALE-BY VIRTUE OF a
- writ of Levari Facias to me directed
Will be exposed TO public sale at the Court
House. on Market street, between Tenth
and Eleventh streets, in the city of WI.
mington, New Castle county. Del,