The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-19

Tho meeting OF tho chamber OF COM
merce, called for tho purpose OF con.
sidering way to reconcile tho diilor-
erenccs on natural gas between the first
and second branches OF tho City Coun-
Gil, was well attended. Tho following
gentlemen wero present: President Hull
linen Quarter, Secretary Howard Haz-
lott, Colonel Thomas O'Brien and
Messrs. G. 0. Smith, W. D. Simpson,
William EIlingha.l. tho Schenk broth
crs, John A. Hess, Major Ran. Stalna.
kcr, James DTcAdams, B. f. Caldwell,
lBernard Klieycs, ]. G. Brady, DR.. Haz-
lett and John G. Hoffman. Senator
Emsheimcr and Mn W. II. Hearno
were also present.
President Quarter called the meeting
to order. and said that it had boon call
cd to discuss tho difference existing be-
tween Council and the Natural Gus
company OF West Virginia. At tho last
meeting OF Council the first branch
passed Il series OF resolutions, relieving
tho gas company OF its obligation to
furnish free gas to all the public build
ings and works of tho city, and requir-
ing it to continue to deliver free gas to
the crenatory, the city building and to
the. school houses, until after June;
though tho first branch passed the re-
solutions, tho second branch rejected
them. Mr.. Quarter said that tho secre-
tary had procured n copy OF tho resolu-
tons, which he supposed it was not
worth while to read, as the members OF
the chamber of commerce were no
doubt familiar with them.
Colonel O. Brien led of, by saying that
he had some little to do with calling the
meeting. 'rrhis meeting is not in tho
interest Of the gas company" said the
colonel, sin fact | have not consulted
with any gentlemen connected with the
company. We arc not meeting here so
much as tho chamber OF commerce, but
in the interest OF tho natural gas con-
sumers. The report Of tho joint CON-
mittoe appointed by tho City Council
and OF its expert is correct, and it is
even worse than reported. Two years
ago I was director OF the company. 1
sold my stock, q thousand dollars worth,
for $3.50; to-day l could buy the same
stock back for SlG0. On my own motion
/ have secured tho following affidavit,
which l got from man on the field:
"Tha undersigned. citizen OF Washington
county, Pennsylvania, deposes and says
That he Is familiar with natural gas wells.
the wells ind pipe lines belonging 10 the NATURAL
Gaj Company OF West Virginia In said county:
that he Is acquainted with the gas territory
under lease by said company and the territory
said county; that the territory from which said
company derives Its supply Is very much weak
encd by the draughts made upon 1t, SO much 80
that tho said company with - wells now con.
nected with the main lines cannot deliver us
much gas in Wheeling rs 1t could and did four
years ago with II wells. This Is concluslycly
proved by the fact that the pressure on the lines
ut the source of supply Is now but 90 pounds TO
the square inch, whereas four years ago 1t was
200 pounds.
"Dcponcnt further says TINT said company has
made large expenditures each year for the past
five years in drilling wells and laying branch
lines thereto, and that all OF thcwells belonging
TO sud company which produce gus arc con.
nccted with the lines running TO Wheeling and
thatit delivers no gas into lines running in my
other direction.
order to keep its supply OF gus will be obliged
To spend largo amount OF money during The
coming summer in drilling wells and laying
branch lines IN such territory as il has under its
control, and as 10 q supply OF gas In the future,
that will depend upon the discovery OF new
fields within piping distance OF Wheeling
'Dcponent further says that the statements
herein InRdo arc based on his own knowledge
and not upon anything said by Others.
''TuoS. CUSHING.
"Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th
dry oil March, A. d. 1892. JAMES A. WILEY,
Notary Public in and for Washington county,
pcunun ".sr''