Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-02

small percentage.
An Important Era
The discovery and development of
this new and novel process apparatus
marks comparatively as important an
era in the use Of coal and manufacture
OF gaseous fuel as the introduction of
the locomotive and steamship revo-
lutionized all previous methods of
travelling and transportation. This
important and greatly desired devel-
opment in the arts comes at most
opportune time. Natural gas is
everywhere giving out. 1t is wan
ishing phenomenon. 1t has, how
ever had its uses in accustoming
manufacturers to the use of gaseous
fuel and to the introduction and utili-
zation of new processes in manu-
featuring, for which gaseous fuel is
absolutely necessary.
Nobody who has once used gas de-
sires to go back to the use of coal.
Therefore this quick, scien tiflc and
economical method of producing
high candle-power gas by combining
the gases of water with the carbons
of soft coal and the hydrocarbons of
crude oil is of great value and inn
portance not only to Chicago but to
all the people of the earth.
The plant at the Cicero Gas Works,
Austin Park, is in operation every
day and can be seen and studied by
all who are interested in gas manu-
facture and in coal and fuel Of all
descriptions. The City and County
Gas Company has been incorporated
and has applied for a city franchise,
and proposes to push these works
into the city Of Chicago as soon as
possible, for the purpose of employ
ing labor utilizing idle capital and
furnishing the city and citizens with
cheaper and better gas. The ulti-
mate object of the company is the
supplying of gas for fuel and the
cure of the smoke nuisance, and this
is the only possible way that smoke
can be abolished.
Should See the Plant.
The Council Committee on Gas
should visit the Cicero Gas Works
and see the plant in full operation.
1t is believed that they cannot then
fail to make report in favor Of the
granting of a franchise to a gas com
pany which proposes to reduce the
price of twenty-five candle-power gas
at once to so cents and to give the
city one-thrd of the fully paid stock
of the company for the rights to lay
mains.
In consideration of the large
amount Of idle labor in the city and
the importance Of giving useful en-
ployment to such labor. the matter
should be pushed with the greatest
possible yigor. Iron is plenty and
cheap, capital is abundant, and seek
ing profitable and safe investment.
The smoke, coal cart, and ash wagon
nuisanCes are unbearable and bdrbar-
Gus, and should be abolished. The
delivery Of gas for fuel will do away
with all of these burdens on city life
The only opponents of cheap gas to
be found are the gas trust and its I'M
principled subsidized newspapers 1t
is not to be expected that this greedy
combine will yield its exclusive tar-
onial rights to loot and pluck the
city with extortlonate prices for gas
without a resistance that is worthy
of a better cause. gsBut the unpopu-
lar and unlawful gas trust must 90.
Mr.. Billings and his New York crew
of congenial freebooters cannot eX-
pect to rob Chicago very long after
Chicago has found a way to escape
from their octopus-like clutches,
The National Gas and Water Com
pany which is the owner Of sole and
exclusive rights under the Rev pat
ents, has applied for a gas franchise
at Kansas City. 1t proposes to inter
est the bankers, merchants. manu-
facturers and property owners in
every city in the building of new and
larger Gas works wherever they are
needed.
Played the Role Successfully.
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