Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-16

loss by radiation is reduced TO a very
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 a most
opportune time. Natural gas is
everywhere giving out. 1t is a "van-
1shing phenomenon. 1t has, how
ever had its uses in accustoming
manufacturers to the use of gaseous
fuel and to the introduction and utili-
zatlon of new processes in manu-
featuring, for which gaseous fuel is
dpeOiuUely necessary.
Nobody who has once used gas de-
sres to 20 back to the use of coal.
Therefore this quick, scientific 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 i'm
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 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 franchise to gas com
pany which proposes to reduce the
price of twenty-five candle-power gas
1T once to so cents and to give the
'lty one-third of the fully paid stock
u the company for the rights to lay
Mains
In consideration of the large
mount of idle labor in the city and
he Importance of giving useful en-
,loyment TO such labor. the matter
hould be pushed with the greatest
loSsible vigOr. Iron is plenty and
heap, capital is abundant, and seek
ng profitable and safe investment.
The smoke, coal cart, and ash wagon
distances are unbearable and barbar-
us, and should be abolished. The
eliyery Of gas for fuel will do away
nth all of these burdens on city life.
The only opponents of cheap gas to
e found are the gas trust and its I'M
rlnclpled subsidized newspapers. 1t
not to be expected that this greedy
lmbine will yield its exclusive bar
NAL rights to loot and pluck the
ty with extortionate prices for gas
lthout a resistance that is worthy I
better cause HBut the unpopu-
r and unlawful gas trust must 90.
r. Billings and his New York crew
congenial freebooters cannot ex- |
ect to rob Chicago very long after
hicago has found way to escape :
ON their octopus-like clutches. /
The National Gas and Water Com t
my, which is the owner of sole and /
iclusive rights under the Rev pat
It's has applied for a gas franchise r
Kansas City. 1t proposes to inter o
the bankers, merchants. manu- Y
cturers and property owners in =
cry city in the building Of new and ii
-ger Gas works wherever they are r,
eded. b
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