The record-union., 1894-05-16
LIGHT ON A DARK SUBJECT.
Men Who Understand All About Max
ing Gas.
The Slot Principle Introduced Into the
Meter System-Excursion To-day
TO the Folsom Dam.

Yesterdays proceedings of the Coast
Gas Associations session at Pythian Hall
in this city were doubtless of considerable
interest to the delegates present, but
would not be to the general public.
There We're several papers read on the
subjects connected with the making of gas,
but thewriters confined themselves closely
to technical details OF the business that the
average citizen would not understand
The following officers officiated: Joseph
b. Crockett. President: j. L. Hallett,
Vice President; John A. Baton, Secre-
tary and Treasurer; Directors John
Mathen, j. S. Kaneen, T. II. Eichbauin,
j. Kempf, Jr.
There were in attendance representa-
tlves OF gas interests in various cities in
this Stale, Oregon and Nevada, as fol-
lows: Charles +. Adams of the Portland
Gas Company of Portland, Or; II. Il.
Adams, Stockton Gas Light ana Heat
| Company, Stockton; w. L. Boardman,
San francisco: John Clements, Red Bluff
Gas and Electric Light Company, Red
Bluff: j. b. Crockett, San Francisco Gas
Light Company, San Francisco; ). b.
Cushing, San Rafael Gas and Electric
!
Eastland, Oakland Gas Light and Heat
Company, Oakland; Il. II. Eich baum.
Pacific Gas Improvement Company, san
francisco; j. l.. Cannon, City Gas In
spector, San Francisco; o. NJ. Gregory,
San Jose Light and Power Company, san
Jose; l.. {. Jones. San Francisco Gas
Light Company, San Francisco; Philip
Meyer, san tranciseo; NJ. {. Osborn,
| Virginia City Gas Company, Virginia
City, New; L. X. Barker, Napa City Gas
Light and Heating Company, Napa City;
{. w. QuIety, San Jose Light anu Power
Company, san Jose; B. q. soteinman.
Capital Gas Company. Sacramento; j. w.
Thomas, Vallejo Gas Light Company.
Vallejo; \. Wylie, Carson City. New.
The following named new members
were elected: &. troelich, San Francisco;
B. A. Knight, San Francisco; +. +. Sher-
man, East Portland. Or: ID. Daciler,
Fresno; Y. Stow, san Francisco; K. i.
Green, San Francisco; Charles Dickie,
Marysville; NJ. Men eale, Santa Cruz; W.
NJ. Du Nal, San francisco: y. II. Shade.
Virginia City. New.
The following committees were selected:
Committee TO select next meeting place
r. K. Parker, n. Willy, John Clement.
COMMITTEE on Noninations-E. Z.
Jones, j. w. Thomas, Ii. I. Adams.
Committee on "Wrnkles' for next
meeting I. r. Parker.
The delegates were entertained at a
banquet last night i'll the spacious room
Of the Capital Gas Company on street.
| To-day's programme will include: A.
NJ. excursion to Folsom by special train
to inspect work being done in construc-
lion OF dam; P. NJ, return to Sacramento
4 for lunch at gas stove rooms of the Capt.
ral Gas Company; = p. NJ, drive to works
of Capital Gas Company and other places
of interest.
! There was exhibited at the session yes
/ terday one OF the new automatic gas
meters now in use in san Francisco, and
1t attracted considerable attention. It is
about the size OF an ordinary meter and
registers I,S00 feet of gas. 1t is OF the slot
machine order, and supplies quarter of
q dollars worth OF gas by dropping the
quarter into the slot.