The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-10-11
A new GAS COMP ANY.
GEO. A. FRY AND Lutte L. NORTH
RUP BUY Mr.. PAULLIN'S
INTEREST.
THE SUPREME COURT
Decides Against the City in its Suit will
Pryor, but We Are to Have
CHEAP GAS ANYHOW.

The gas question, which has been
talked about a good deal for some
months past, has assumed a new and
interesting phase this week. In the
first place, ON Saturday last, the Su
Dreme Court handed down a decision
declaring that the city had no power
to fix the prices which the gas COM
pany should charge the consumers.
That decision knocked out the ordi-
nance which was passed by the coun-
ell last spring and left Messrs. Paullin
d Pryor the masters of the situation.
The second item of Importance was
the sale by Mr.. Paullin of his entire
interest to Geo. \. Fry and Lutte l..
NOrtnrup. This sale was consum-
mated yesterday, and with the news
of the change IN firm came also the
pleasing announcement that there
would be d sweeping reduction in the
prices charged for gas. While the
decision of the Supreme Court left it
within their power TO continue to
charge the old prices, yet Mr.. Fry
and Mr.. Northrup were convinced
that the adoption of liberal policy
would be appreciated by the people,
and they have therefore agreed with
Mr.. Pryor on the following schedule
of prices:
First stove annual contract sl9OO per year,
collect 500 per month for months and 81 %
per month for months.
Second stove, $3.50 per year, callect sL5o per
Third stove, $50 per year, collect Sl.25 per
month for months.
welsbaek lights. small size. and fish jets, 25e
per month.
Plumbing. open to all competent competition.
The foregoing figures apply only to
stoves used i'm residences, but CORE
spending reductions will be made for
offices and business houses. These
prices are practically the same as the
prices fixed by the ordinance, averag-
ing lower rather than higher, and
certainly leave little to complain of as
they offer the citizens of lola cheaper
fuel. by at least 80 per cent than eth
er wood or coal would be. 70 get a
fire n hours every day for $500
month, or three fires "A hours every
day for $40 a month, and fires which
never bum out Il stove and never
n eed attention and never smoke up a
house, is certainly getting the fuel
a tn ficfa Tor
point. Another change which meets
with general approval is to permit
the consumer to employ any compe-
tent man to do his plumbing. With |
this work open to competition there
can he no complaint about eXtortion-
ate charges.
The liberal policy adopted by the |
new management of our gas plant is |
matter upon which the
town is to he congratulated. AS one
citizen whose yearly expenses will be
very materially reduced we have no
hesitation in saying that we appre-
ciate it, and we hope it will be re.
warded 10y the patronage it deserves.
1t is the intention of the new firm to
bore another well soon, and to extend
the mains as rapidly as possible into
every part of town so that all citizens
who want TO use the gas may be sup
piled. \ considerable number of
men are already engaged in the work
and others will be employed as they
are needed. lola is bound To build
up, and owned as it now is by men
who are citizens of lola and whose in
ferests are all here, the gas plant will
be an important and helpful factor
in the city's growth.