The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-05-02
MASS MEETING
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAaE.)

benefit Of those who were not
present at the previous meeting he
read the figures again. We want
an all night system and the plants
around here tl.5 we hear SO
much about only run until twelve
o'clock. The talk about a gas
company being handicapped be-
cause it will be compelled to buy
it's oil from the Standard Oil Co.
doesn't amount to much, because
they can double the price of their
oil and then we can furnish you
gus at lower rate than you can
secure electric lights. Mr.. Palm
also said that as soon as there
were figures produced that would
prove that electric lights. were as
cheap and better than gas, then he
would favor electric lights.
Geo. J. Day: It is a condition
that confronts us, not theory. L
think the gas men are all theory.
Their only hope is in this patent
"hood' we hear so much about.
Without this hood gas plant
would be out of the question. l
find that in River Falls, where
the only gas plant they point to is
located, that only thirty people
use the gas-not a residence in
town uses gas; only three lamps
are used on the streets. This is a
fimsy argument in favor Of it.
We all know that times are hard
but the same hard times prevail in
neighboring towns where electric
plants are being operated on a
paying basis.
The speaker exhibited one Of
those patent "hoods," which the
crowd appeared very eager to
examine.
T. G.. Nicholson, who went to
to see Adrian's plant, reported as
follows: The incandescent lights
were dandies. The arc lights were
not as good. The mayor informed
him that the plant was paying, and
in fact helping the water works
out which is not paying: Most all l.
the business houses in town use
incandeseent lights, and three
residences are lighted by electric
ity. The manager said it would
cost but very little more to run the
plant all night. .
Editor Smith, also invited by
the council to visit Luverne, said
that the electric light plant in that
city was a paying institution.
Luverne has five miles of arc wire,
and four miles Of incandescent
wire. The city has about 81 arc
lights for street lighting. Mel
son Bros. have five arc lights in
their store, at Sc per month each,
and could not be induced to give
them up. J. Fl. Graaf lights his
clothing store, room 20x50, with
one arc. H. J. Miller has twenty
lights in his home, and they cost
him 81 to So per month at meter
rates. The cry at LuverDe is that
the demand for lights is too great.
Tie cost of running the electric
light and water works plant, COM
blned, is Sill day.
C.S. Eastwood, invited by the
council to visit Lemars, Ia, said that
city had electric lights and gas.
Both plants are owned by private
individuals. The gas consumers use
the patent hood and the light pro-
duced is beautiful, but when shown
by the side of an arc has yellow
appearance. The electric lights are
run all night; the arcs costing Sc.
and the iucarndescents 70 cents, or
on the meter at rate of : of cent
per hour per 16 power. The lights
are generally taken on the meter
system. The electric light company
is prosperous while the gas com
pany is in the hands of receiver.
Did not see man but preferred
electric lights to gas.