The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-29

the rights Of the citizens were being
imposed upon and the welfare of the
city injured.
Among the gentlemen who became
identified with the movement and now
compose the citizens committee are
GeUr=e \. Lowe. W. P. Noble, W. W.
Chisholm. Q. J. Salisbury, James An
derson, c. L. Rood, Charles Read, T. j.
Amy s. i. Miner, Walter LVne. JOS
e9h Brinker. Thomas W. Jennings,
Daniel Eyler, Judge L. f. Colborn, sec
rotary Of the chamber of commerce,
Henry W Lawrence, Hugh Anderson,
c. N. owen, Moylan c. Fox, +. D.
Gift, J. P. Gardner, Z. W. Taylor DR.
j. n. Dart. F. \. Grant, c. II. Jacobs
and W. 4. Nelden.
The meetings were held at the office
of Z. w. Taylor and the franchise TO
the Electric Light company was care
fully considered, attorneys giving their
opinions on that phase of the matter.
The investigation soon led TO a deter
mination TO protect the people from
further encroachments on their rights
and to prevent the bottling UP of one
its great natural resources-natural
gas.
AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Henry W Lawrence was chosen
chairman Of the citizens committee
and c. II Owen acted as secretary,
and the following executive committee
was appointed TO carr on the move
ment and get all the plans in definite
shape: DR.. J. \. Dart. Daniel Evler
Thomas w. Jennin-s. f. \. Grant, c.
ii. Jacobs. u. w Lawrence, :. 3.
Miner, W. a. Nelden.
TO WAIT OK THE COUNCIL.
Then another committee was ~
noipfld n ,a i
city council and request, in view of
the action OF the Electric Light COM
panT. that ii be not granted any ex-
tensions Of an of its franchises. and
that no other company be granted
franchises until the citizens are given
an opportunity TO be heard.
A GAS DEMONSTRATION
Another committee was appointed to
arrange for q big excursion 10 the gas
fields IN order that the people. and
especially the gas consumers, may de-
termine whether or not the supply of
gas IS exhausted, as claimed by the
Electric Light company. This excur-
sion VIII be run 70 the gas fields next
Monday afternoon, leaving at $50 and
retd.ning at 4 A rate of 80 cents has
been made for the round trip. Ar
engagements viii be completed for a big |
.atural gas Demonstration at the fields /
OilON ll-S liiSs lalel IN the week. |
there viii be q monster mass meetinS !
at the theater.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The railway committee last night /
put out the following address 10 the
public:
4 special train VIII leave by the Rio
Grande Western railway on Monday.
Nov 80, at $50 p. N. for the gas fields,
where grand demonstration and gas
illumination win be made and all of
the gas wells of the Driver company
and the American Natural Gas com
pany viii be lighted, in order that the
gas consumers Of the city may deter
mine for themselves whether the sup
ply of natural gas has failed.
". A. NELDEN,
Act. Pres. Chamber of Commerce.
II. W. LAWRENCE.
Chairman Citizens Committee.
It is urged that as many citizens as
possible make this trim which Will be
a short one. Comfortable cars viii be
provided and those who do not care to
leave the train viii be able TO see the
just as well from the
cars.
Later next week the mass meeting
viii be held az TIE theatre and it prom
ises to be a hummer. The leading
men Of the city are working on it and
il will be an enthusiastic protest
against what is generally considered by