The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-05

ported to council with an adverse rec
concentration. Is now happily settled so
far as the domestic consumers OF nat
urnl gas fuel nrc concerned.
The InttllIgcnCer representative saw
General Manager \. u. Daily, OF the
| Wheeling Natural Gas Company. last
night, and In the course OF CONVERSE
ton as to the attitude Of his company
relative to the line on which The Coun-
ell committee on ordinances Is working
throwing open the doors to all COM
panies desiring TO supply Wheeling do
| nestle users OF Eas-hc made the very
startling and entirely unexpected state
| ment That the Natural Gas Company OF
West virginia had made an appllca-
ton 10 the Wheeling Company FOR gas
from Its mains; that terms mad been
| agreed upon by the two companies, and
that gas from the Wheeling Compnny's
tnaiDs would be ut once turned into
those OF the other company.
The general public VIII receive the
Information OF this Arrangement with
pleasure that Will approach enthusiasm
in some cases, for II means that the
Gays Of Il lneagre supply OF natural gas
FOR domestic consumers are " the past.
FORMERLY the West Virginia Company
mad no difficulty IN supplying the de-
| mand here, but recently It's old gnss
| "rs have been inadequate TO the de-
nand,and operations IN the new Greene
county field were not aS successful az
the efforts OF tn, Wheeling Company
few miles away In Marshall county,
| near Cameron. The Vest Virginia Com
pany brought In several gaSscrs, but
that they are not large producers Is at
tested by the arrangement the West
Virginia Company has Just made with
the Wheeling Company. The latter
company. as the public knows, has AT
It's disposal an immense output OF nat
urnl gus When 1t opened up the great
Marshall county gas field ntaT Gamer
on md built q pipe line to this city.
wheeling was given the advantages OF
an almost unlimited supply OF naiurel
gas. The first GRsser, which was the
greatest ever drilled in the southwest
was followed by others almost equally
as good. The company has territory.
HGgregaunE nearly 10000 acres. under
lease and Il Is reasonably certain that
as the present gas wells decrease IN
production-whlch they are sure TO do
sooner or later-Othcrg can be drilled
In which vii! be as large producers.
II has been estimated that the Wheel
Ing company has enough natural gas
In sight to supply the entire manufac-
turing and domestic consumption OF
Wheeling and the surrounding towns
Of MourdsvAle. BenwoOd. Be!iaire.
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry-all OF
which Il now supplles-for fully TWEEN
y years. aud possibly longer. Wheel
ing Is indeed most fortunate in being
In direct connection with the wonderful
field developed by the Wheeling conf
pany.
Some surprise will probably he felt at
thc, announcement that the Wheeling
has consented to Sell gas 10 the West
Virginia Company The latter. Il Will
be remembered. vigorously objected 20
the application OF the former for
slightly extended franchise when the
appiicatI"n came up recently before
the city cOnHcil committee on Ordi-
nanccs Only the other day. Il gentle
man connected with tn. Wheeling com
pany Is reported to have said tina; his
company would never help the West
Virginia out OF lis difficulties. Simply
because II had acted hog" in trying
To defeat the amended franchise FOR the
Wheeling company. by which II would
be enabled to supply many small man
ufactuTcrs and business houses with
gas, which /; had been unable TO do be-
fore IN account or the ruling oC City
Solicitor BryCc. upon which the city
board OF public works acted IN Geclin-
Ing 90 grant permits FOR the laying OF
supply pipes Though tho conditions Of
the agreement between the Wheeling
and West Virginia companies. by which
the latter gets gas from the former are
not made public. the West Virginia
company will no doubt withdraw It's
active opposition 10 the passage OF the
amended franchise Of the Wheeling.
The lntelhEcnCrr man asked General
Manager Daily. Of the Wheeling COM
pnny. az 10 the attitude he would as
sumo relative 10 the line on which the
council committee on ordinances II now
Notwithstanding thr doors open to
other companies FOR supplying domes-
tic Capsumcrs-and tra replied that the
Wheeling company stands where II
has always stood; il does not desire 10
rrtcr Into competition with the West
NlrEiaIn in the domestic field. All Il de.
sircs IL the passage Oc Its proposed
amended franchise By council. SO that
1t can supply gas to all manufacturers
and business men who want Its pro-
duct To enter the domestic field in
Wheeling, remarked Mr.. Daily, would
involve tic expenditure OF at least $780,
900 for laying L system Of mains all
over the city. and on mature consider
alton his people had come 10 the con-
clusion that there would be no profit
for two companies competing for the
same business here. Ills company hlg
The Ea9 To supply thr Demand, but
would not compete with the other COM
pany for domestic business for the rca-
sons stalled.
Mr.. Daily also stated that hs COM
puny Is now IN no particular hurry To
have council amend lis present fran
chiEe, Tor the reason that the rules OF
the board of public works provide that
the, public thOrouEhfarrs cnnn0, be
| open To excavation for the laying OF
pipes after the fiat OF December.
Though 1t hardly seems necessary to
say go In 50 many words, an account of
the tenor of Mr.. Dally's remarks quot
cl above, yet the lntclligcnCpr man did
ask him what action his company
would take should The council pass an
ordinance 0u thu line OF MIR. Water
houses neutrality-suspicious. for the
taxing of companies supplying gas FOR
domestic cOnsnmptinn--and he REPLIED
that rs the Wheeling company has de.
rIdGd not to enter the domestic field, H.,
I'D not suppose that the ordinance. II
passed. would apply To n" WlSclinG
company. Such Il tax would be merely
an indirect tax upon the consumer or
Sns.
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