Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-24
EALr LAKE Ci,F,
Jun, 2srI, lt'

Jun, 2sfI, u.
To mo Editor
4 noticed an sTliolo on Natural Gas
In yesterday issuo Of the Herald, In
which the Writ reviewed the subject
aud directed attention to some iacls
no, generally known. Hr pointed out
certain CONDITIONS that were uniayor.
auiu 90 the gas cputumuL tending 10
the ulHCuufI Umrnt uI the usp OF gas
under tHu uEiHuug tug.mu.
ApfJpOs o. tuH subject 10 an article
whign appeared iu the Nuw YORK
World Tor luuH an. Tue author gives
al iuiUfvsiius account OF the OfgAuiza.
ZION uiH strlug fivhl To the gigantic
gas tfuHI-that octopus when has
stretched cut ~ teutaulc4 until II On.
loIHs monopoly u the gas business Of
that city.
Economy IL the watchwofi ~ thIs
now company aud 10 tHO plau. formu-
lated viii be- carried Uuf, o. will effect
% radical change Ia the usr OF coal M
That plIuiOuH city, For thr iuioTmn.
ton of your readers | will riyua tow
bru extracts from tbs arliclo hero 10.
lufT.I o..
"lIs purpose iu nutshell h. 60 sup
Ply fuel gas 10 tine @ usumUT nj tue
untHuMUua.ly low CHHl ui 80 cents Irr
liuIl ruuit feet. luIs means tho snv.
lug OF moro tn1n tgI.thirIB IN the
WIutnly b." h'.' I' those usiug gus Tor
cooking. CAST IL HClnaw.
lodged, i- tlr cheaper iuel than coal.
Every ui the countless antilles who
nov use gas stoves jurl x tho summer
months recognizes tuir TACT, even
win TIE present. high pTicr OF
gas With % reduction 0f two
ihifi6 he the cIst 81 fuel gas, 60
the consumer which this new COM
pauy promises II can ur readily seen
what an enormous reduction Will be
made IN coal bills. But
u 10 On the " uuds % economy that
the company makes rs slrDugr.s plea
10 the small consumer. Cos al ~ cents
per l,Oll cubic feet ~ an offer almost
beyond belief But Ia taking tho Obli.
gauou on itseif al supplying fuel gas
AZ this FUNDAMENTALLY low figure, the
company feels confident 0f It, ability
O. bnlisiy each and every one Of it,
customers without reservation,
"Mofu libctHl stu, tins novel concern
contracts % supply Ras stoves q cue.
toner nj cost. Besides % will pipe the
house Tor ~ gas ~ every Instance.
To large consumers gas Will be
cold Tor % cents per ! 900 'ert. 10 can
be- seen on the face oil it that this means
an enormous saving % the mauuiACtug.
~. Furthermore, every municipal
department VIII be- the gamer by tue
new system, Gas viii te furnished ~
the city tor heating all the public
buildings at .l cents per 1000 cubic
'eot"
From the above extracts It Will ap
pear thgt gas stands pru.emiutntiy
superior 20 coal from every point uI
view. And This IL must be borne iu
MUD II manufacture Aud not natural
ga. IhiB gas r. obtained from coal
which costs the company about $500
Yer ton, hTsi los tue immuuVu outlay uf
capital required 20 erect gas plant on
Nv extensive plant az h contemplate
uud IN addition 90 that, the laying OF
1000 miles VI main ana tue piping o
tue bulldiugH VI the consumers. II
manufactured gas eau be supplied at
the rates above quoted what ought
natural gas 10 o.st per 1000 cubic feet,
when tue expense OF conducting u
rom the bowels OF the earth where ma.
lure has made IL 10 almost luc1mpafG.
~ les Than tho cost Of pro uciug q
fuel ga uy mechanical Huu chemical
method. IUu population OF Salt Lake
CITY would huil tho advent OF ~ avuT.
aUlr tenders 10 them 10 Bru offered tu
10 our com mergisl 6oablHri metropolis.
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