St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-15
AND AT CHEAP RATES AFTER JUNE
4, SAYS PRESIDENT M.MIL-
Ian.
TWO ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS
WE'RE ELECTED AT YESTER-
DAYS MEETING.
COMPANY MAKES SOME PROMISES.
Additional Mains VIII BE Laid and
100000 Spent in improvements
This Year.

The directors of the St. Paul Gas company
met yesterday morning at the company's
office in the New York Life building, reduced
the price of gas. decided to improve the
gas works and extend the mains, and elect
ed vice president and two additional MEM
bers OF the directory. Emerson Mcmillan,
the president of the company. was ques-
toned last evening by G lob reporter
at the Hotel Ryan. 80
well. replied Mr.. Mcmillan, eve elect
ed Gov. Merriam vice president today, and
we elected two more directors-Kenneth
| Clark and Stanford Newell. Mr.. Livingston
and Gov. Merriam were made directors last
February. when I was chosen president, and
B. F. Ellison secretary and treasurer. I at
once appointed Mr.. Ellison general manager.
But the other changes were made today. So
our present directory includes Gov. Merriam,
Crawford Livingston, Kenneth Clark. STAN
ford Newell, B. F. Ellison and myself.
"Yes, we reduced the price of gas from 81. rs
thousand feet. with Is cents OFF, IL paid In
ten days, to $3.50, with 20 cents off, IL paid
promptly. The net price will be s1.30. The
| change takes effect the first Of June. That
ing we could get the city contracts. Other
wise we couldn't afford the change, for, con-
sidering the distance of st. Paul from the coal
fields. we're selling gas much cheaper here
tnan at any other city where we own gas
plants-even cheaper that at Milwaukee or St.
LOUIS Your gas is of good quality, too. I
know the record of the tests, and have seen
1t burn since my arrival. You understand that
gas may give poor light either because it Is
OF poor quality or without sufficient pressure
noticed when I first came out here months
ago that too little gas was being furnished the
st. Paul public. The pressure was insufficient.
and everybody complained. Now, since the
pressure has been increased. the gas seems
much better. With different levels to supply. 1t
is always necessary to furnish enough pressure
for the lowest level. Then, of course, the
people on the hills win have too much pres
sure. They can regulate that, though. at the
meter. meter will decrease, but 1t can't in
crease. the PRESSURE. If people would use the
Welsbach burner they would get five times as
much light from the same gas. Those man
tles.' as they call them, little tubes that grow
incandescent over the gas flame, are rather
more durable than they used to be- But even
at 90 cents apiece they save on an average so
cents month on every burner. If orange
colored shades are used with the Welsbach
lamp, that uncanny green effect so disliked
see, I'm the vice president of the Welsbach
company. / organized it in this country, and
know It's good thing for the user We've
put II IN the Summit avenue street lamps
ana you'll ind 1t great improvement for
street use even during stormy weather
we VIII be able to cheaper your gas from
time to time, and it's use becomes more general
am surprised how little gas St. Paul uses
especially for household cooking and for heat
ing. Why, Columbus, which has about two
thirds your population and uses no gas in its
streets at all, rents from our COMPANY twice
as many meters as St. Paul. The additional
meters for Milwaukee this year will be ss
many as you have now, and in ST. Louis we'll
put in four times as many new meters as
there are here all told.
Certainly, we will extend our mains here
just as soon as the frost is out of the ground
-that is, in few weeks. We have canvass
ers out and wherever we can secure GUS
toners Wen lay new mains, probably eight
or ten miles during the season. And we're
going to improve the works here We will
increase the boiler plant, and we intend to
put in the machinery for utilizing the am
monia products Of the works. Altogether. we
will spend from $4,000 to 100000 this year in
improvements. I'm much pleased with the
appearance of the plant here, and can prom
ise the st. Paul people good service.
well, really, the financial situation in
New York Is ratheraa waiting one. Capital
lists have great confidence in Mr. Cleveland
but neither he nor either of the great polit-
ical parties will be able. in my opinion to
control the financial policy OF the govern
ment. Even after the 4th OF next March,
should the Republicans win, they won't be in
position to put any sound currency meas
ures through the senate. It's all because of
the free silver senator's. Their control of the
governments policy-is what is making Amer
lean capitalists uncertain and foreigners
afraid to invest" kf