The age-herald., 1897-11-20
When the Rights of the People Wlll Be
 Settled.
BOSTON WILL HAVE 5O-CENT GAS
This Is Another Proof That Birmingham Can Have Dollar Gas-lt Will Either Come From the Old Company or
 a New One.

Dollar gas appears to be in the grasp of Birmingham.
 Isydore Newman, the principal security holder of the gas company is expected to arrive in this city next week from New Orleans
 It is said on reliable authority that MT Newman is in favor of dollar gas and intends ito yield to the solicitation cf the citizens of Birmingham.
 He is said to be a fair and just man by all who know him. He is an able financier and knlows and feels that the people are in the right. It is anticipated that MT. Newmsn's visit will mean much for Birmingham.
 MT. Newman has other inaerests in Bir- mingham and he is a friend of the city. The people of Birmingham demand. as a unit, doliar ga. and the gas company can but yield to the overwhelming odds. The agitation of this question has created more comment than anything that has occurred in Birmingham for many years.
 FACTS ARE FACTS.
 The Age-Herald has proven to the peo- pie that the gas company was charging an exhcbftant price for gas as compared with other cities of inferfior facilities.
 The Age-Herald has proven that the gas company was untrue to the psople by saying coke was only bringing $l.50 per on when the majority of the con sumers were payng $3.
 The Age-Herald has proven the enor- nous profit made on 1.65 gas made from coal which costs only S5 or 90 cents per ton.
 The Age-Herald has peTven that the gas company paid 8 heavy dividend on nearly $500 900 of watered stock
 The Age-Heraid has en given state ments from reliable citizens to the effect that the meter readings were very un- satisfactory.
 The Age Herald has charged, and it has not bsen denied, that the gas com pany directors held meeting and for fear of public opinion, devised a scheme to keep hid the actual per cent of divl- dends it was able to declare. The Age Herald has proven that gas can be made in Birmingham and sold for $1 per thousand cubic feet at a sufficient profit to pay good per cent on the money necessary to be invested.
 The Age-Herald has charged and was backed up by eminent legal authorities, that the gas company was violating it's contract with the city everyday. Cogni- zance was taken of the accusation by the faithful representatives of the people -the city council
 A committee was appointed, composed of good and true men of intelligence and fairness, who will begin the off, ciai investigation next Wednesday night Chairman Walter Moore, who is one of the prominent members of the board of aldermen. had conference with the other members of the committee yester- day.
 No definite plan of investigation was determined on.
 ''TheA meeting will be open" said Mir Moore. "A resolution will be passed em- bodying the plan of investigation, and the committee will proceed to work"
 Mir. Roden said Birmingham would have dollar gas when people would work for two bits a day."
 To grind down the people is a cardinal principle of some monopofies. Whether MT. Roden speaks authoritatively or not, is not known.
 Notwithstanding this assertion on the pant of the president of the gas com pany Birmingham will have dollar gas. The fact that plan has receptly been investigated whereby Boston will have dollar gas is but another proof that such thing is possible for <Bir- mingham
 It is either dollar gas from the present company, or from a new one.
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