Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-10-09

e"- cpe ior illuminating gas Ill l'ull-
fu<su - $2.25 per thousand cubic feet.
Iva s'hS:ars II is 81. and In some In.
>fpNS,s .>ss is furnished for M cents
fS,r shNisSind. The rate for fuel gas.
for co6iny aud heating purposes. in
Pullman Is sl.iJ per thousand cubic
fss'i- An additional charge of 80 cents
rsr month Is made for the use Of a
zr,s stove. In Chicago the rate for fuel
S''s is 81 with the old companies and M
ccn;s ICr thousand with the Ogden.
.7ue nearly all the companies make a
pr~sD, of n stove FOR cooking purposes
as IN inducement to houscholdcrs to
,iss, vs,s for that purpose.
Tlss agent for the town Of Pullman
nssshs the statement a short time ago
thar b.s was endeavoring to induce the
ssfpyssny to put In a new and modern
rsrs pksn'- lie said he also urged the
-s~bh.f,on of the price for gas. claim.
ing IN .'Bppsrt of his recommendation
tisu p would result i'm a more general
,,ss. of the product. and consequently
in im.r,sssssl profits for the company.
Gsssf-e VI. Pullman declared empl,at.
fc:slly that hc was opposed to any re.
,hsai"p in the price of gas. His reasons
w. ,!ni not give. but the agent quoted
tis. President Of the corporation us
having been 'unalterably opposed to n
rs's,b-iion under any circumstances.
ti'. WIS opposed also to u change In
iis. pasnf some time ago. but the agent
-:ii,l bs, hoped to he able to show his
s,slsrior Increased profits by making
tir changes. and that that would GER
Ininly bring him around In favor of u
a~w y,hint.''
Ti~ oc.upan,s of the Pullman tcnc.
nn',u buildings are not actually forced
~ lsly 2sfs from the corporation. but II
.'iS.v agss,ld have any of the modern
s~onycnicnccs In their homes they must
issy the Increased prices. and thus give
up another portion of their meagcr
EARNINGS 10 the corporation.
Ybp most striking example of the
Pullman Company's shrewd business
TSs,raH,sSs1,t Is presented In the water
'-enAvsn1s with the city Of Chicago. The
%-ntrass for water was Increased dur.
fn- The Hopkins administration to n
fairr figlir,,. hut was again reduced by
'is- Swift administration. 81 that the
e'omTsny ',,lld make prof, of cents
s~ tpousand gallons.
s'o4nmissionpr Mct;ann has Cancelled
the Swift contract. however. and with
in sixty days The company will he fore
I'll ~ make II new contract. and the
Commissioner has already notified the
oihrisls that the company will have tn
fr,p sl,r regular legal rate of ~ cents
tsr thousand gallons. measured by me.
Jers und,r city control. This dcclnra-
'fsn Un The part of the city administm.
iis,p Will mean an annual cash differ.
'nSsr 40 The city of from Si2.OO to
S.ylISs.
JSrior 10 the Hopkins administration
tire Pullman Company received Its wa.
,sr In,m the city at a uniform rate Of
n ,vsnys per Thousand gallons. Mayor
ilSySkins wiped out this contract AMI
;neusai9sians were pending for some
tiOSe tar % new contract. II was shown
~ thss sfme that the company had the
following receipts from water taxes
,sszsssEssnt taken from the company's
SssNkst:
xc cn"'se "s"'"S' 'e""S .
Saer month ................... .x1,l 100
=,
-"s1 '""'se "s"'"S' "ei"'
Jnsnis per month. ............ $50
~,n.,
TOTAL. aI......... ......... ...*..o"
Tss,xs MIS- were charged a fixed rate
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.ms-b smaller uunntity of winter used
Yne ,,.oanis nay more than the big man.
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