The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-04
PRICE OF GAS REDUCED,
Mutual Gas Light Co. Cuts Price 20
Cents Thousand.

Cents Thousand.
The price of gas is to be reduced.
The price now is $1.7O per 1909 feet, less
10 cents per 1000 feet for prompt pay
ment
The reduced price will be $1.5O per 1000
feet less 10 cents per 1000 feet for prompt
payment, making the net rate SL4O, re-
ducton Of 20 cents a thousand feet.
This reduction takes effect on bills pay
able in January. On all gas consumed
during December the new rate applies.
This come down in price is due to the
wonderful advancement of the Mutual Gas
Light business. This company has out
reached all other concerns in extending its
territory in the last few years. Ii has
gone far beyond the water mains in the
new sections of the city and the manage
ment is anxious to increase its territory
wherever and whenever il can. To give
some idea of the enormity of this business,
in addition to the thousands and thousands
of houses consuming gas as light and for
various other purposes, there are more
than $500 gas stoves in use in Savannah.
And Secretary Golden said last night that
ne looked for heavy increase when the
reduced price of gas became known. These
stoves are sold TO consumers of gas at
exactly one-half cost price and all con-
nection are made free by the company.
Instantaneous water heaters are becoming
very popular. They are heated by gas
and placed at the head of the bath tub.
AS the water passes through the heater
it empties into the tub warm enough for
bathing. This requires but three minutes.
These heaters are used where no water
pipes run through the house to the kitch-
en-. The heater used where there are pipes
minutes and consumes but twenty feet
of gas per hour.
The Bray burner recommended by the
Mutual Gas Light Company, and put i'm
free where patrons desire it, is being gem
orally adopted. 1t gives a uniform light,
and consumes about six feet of gas an
hour against seven or eight by the other
burners. All the gas from the Bray burn
er IS consumed, and patrons pay for moth
ing that they do not get.
The Wesbach burner, however, is cheap
er than either, and all burners 1t gives
a steadier clearer and more satisfactory
light. 1t burns only three feet of gas per
hour and costs $.00. The Welsbach
illumination is two to three times greater
than the average incandescent electric or
ordinary gas jet light.
A great number have recently been put
in as drop lights and their popularity is
increasing. For parlors and rooms where
exceptional neatness is desired the Man
hatan gas fire Is becoming popular. They
radiate great heat and are clean, conven-
lent and inexpensive.
Testing meters by the Mutual Gas Light
Company is done in the most careful man
ner No meter is allowed to go out with
out having first been thoroughly tested.
And by the meter proven now in use by
this company it is next to impossible for
a tested meter to register incorrectly.
Secretary Golden invites his patrons to in
spect test at any time they may and
believes if they will see a meter tested
the working of it will be very greatly sim
plihed and not be such mystery to many
patrons. All these improvements. making
more consumers of gas, and increasing the
volume of business of the company gener-
ally has made 1t possible for the company
to give it's patrons better service, more
protection and the benefit of such reduc-
tons in price from time to time as it was
able to make.
The quality of gas furnished by the
company has always been and viii be OF
the highest grade. The Savannah gas is
vastly better than that furnished in other
cities and with the reduction in price is
the best and cheapest illumination obtain
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