New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-21
street transportation and telephone plants. He
said in part.

street transportation ana telephohe p'a"''' 49,
said in part
,v.,.r ..,,ts ,.ra-aroinen,lv ~ the head II is
not ONLY natures great cleanser and purifier but
:, =, a. ohs,,,,,e necessity ~ the human system.
- 49, r-i.e5 St,tes ~ ths boetnnine o, this CEN
49,. o,f,. ,,. ,i,v owned IFS own water supply.
T. $50 . aoo .oa,,s and cities had xaterworks a
80. -. 1T ~, ,,.,a So, ,,. -,,,,ie inalitv
.r,a. 49,. LII, and r,,-n,sbirg - mis- great
-, -. t ., sl,,-oo ~ o,-,,,,,s nroa, 70
,,.a,a o,,.-,-,se ia ,rovsa nv The aviiitv with
which the franchise to furnish i, is goobled up
and the extent TO when me private COMPANY -
capitalized ana bonded. l"A'' lo' ".S''".' '''-
water company ~ Denver bonded Tor s"rN""
and stocked FOR S'''"" or S,'"''', more w"
We contemplate ins ia'' ana ''"'|' ma
potent engineers oe''''' ''7 ''''- 90 ~.
o1o'' ''i s''. " - 80 =, o.
Qursu'" ""''''' '''' 90 -.
reservoirs as there j. ln us sl'1HS anu 'o""s
Tho question = right Is as interesting ana almost
as useful 10 d. city as that ~ water. We ma
that the struggle on the part u the private gas
companies 20 retain control of the business ana
20 prevent city ownership mas "''I 't-l'' 80 ~,
and as pr"iracied III inc "''''' va 7''
that OF water
The price ot gas Is eN'i infant w. 80. 49, f.,
private comlanies' ana t"e 4~a'-y - 80 49,
verse ratio 10 The pr.ce-tne hls"e' We pm
meaner the .ght The cosi OF Hdil''ar'D'' "
supply IS variolsly estimated az from " '''''s
81 cents a thousand feet owing 70 peclI.al CYL"
dltions But there is no doubt that tNe e's3'''
the amount consumed the less the cost per '"ou-
sand feet
In Denver the price % gas IS 81 g for i-uinh-
natins and 81 for fuel per thousand. Another COM
pany is anxious TO form and secure traneHl7e'
and will agree 70 furnish gas toF 3" - r
thousand feet for either Illuminating VI ~
poses This IS a ht illustration OF the enormous
proat the people are forced 70 pay FOR THIS neces-
sty 70 that modern octopus the gas commune
.D,-,~TAcrS OF ELECTRICITY.
49,. .i.o,es+ most
The electro l7"' 80 49,, ,.rr.c.ed ~ ali
convenient ana mus 80 90 ,,s sriutsncv and
methods o' "-'.'''- ~. .,,-,ea ~, and on
the ease VII" VIM" 800 =, & the best
both ior streets "''- '', l..a an ,dea n, cost
method OF iHNin'"4'''". ~-s,.s,a company
the cry oi pen'eI -o. ,,'-b 40 arc ii-hts Of
$4,000 ''l -'s.---- I-,- c.-ef.liv drawn plans
49,. 1-sady made Denver can build
az -, e,r so5a 0,. and can furnish her
'- -. 49, ,r,. -.,r,ber and power Of lights
1900 .A~.b,. saving $4,000 a year and pay
f... 81, five wears
80 ,.sra-fr7 rs electric lighting
Guy '"'''-- "-,' 80 -, o,erate Us streetcar
plant ) "o'' No. a,. .,l,- 20 he enlarged 20
lines Ine SAN, ''-'- 49,. me ,oies carry many
furnish more a. ION, MS ,oint electric
"''7s -o' 49,. oo-res a bv-proiuct OF steam
power ,.~a eos, and which Z prop
neat 'l'a. 81 -- ~. ,-,+4~-~ oil buildings IN a
cry LSe-' - ga - 49, ,,ee In, r,ense pilh-
radius ~ oie-"a'- M - --.a, ,,,oli, wash
h' baths might oe "7a.- - -. he iaborng
houses i-I'"7"'- [-,,, the moor woman
classes ""e'0 'aS 80 - ~ 90, cents secure
co-.i 'tNe "7i ''-.'--' - .-,hs cor washing and
L-,-- 90 ,-,,,-z her clothes