The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-03
CHARTER SECURED.
New Gas Company Continues to
Push Things.

The Topeka Federal Light. Heat and
Power company has now a legal exist
ence. The charter, favorably passed
upon by the state board several weeks
ago, was taken out by Mr.. w. J. Faux
ker this morning by the payment of
$500, the charter fee, and by Monday
night the Organization will be perfect
ed by the election of the following Of
hcers:
President, William ]. Faulkner, Chi
cago.
Vice president, John A Kleinhans,
Topeka.
Secretary and treasurer. M. snattin-
ger, Topeka
The threeTopeka directors selected are
MI M Snattinger. ex-United States
Senator John Martin and Mr.. John
kleinhans, three of the most substan-
tai cltlZenS Of Topeka. Mr.. Snattinger
now devotes himself to the duties con-
nected with the presidency of the
Shawnee Building and Loan association
and the dictatorship of the First Ma
tlonal bank, having lately retired from
a most successful mercantile career of
a number OF years. Judge Martin is
one OF the best known men in the west,
having represented the state in the Uni
ted States senate after years of prom
1nence as an attorney and q member of
the bench. His last public service was
preme court. Mr.. Kleinhans is one of
the younger crowd of Topeka, and Is
the man who is responsible for interest,"
ing Mr.. Faulkner in the establishment
of gas and electric light plant in To-
peka. He has promoted the Topeka end
OF the affair since its beginning, and
has proven his business ability in so do
ing.
Mr.. Faulkner is one of the Chicago
directors. The remaining three, as pre-
Vlously announced in the State Journal,
are the following:
Captain w P. Black. brother of Cen
eral John c. Black, for many years
United States district attorney for the
northern district of Illinois, and a prom
inent member of the Chicago bar.
Mr.. James a. Todd, vice president
and Chicago manager of the Towle
Manufacturing company Of Newbury-
port, Mass.
Mr.. Abner Hurd, assistant secretary
and treasurer of the Chicago Jewellers
association.
The officers of the new company will
be elected Monday afternoon, and Mon
day night the council will be asked to
repass the ordinance, substituting the
name of the organization in place of
that of Mr.. Faulkner. Mr. Faulkner
will leave Immediately afterward for
the east to take up the financing of the
project. He says he is confident work
can be commenced on the plant inside
of 60 days.
The new company has now about g.
600 contracts for supplying gas and
electric current These were secured
through solicitation some time ago al
cost of about $500 to Mr.. Faulkner.
The schedule Of rates under which they
We're signed by Topeka business men
and residents generally is the follow
ing:
Gas for lighting and in gas ranges:
81 per 1000 C. f. the first two years.
80 cents 900 CT the next three years.
80 cents per 1000 C. f. after that.
For power purposes;
so cents per 1000 C. (.
For house heating:
so cents per 1 900 c. f.
Incandescent electric lights:
16 candle power lamp $40 of 1 cent
per hour.
Arc lamps:
$4,000 c. p. arc. burning until 10 p. m,
So. 80 per month.
$4,000 c. d. arc burning until 1890 a
m, $3.50.
$4,000 C. p. arc, burning all night,
$40
The capital stock of the company is
placed at $1,000, 900, to be divided into
$4,000 shares. Mr.. Faulkner says the
outlook is so much brighter now than
when the matter was first taken up
that much more extensive plant than
at first intended will be built. This will
be on the theory that Topeka will
steadily advance in population and i'm
portance commercially.
Pm connection with the new COM
pdny 5 prospect Tor business mere, 1t
is interesting to note that at Peoria,
ILL.,, new company has entered the
field to compete with dollar gas for
lighting purposes and rs cent gas for
heating purposes. These prices are
made by the company now located
there. The Excelsior company in To-
peka now charges 81. IS for gas for light
ing purposes, 1.50 for heating and LBS
for power.
The gas the new company proposes
to furnish will be corburetted water gas
of great luminosity and entirely free
from the dangers attending the use of
straight water gas. 1t has the same
odor as coal gas. thereby giving quick
information of any escape
Mr.. Faulkner confidently believes
that before gas is turned into the mains
the company will have secured more
than 5000 contracts. This will insure a
still lower rate to start with, as with
this number of contracts the projectors
have promised a rate of 80 cents for
lighting and 40 cents for house heat
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