The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-11-26
cheaper Gas IS I'm Sight for Seattle
and the Nearby Northern Suburbs

o..ssr sas Is in sishs for Seattle.
! s<as for lower light and fuel
xhlsh the star took up In be-
: 4 the people two years aso Is
~ 10 end The prediction made
- paper at that time. that sas
= alslmasely be sold In this city
xnrr thousand. seems destined
: slnllsa within a 'welvsmonth,
- sss privilege of the Star TO
-. % It's readers today tie first
.sne,al announcement OF the
80 he Citizens Light and
- cc.neany viii soon after the
- q The wear enter the arena as
-s.~o<t4tnr Of the old company.
49, .hncst since pioneer days has
'..ss.s!;srA the sas business ia Sc.
- nsw ras eompanyss plant In
- <<a<fif = now practically
.scs1<>d. We're necessity 10 demand
S.11,d - 4 matter Of days and
= z weeks 10 place the plant IN
s1frna To furnish gas for the use
. sI11nrr the entire city 80 quietly
y - work been done. however.
~ rsny citizens who live within
11r1o< II the works have prec-
~ - conception Of what hne
- spss3e,i<hed there during ths
= ~ man'hs
c@sx 81 the Plant
IA cost II tsse. o. IN rcand fig-
= ~ rev company has Installed
l1nak cf q capacity sufficiently
- d Sopply all tho needs Of a city
~ The slze % Seattle and using
"a Ak1 urpportton- In every de-
IN ~ plant 10 new and modern
- srul4Dod for the nanufaefnre Of
= II - purposes Al the smallest
- 49,
49, " <<s:sra and ip<al capital
u on-le means and will enter
I ~ fssix prepared 70 demand
~ eci1in u share Of the business.
mn11uu compst.tics that wiil prob
~ 1nnulf IN a permanent lowering
&Gn MITES perhaps even below the
~ p6i<h the star A. the begin
- Il ~ fiTti insisted gas could
= m6nufA<tur<f and sold for.
~ Plant. until II II In operation.
~ y <5oesd to visitors. but : Star
xu1Dou1ntITe VAS yesterday al
1ul1 10 uake an Inspection os the
u1lN pIenf BIZ special Invitation %
- nsnaEsment Aed authorised fc
UVof< tie firxf n~ssspa per article
Eleslre - the rsw szs vnFkr.
- $500 stands upon tide iant
p<1U ~ vest Of Queen Anne
81 ahrW H16 way between the city
~ BALLARD On the north The tract
ara4e1 ~ Laramie street. on the
- ~ x1sat( avenue On the xoufr
y MlErx<1s sfrsef- ana On the
us1z n H1IVus1 avenue.
4 ou1gonr1isi FoundasIsn
one e - kxrest items Of ex-
lense b cans>rucfinx the plant vas
- p1N9 ri filing In OF tsee land
.egsQ = psspaFs ii for the build
49, ~ cover H. Within Z
- ~ 1T long and les wide.
- ~ winter cut piles Of
-. <nlt<y we're drives down
- water. sand and gravel to
d1y1A eetef which the entire snace
49, - piles was fiiled in villa
~ ~ means Of q dredrrr.
- eulkkeAd which surrounds the
~ = eas Of the NEST expensive
~ coeszrscted In the eity. IA IL
e1 - two rows OF piles 10
~ epnFt and anchored together
- ~ rods and wooden braces.
Efe1 Inside the outer row with
{fTs % three-inch ar planks
ceether. The piles ars driv-
Lfet apart from center TO CEN
VA after the plant 10 In
1k.9n- - coated with coal tar.
ans them absolutely feredo-
z1ssFias the yards at the south
corner along the spur which
SoftneFn Pacific has built into
torkA the eokins plant, the
~ past o. thu entire plant vet I'M
1.<d y frss passed. East Of II
.ads the steel oil tank. having 3
'szf,ly 81 5000 gallons.
1essh q the cokfnr plant stands
<atsT gas plant. now com fete
9 fe41y for use. Under the same
q q the boiler and engine rooms,
-. the yard TO the east il the
omee building. In which are
q *'eI story, testing room. meter
NJ rfill further north stands the
plant, where the gas iz
- nom sulphur.
~ remaining space Is occupied
~ Intermediate gas holder. the
1f1ng meter and the huge stor-
tenk. with a capcffy OF 1850 600
!. rect into which the gas. purI-
y snd ready for use. passes before
'<f'ns the mains
Plant is q Model
z eysry way the plant Is a model.
main expenditure has been made
70 best and latest improved
ss'..a.'ncry and equipment The
''3nfk though substantial. are
.-.l1e1 only to shelter their con-
~ and architectural beauty has
seen striven for.
p machinery buildings are con-
We'd Of ataunch mr. timbers. Cow
- sides and roofs alike. with
~. corrugated Iron. galvanized.
tzefsct Il from the weather. Every
''Nlng rests on y foundation Of
y driven as thick as they can
e, although competent engineers
.-1-i me company that this ex-
~ was unnecessary. In vis~ OF
*anstantial bulkhead surrounds
tne made ground.
'.eth coal gas and water gas
'a,s are built according to the
- system. the mort modern and
t.sSful now IN use. This system
: eeen adopted IN several large
<ssrn cities and In Los Angeles on
: coast.
!. e main advantages ~ the Lowe
Hefll over fhr rerorf f,rofhcd a,trfs