CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-10-01
GAS PLANT COMPLETED
Another important Enterprise in
Canon City Is Now Finished
and Customers are All
Delighted

Delighted
One of the most important enter
prises that has been put into operation
IN this city during the current year
was marked by the completion of the
Canon City Gas oompany's plant q
week or ten days ago after an expendi-
ture of about SIS 900.
The company received its franchise
from the City Council last January
and shortly afterwards work was be-
gun preparatory to the erection of its
plant, and the laying of mains in the
streets for the purpose of conveying
its product to its consumers. II was
expected that the work would be COM
pleted early in the summer, but owing
to unexpected delays and detentions it
was found impossible to put the plant
in operation as soon as had been an
ticipsted by Mr.. Taylor aud his asso-
ciates, -
The president Of the company is DR. :.
H. A Black Of Pueblo, and ir is cap
itslized At 500 900 and is thoroughly
solvent concern. ] D. Taylor is the
general manager of the company and
everything connected with it from the
time the franchise was obtained until
the gas was turned into the mains on
the 2lst ult. has been given his per-
sonsl supervision, and much of the
success that has attended the instalIa-
tion Of the plant has been due to his
painstaking care and attention.
The company has an attractive brick
building, near the d. & R. G. tracks,
on Fifteenth street, 24x4S feet in size,
as well as a meter house and such other
auxillisries as belong to modern, up
to-date gas plant; its equipmeut-all
respects being first-class. The latest
and best methods for the manufacture
OF gas have BEEN utilized, which will
enable the company TO operate its plant
upon the most economical basis possi-
Bile, an advantage 'f which its patrons
will be beneficiaries.
The official headquarters of the COM
pany is in the Maupin block. on North
Fifth STREET. and is. perhaps, particu-
larly when Illuminated at night, the
most attractive business office in the
city In the office is an exposition of
gas ranges. stoves. light tixsure<. in
fact. of everything connected with the
business, which Mr. Taylor will take
pleasure it showing to the public,
especially to people contemplating the
installation of gas into heir homes,
either for cooking or lighting pur-
poses.
The advantages of cooking with gas,
particularly during the summer
months, is obvious. but is best appre-
ciated by those who have tried it. 1t
furnishes a fuel that is constantly on
tap, the heat which emenates from it
is easily concentrated; it does its work
quickly and cleanly. without dust, dirt
or smoke: in fact. it is an ideal thing
tu cook with.
large number of people are alre dy
using 1t, and many more will avail
themselves of the opportunity to do so
as soon as they are convinced of its
advantages. in regard to cleanliness
and cheapness. Gas for lighting costs
81 per thousand cubic feet and for
heating or cooking sl.2s per thousand
cubic feet. Welsbach lights from one
dollar up. Gas arc, 500 candle power,
$50. Connections from street main
to building tn be lighted costs -.
Ranges furnished by the company from
Sls up. In making the connexions
the company will be very careful that
no injury is done to lawns.
The gas used by consumers is meas
ured by meters, there being no Hat
rate for its sale as in most other things.
The company gets the coke from which
its gas is made from Trinidad and its
oil from Florence. The oil tank has
capacity of $500 gallons and is beneath
the surface of the ground. which would
prevent damage should the tank burst
and the oil get on fire.
The gas plant is a good thing for the
city and its advantages will be more
and more appreciated by our people
for lighting, heating and cooking pur-
poses as time goes on.