Evening journal., 1904-07-29

GAS BEFORE THE
BOARD OF TRADE
CONTINUED from First Page.)
company was ready to agree to any
terms satisfactory to the Otto people,
to furnish them with gas at 81 per
1000 cubic feet on such terms as the
Board OF Trade might approve. w. W.
Lobdell, a director of the gas company
also made a statement in behalf of the
company.
Large Crowd Present.
When the meeting was called to order
at s o'clock the room was crowded,
there being about 100 persons present.
President Thomas II. Savery was IN
the chair lie explained that a special
committee had been appointed to make
am effort to harmonize the interests of
the two concerns and that the commit
tee had done its duty and was ready TO
submit its report. The report was
read by Secretary Taylor and follows:
Committees Report.
Wilmington, Del.
To the Members Of the Board Of Trade
Your committee to which was refer
red the correspondence between the
Otto Gas Engine Company, Of Phila-
delphia, and the Wilmington Gas and
! Electric Company relative to con-
tract for a supply Of gas i'm this city
begs to report as follows:
In accordance with the instructions
Of this body 20 attempt an amicablC
adjustment OF the differences between
the aforesaid companies your commit.
tee at once laid the matter before tn,
Wilmington Gas and Electric Company
which company agreed to put intC
the shape Of a contract the general of.
fer made by IL to the Otto Gas Engine
Company, under date Of May ., as
as found In the correspondence.
Your committee at once proceeded e
| Philadelphia and reported this offer on
the part of the Wilmington Gas ant
Electric Company to the Otto Gas En-
gne Company through John Saltar, Jr.
president, and E. r. Burns, vice-pres
| idcnt of said company.
Mr.. Saltar informed your committed
that for the reasons set forth I'm hi
letter of June Q to this board. his com
pany declined to have any further deal
| ings with the Wilmington Gas an,
| Electric Company.
; Your committee. therefore, ha
failed I'm it's efforts to secure an annie
able adjustment of the differences be
tween the two companies mentione,
and begs to be discharged.
(signed)
Thos. II. Savery
Josiah Marvel
Alfred o. Crozier,
A. ID. Warner,
w. ID. Mullen.
on motion Of Thomas f. Bayard tn
ldischarging the committee but this wa
objected 20 by William Z. Kurtz. w
/ d. Mullen said the committee was ap
pointed for "a special purpose and
had done It's work
Mr.. Crozier Talks.
Mr.. Crozier at this point presente
his resolutions, which after a length
discussion were rejected. He review
ed the history of the difference at grel
length and talked of his own part In IN
matter He contended that the CON
mlttec's report throws the matter bac
upon the correspondence.
Continuing. Mr Crozier said: 9TH
otto neoplehave made a specific reques
land are entitled to "a specific answer
We should let them know the board
position in this matter. The fact ne
mains here is an industry we can hav
II we want IL. If we do not want
let MS say so. If we do not want it o
the terms imposed let us say So" MI
Crozier said he never met am officer @
anyone connected with the Otto Com
pany before the first day he went {
Philadelphia TO try and get them {
lcome to Wilmington. He got the OFT
people Interested i'm Wilmington main
! ly through the Delaware and Chesa
peake ship Canal project.
Relative TO the question as to VIII
the gas engine company had not file
b It's application with the Street an
Sewer Department. Mr.. Crozier state
that IL was because the company ha
a asked the Board OF Trade TO make sue
application and deemed 1t discourteol
to go ahead.
d He said the Otto concern intended
keep its engine testing department
Philadelphia until 1t disposed Of /
buildings there and for that reasC
they could not pay for any fix,
amount of gas. as asked by the 81
IL company. as most Of the gas would
used I'm Philadelphia for the first tv
or three years. Mr.. Crozier said
r. was prepared to take an oath that n
r. one word was said about manufactu
ing gas, until after the agreement W.
reached to come to Wilmington.
Mr.. Bayard Asks a Question.
e After Mr.. Crozier offered his resol
n tion Mr. Bayard asked him why &
Otto people refused to have anythil
S further to do with the gas compan
a. but continued to demand that a fra
= chise be granted them by this cit
l. Mr.. Crozier explained by reading a lo
letter from the Otto people, the gist
which was that Il claimed the e
company had failed to put its prop
sition i'm writing There was more al
cusslon along this line when Mr. CT
zier remarked that IL was not a que
e tlon of the gas or people going to ia
/. Mr.. Bayard resented this remark. str
y ing he had asked nothing about an
p one going to jail.
- Taking Up Too Much Time.
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