Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-09

and allowing cost of gas. transmission
interest, depreciation, ETC., It is sold
for 81 per thousand
In Boston gas Is put in the holder at
50 cents per thousand, distribution cost
~ cents. Allowing Z cents for depre-
citation, 20 cents for interest on an al
lowancc Of 81 Investment per thousand
(Which Is more than fair), we find that
80 cents per thousand would yield an
ample profit, N.30.
CITES AUTHORITY.
Prof. t. w, Bemls. the leading au-
thority on the subject in the United
states says Gas Is monopoly aud
the individual consumer has no protec-
ton from extortiou." He says that Is
cents per thousand IL a sufficient rate
In all cities and calls attention to the
Cleveland gas suit, in which it was
proved that gas cost the companies IS
cents per thousand at the burners, in
Guiding taxes, Z cents for depreciation,
10 cents Tor interest, 50 that SO cents
would be an ample charge. The com
pany had been charging 81 per thous-
ana. The city ordered Il reduction to
6O cents the company contested the
order ana the company men were fore
ed to admit that, aside from deprecia-
ton OF about cents. gas at the burner
cost less than 10 cents. The price was
iinally fixed at so cents per thousand,
with a special payment to the city OF
cents per thousand, In addition to the
ordinary taxes, making the real charge
10 cents per thousand.
Inc common council of Passaic n. j..
was about to close a contract with ex-
mayor Mclean, who guaranteed to
GA In Do
thousand, maintain 50 gas lamps for
the city and furnish o different lamp
at about two-third their present cost.
Upon this the United Gas Improve
ment company offered to pay $50. 900 for
IL years to the city. $4,000 to each OF
the hospitals, SIS, 900 for a new school,
house, $4,000 to the firemens fund.
Sl,OO0 70 the police fund, and will fur
hlsn the city with 50-cent gas and prl-
Vate consumers at the same rate, The
actual cash outlay provided for in this
otfer was Ss2S,000, besides the penal
ties incurred
III gas company in Passaic. n. J..
can AFFORD to furnish gas al 50 cents
per thousand and pay large bonus,
what sort OF monopoly, think you is
franchise permitting them TO charge
70 cents TO N.Sj "a the people of Salt
Lake. why, gentlemen OF the city
council, these men come here to milk
US.
BRANCH OF GAS TRUST.
Black Interrupted Mr.. Crane whiIe
he was relating the figures given IN
text books and magazine articles ON tha
cost OF gas and stated that the council
men mad read such articles but did not
peheVe them. To this Mr. Crane re-
pIeu that 1t was misfortune TO the
members or the council II they did NOT
believe them. He then declared his be-
ilei lhat the new company was merely
branch OF the eastern gas trust back
ed by the Standard OH company.
SNOW ATTACKS FIGURES.
MI Snow was heard again and at
lacked the figures presented by Mr..
crane by stating that those figures
were IN many instances for natural
gas Ills company proposed to manu-
iacture coal gas. As TO the enormous
profits of his company as meptioned nv
MI crane. he stated that he would
gladly sell Mr.. Crane block of the
company's stock if he considered such
good investment, but ne doubted very
much II Mr.. Crane would want TO as
sumo the risk of buying any Of tho
stock, Mr. Crane declared that he
would not want any of the stock
FOR AND AGAINST.
Attorney stephens was then heard I'm
behalf OF the franchise, after which Mr..
Sanford was heard again against II. The
council then took up the matter. Fern
strom aud Holiday favored the amend
men'' me latter attacked Mr., Crane
ana said that he had once tried to Sc
cure from the council bunco electric
light franchise.
1t seems TO ME that I'm being dis
cussed instead Of this franchise, in
tertected Mr. Crane.
Yes, declared Councilman Mulyey
'and you ought to be discussed You've
let the bars down. You Seem to think
you're the only honest man left. Never
before have ! heard the city council in.
suited as II has been on this floor to-
night"
II haven't mpugned anybody's mo-
tives. said Mr. Crane.
Yes, YOU have. and don't you do Il
again" retorted Mr.. Mulvey.
MATTER is REFERRED.
Ferry suggested that the matter Of
rates be further investigated and
moved that a committee OF FIVE he APP
pointed To act with the city attorney
and city engineer In the matter and re-
port I'm one week. The motion was
carried and the following councilmen
We're then named on the committee:
Ferry, Mulvey ODonnell, Crabtree and
HOipy The couucil than ad foilrned