The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Pauy as It's selling and distributing
company.
The city had TO have gas for the GUS
toners that were on its municipal
mains. and the board OF public ser
vice made contract with the Hamilton
company for the gas. The Hamilton
company agreed to supply the city with
gas at S cents a thousand, delivered at
the city's gas holder. The CITY then
sold this gas 20 It's customers az the
same price charged by the Hamilton
company, 50 cents, and made money
out Of It.
Still Lower Price Demanded.
Another city campaign was coming on.
ana political complications arose which
involved the gas question The city de-
manaed a still lower price. and ths
darhllton company refused to give it,
The city talked OF granting a franchise
for bringing in natural gas from the
West Virginia field. and it was then
that the Hamilton Gas and Electric
Company took a fall out OF the CITY adj
ministration without affecting the gen
eral public. Last June the Hamilton
Gas and Electric COMPANY served
July 1. the price Of gas 10 the city
and everybody else would be so cents
a thousand feet. delivered at the city's
holder instead OF So cents. The city
could not prevent the increase in the
price, because it buys its gas only from
day to day, and not under longtime
contract.
Although Il raised the price OH the
city, the Hamilton Gas and Electric
Company reduced the price 10 it, own
consumers 10 60 cents. OF course. the
city could not charge more, 50 now II
pays 60 cents for Its gas and sells It
at GO cents. The people are not com
planning. but the politicians are bowling
loud and long.
Not Only Cheap, But Of Best Quality.
But the fact remains that Hamilton
Is getting cheap gas. and the low price
mas come TO stay. Not only is II get
ting gas at low figure, but It IS get
ting the best gas that can be made
anywhere by any process. The people
are delighted with 1t. They say Il is the
best gas that Hamilton ever had. 1t is
high IN candlePower and high IN neat
units, and those are the qualities that
make good gas
The products Of the Hamilton Otto
Coke Company are coke, gas, tar and
ammonia Each OF these is taken care
OF separately, though all are produced
In the process OF burning the coke.
Coke produced by the United Otto by
product coke oven process is Of the very
highest quality. II replaces anthracite
coal as a domestic fuel because Of its
and lasting qualities, as well
az being cheaper. One ton Of Otto coke
lasts as long as one ton OF anthracite.
1t IS superior TO gashouse coke because
the latter makes a quick. hashy IRE. but
is not lasting. otto coke Is denser. has
more substance and resembles nard coal
in its heat-pr oducing qualities II is
better thar beehive coke. because. opr-
ing to the length OF time required in
beehive coke manufacture a very hari
h.':--t c-,-~ s~ produced, which makes Il
hard to ignite.
When It comes TO domestic use the
Hamilton Otto Coke Company adver-
tises these points in its favor:
Lasts as long as nard coal. ton for
ton.
Heats e house much quicker
You can carry a low fire with f.
Keeps over night.
You get no clinkers; it burns to ash.
No poisonous gas
Smokeless: no d.rt.
Process of Manufacture.
The coal whicN IS made into coke
Genes from West Virginia. The coal
from that field Is low in sulphur, a nee
essary quality in cOking. Il is the alb |
sence Of sulphur that determines the |
quality OF coke for the most important !
uses.
Coal is dumped from cars into a pit, |
where 1t is crushed into small particles. |
perhaps the size OF pea or smaller.
From the pit II is elevated into a coal |
bin above one end or the battery Of |
ovens. A larry cakes this crushed coal |
out over the ovens and drops il into |
the openings at the top. When an oven |
is filled. lids are placed over these open
ings. The larry is operated by cleo /
tricity. as Is all the other mechanism
about the ovens.
While the coal is being baked into I