The Washington times., 1908-03-02

application for the charter sets forth
that the principal offices OF the COM
pany are 10 be at Frostburg, Allegany
county. Md. The capital stock or the
company is $4,000, divided into 200
shares, with par value of 800
The charter, as filed with the state
officials, contains little information or
value. In one filed at the office OF the
a foreign company dctnS business IN
Maryland, much IS learned that might
well have been incorporated IN the
charter of the Western Maryland.
Tue foreign corporation Is the West
Virginia and Maryland Gas Company.
Its main offices are said TO be at 1lafls
avenue, E.lkins, ". Va. It's cnieL WORKS
the charter states. are IN Lewis, Marion,
Harrison, Upshur. Hampshire, barbour,
Morgan, Randolph Grant, Iaylot: Pres
ton, and Mineral counties. and else
where IN West Virginia
The directs of the company are said
20 be; The production OF natural gas
crude petroleum, and the refining there
of. and THE MANUFACTURE AND
SALE OF ARTIFICIAL GAS.
The capital stock of the company is
100000, divided into 1000 shares, with
a par value OF $40. OF this amount $500
has been subscribed and paid into the
treasury.
The inCorporators are B. +. I6ittinger
zoe Fidelity building. Buffalo, n. Y;
Edward NJ Wheeler, Howard A. For
man, Fred u. Tracy. and c. r. Haw-
kins, all located at room 80 Fidelity
building. RunalO. and all OF whom own
one share OF stock each. The lease Of
life OF the corporation IS for period
OF fifty years from July "a, 1906, the
GATE OF the Incorporation.
Nothing Is said IN the articles OF IN
corporation or the West Virginia and
Maryland Gas Company, or volunteered
by the officers. regarding the Western
Maryland Gas Company, yet the latter
company IS absolutely dependent for
its existence on tho West Virginia
Company The West Virginia and
controlled by the Eastern on Company.
q large and powerful corporation with
headquarters at Buffalo. II Has been
charged that the Eastern OIL Company
IS controlled by the Standard OIL.
Eastern Oil Company Interests.
The Eastern OIL Company was the first
TO introduce natural gas 20 Buffalo.
where It was sold for 20 cents a thou
sand. George 3. FormRn. president OF
the Fidelity Trust and Deposit Com
pany of Buffalo. is president OF the
Eastern OIL Company. His brother,
Howard Forman. is one OF the tncOr-
pOrators OF the West Virginia and
Maryland Gas Company. Howard For
man, one of the incorporators Of the
West Virginia company. is wee presi-
dent of the Eastern oil Company. H V.
Thomas. the treasurer and general man
ager, appeared before the corporations
committee OF the Legislature six weeks
ago and spoke IN favor OF the petition
of the Western Maryland Gas Company.
Representatives OF the new gas COM
pUny declare that Il is their intention
10 make a speciality of fuel gas rather
than Illuminating gas. They do not eX-
pect to make profits from the sale OF IL
Eliminating gas. which win be sold for
Is cents per thousand. The fuel gas will
be sold at the rate OF u cents per thou
sand for the first million feet: II cents
for the second million and 10 cents for
the third. In amount exceeding that
consumption the rate will be decreased
IL proportion.
In Annapolis, where artificial gas IS
sold for $40 per thousand, officials OF
the lighting company laugh at the idea
OF % cent gas. and say they would like
10 buy IL at 50 cents 10 use as fuel.
These men believe that the mysterious
manner IN which the Western Maryland
IS going after its franchises will cause
its defeat in the Legislature.