The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-02

They could do so as easily as they can
cross the border line which divides
| West Virginia and Maryland, and with
no more expense than construction of
| pipe lines. The difference in mileage be-
tween the field Of operations OF The
| Western Maryland Gas Company and its
proposd field for distribution. as com
pared with the dietance to the District
or Columbia. is comparatively insignif-
cant, as pipe lines go. The difference
IN lhe price Of gas in the Two places.
however is fun Of significance.
No Uneasiness Apparent.
Wilton J. Lambert, of counsel for the
" "aShinglon Gas Light Company. is also
counsel for the Western Maryland. with
Judge GORDON, Of Cumberland, he is
oeVoting considerable portion Of his
time in steering the Western Maryland
Gas Company's bill through the Legfs-
lature. AIF. Lambert declares that r{,ara
Is no connection between the Washing
ton company ard the MARYLAND com
pany. However, the Washington com
pany is fully aware Of every move Of
the Maryland company.
II Is significant that no opposition is
belng manifested by the WashinFto,1
company, despite the fact that its pro-
20 the DlstFlcu llnes with a good quality
OF gas at Jhe almost unheard of nrira
or - cents per thousand feet
ILe consolidated Gas. Light and Pow
CT company, OF Baltimore, is situated
many miles farther away from ma
headquarters Of the Maryland company
ana while il has no fear of an invasion
or Baltimore al this time. Il Is exert
PRODUCTION OF cheap gas
Nnen compared with the afr{ft7Fs %
lne consolidated OF Baltimore. the
Washington cOmpany's easy confidence
Is SHOWN m striking contrast Although.
on the surface, II would appear that fhe
proximity Of the Western MARYLAND VS.
a greater melts ce 10 the WASHINGTON
monopoly than il is &c the ConsoIidated
no no. eIIoFt IS BENG made from Washing
ton 70 hinder the progress Of the com
pany which proposes to sell gas an *
cents. ~ -
Baekers Are Unknown.
4 diiigent investigation has brought
TO light some facts that even the per-
sistent inquiries OF the Maryland SEN
ate committee on corporations failed 10
uncover In this connection il can be
stated at the outset that the Western
maryland Gas Company is AFFILIATED
with several corporations. and is. in
TACT. merely a subsidiary coonan,-
lILNUUDgfHF0
natural gas into Maryland at q prfes
so low that the artificial companies now
In operation there cannot possibly bo,,e
to meet. When the ultimate c5ieet of
the company has been attained-namelv
the annihilatiOn OF c0mpetitors-artfdcfai
gas will be manufactured and sold NOT
at . cents, but at a price 10 be decided
upon by the new monopoly That much
at least, was the basis Of the charoa
made before the committee by Samuel
b Loose president OF the Hagerstourn
Gas Company Mr.. Loose pointed ont
that with one exception the men who
appeared as incCrpOIafors and diree-
tors of the Western Maryland cas-
Company were unknown 10 himself 10
The senate committee and In fact ia
-very one who had attempted 10 dis
cover their Identity. The one excenfior,
was Fleet NJ. Robey. OF CunberIap6
From sources outside OF the commit
tee room, however, much was learned
the Western Marvland Cas
Company. It's inc0rporatOrs. as named
N the charter on fiie at the tax COM
GissiOneT's 8 Office IN Maryland are For-
mar II. Schreiber, of Frostbure Sf5
Justin d. Northrup. of Charleston ~
Va, Fleet II. Robev. of Cumherferd
Nd; Mortimer L. Church. Rural Val
ey, Pa, ana Roderick Ciary. OF Cum
)eFland.
The certificate of incorporation was
He'd september S. 1895, the term Of ex-
stenee not TO exceed forty years. Tka