The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-18

used, when those which ran too slow we're
taken into consideration it was found
that the gas company was not much
ahead after all
New York makes snd uses over one
fourth Of ali the artificial gas used IN tne
United States Thirty-three billion cubic
feet year, according TO the pubic uul-
tiles commission. Is the annual prOduc-
ton Stored in a gas pipe sixteen feet
square, IL would entirely circle the giCpe;
Even the meters in use in that city would
make a solid row from New norK ~
Washington. The greatest amount OF
money ever refunded to consumers OF any
kind in single week was lne
$3.50. 600 refunded to the users OF gas III
der the Scent gas decision o. cas
supreme court The Consolidated Gas
company has been charging dollar. Aue
New York authorities fixed the rate az
eighty cents. The gas company sot Ou1
an Injunction, and the difference petW .i
the rates was held in trust until the Ilnal
adjudication Of the matter. II was oe-
cded in favor of the consumer VINO, ds
a result. got back over nan niii4ioH
dollars in six days. -,
kinds is an important industry IN lhe
United States, and often the manufac-
turST has his ability taxed TO turn OUT
the special orders that are MADE on HliLl'
Recently the Illinois Steel company or
dered four gas meters These tOuf NE
tiers we're to be able to measure a greater
flow of gas than IS required to supply
the whole civ or EnllaQtAplilds anu oA@N
times as much as is required TO supply
city like Baltimore. But the manufac-
turer was equal to the occasion. ana
turned out the four biggest gas meters
In the world. It is said that they are as
accurate as they are large.
Artificial gas for Illuminating purposes
was first used about 1902, though 1t never
reached a commercial scale until aDout
1910. It thereafter grew in favor, ana
even the electric light could not outshlne
it in the estimation of the average mousse
holder. While electricity has largely
driven gas out Of the office BUILDING ana
the large manufacturing establishment
where light is needed gas Is stiH the
favorite lighting agent in the urban
home and bids fair to remain so. Usually
the large commercial buildings nave Dig
heating plants, thereby making II FAR
cheaper than to buy gas About l'O00 gas
companies are said TO be doing business
in the United States, as compared with
1900 electric central stations. There are
coo electricians in the United states,
and not more than One-fOurth as many
gas experts most OF whom are men VINO
graduated from the school OF experience.
The action OF the Washington Gas com
pany in reducing its rate for gas 10 nine
" cents is an illustration OF the new
spirit which is coming over corporations
everywhere. 1t saw that public senu-
ment was for cheaper gas, and that con-
gress was in a mood to act in that dlrec-
ton Rather than yield only when II had
to and rather than take the risk Of even
a lower rate by legislative action, the
gas company elected to voluntarily reduce
the price to ninety cents. There were IN
dfcations that a good bit of the time OF
congress would be taken up in the con-
sideration of this one local question. The
whole country viii probably rejoice that
/ congress will not have to devote its en-
ergies 20 the Washington gas question
next winter but will have that time 70
devote to more pressing national matters
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