Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-09-17
ALBANY CLAMORING
FOR A GAS PLANT
City Has So Far Refused
TO Lei One In.
Keeps Gas Oug in Order
to Make the Munich
pal Electric Plant
Pay.
NUMBER PIG

editorial in Thursdays Albany's
(Herald)
From time to time during the past
ten years The Herald has called at
tention to the urgent need of a gas
plant in Albany and urged the munici-
pal authorities 10 take up the matte.
n practical. busizess-iike way witn
.he view OF meeting the demands os
he situation
Again we appeal to the powers that
sc" to get busy on the gas question.
Ahanys growth AM the development
lnd successful operation of numerous
mall industries are badly handicap
aed today for the want of gas, and for
he same reason many an Industrious
and thrifty housewife is bearing
daily burden which the facilities of a
gas plant would greatly relieve.
Albany has reached the point in is
growth and development when gas
plant is a necessity. 1t is the only
town Of its size in the country with.
out the convenient, economical ana
labor-savng facilities OF gas for in
iustrial, mechanical and domestic pur-
poses.
The one obstacle which has so far
stood in The way ~of gas plant is the
city's electric light plant. There are
some, we know, who will not be willing
to admit this to be fact, but it Is,
nevertheless, true In the successful
operation of our electric system we
are permitting this public utility to
stand in the way of another which is
greatly needed. Does Albany own AMI
control the electric light system, ar
does the electric light system own
and control Albany? This is a ques-
tion which some OF the people of AL
oany are asking, and it is one whdca
may be forced to the front as an issue
in our municipal government as a last
alternative by those of our people who
feel that the electric light plant is
standing as a monopoly depriving them
from the many uses which they have
for, gas for mechanical industrial ana
domestic purposes.
: light housekeeping is handicapped
in Albany because we have no gas, aac
n this respect we are depriving many
small families of such facilities as
would make housekeeping cheaper and
less burdensome. One case in point
will illutrate how the absence of a gas
plant is operating against Albanys
growth. And the story we tell here
is true one which can be verified: A
man whose territory is in
Southwest Georgia recently married.
and after the honeymoon he and his
wife decided to buy them a home in
thds city and begin housekeeping. Al
ter some inquiry they had three hous-
es in view, and together they starter
out to inspect them. After looking
through the first house the young wife
asked about tie gas and wanted to b4
shown where the fixtures required the
gas range to be located "Gas?" said
the owner, 1--WE have no gas in AL
bany" '.What- No gas in Albany?r
replied tie lady in astonishment Then
we don't want to buy home in this
town l propose to do my own cook
ing. and | can't keep house without
gas range" That couple went TO
anocher city ana bought them home.
And there are no doubt others who are
kept away from Albany for the same
reason. Certain it IS that many who
are compelled to live here suffer great
for TIE want of gas.
Will not our city fathers take up
the gas question and at least give the
people Of the city a chance to say
whether or not they want gas plant!