The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-10

and you viii burn 4 feet there. and no
more and x Il Is a 2-foot burner. you
will burn feet.
NJ. WiieF-Mr. H,7rrnI,ro,-e has dis
tlnctf. covered my point.
Answers as an Expert.
Mr.. Humphreys-Mr. Chairman. I
would Ike to answer Mr. Bride, as an
expert, II you viii pardon me and the
statement as TO burners made BY Mr..
srsoe just. now cOnciusively proves that
ms hrst statement, namely. that he Is
On expert, is not correct. It is not true
that so-caHeG 4-foot burner burns :
feet an hour. OF that a 2-6oat burner
burns feet OF chat a g-fo1t burner
burns feet That is the toughest kind
o. an indication as 10 what a burner
VIII use II YOU try these burners.
laoeled IN certain way. and cut OF the
same package. you will find rhat they
VIII not burn exactly the same amount
OF gas They almost invariably burn
more gas than is indicated by the de-
slgnation referred to. You cannot use
a burner as Mr.. Bride states. w.th such
4 Tich tas as is supplied In Washington
ana get maximum results If you burn
ONLY Feet an hour It Is one OF the
elementary principles OF gas conEumD-
uon Lhat the size OF the burner must
De seiecteu with regard 20 the quality
OF the gas. and the higher the quality
tae SIM Her OF course, will be the CO pa
city Of the burner for a ma ximum
etnclency, and IL is only when you get
q very niGn quality Of gas, such as oil
gas OF % candle poWer, as used by the
Plntsch Light Company, where they
must get the greatest amount Of iliumi-
nation IN the smallest volume that they
- uvNH 10 these very small burners
II you take the ordinary Eas, YOU get
the Dest results by using isrge bur ner
49, Iree-ourniny Tip We know
sclentlhcaily that the most economical
tulinuulp LlOn 10 the consumer. In- best
economically requires him 20 burn close
20 me smoking point. then YOU re-
pdce the consumption sufficient 20 avoid
ne SMOKE; IN other words YOU sacri-
nee q isttie economy In order TO get I'D
or the smoke IF YOU should burn 4
S-foOt burner i. washington, the high
quality Of gas would make 10 work to
the disadvantage OF the consumer You
y Qua need = larger burner. II is one or
the elementary truths Of our business
tnsr you cannot determine upon the use
or burner or any special size without
nTst knowing ana considering the kind
OF gas II is TO be used for.
Nj COudrey-D1ctor. have noticed IN
the papers n Washington tn the last few
days where they have been pTioting
copies Of the hearings hsTe-I TotiCed in
one of the papers the other night, At the
end OF the hearing the WORT "Adver-
tsement DO you know v~Ty that
was
Mr. HumPhrey-No. Mr.. Coud rev I
don't snow whether that was done 90
subsidize the newspaper or not, but j. Is
something that ] had never seen before
IN my ife- and 7 thought possibly you
could enitEnteR me upon that subject
Mr.. HumDhTeys-That Is none OF my
business. and don't know anything
about r.
Mr. GoIdsb0rough-Mr- Chairman, II
you viii permit me-
Money Put In Business.
Mr. Coudrey-You viii have your turn
later. Mr. GoidsborouEh. am not
through with the witness yet Now,
doctor. you we're telling US about the
earnings or the gas company each year
Do YOU know each year the amount Of
actual cash put into the company for
instance. 10 Is not fair In nv oniniOn.
or in my Judgment. that you should
show US what they earn each year IN the
amount Of money n the business. for
instance for last year they have earned
- per cent. and spent that on better
ment, turned IL back in. and not paid il
out. and the other part has gone to bet
terment- think We ought %. get at
that. in order 20 make sn intelligent re-
port on the reEoIutiOn-HOuse resolution
No. i-s-Which Is the cause or this in
vestigatiOn. II Is 90 md out what
amount OF money the gas COMPANY has
earned on the actual amount OF money
put into the company
M HUmphreys-Let ne ask YOU. M
COudreT, so that ] may know just exact
" what YOU desire Do YOU mean by the
money put into the business the money
that IS put in irrespective OF the Money
earned in the business
Mr.. CoUdrey-Yes; I don't think we
ought 20 take into considers ton the
amount OF money they earned in the
business. because that Is not fair What
we u ant TO know. # We possibly can ind
out. Is whether the gas company is over
chaI ginE the public Nov, 7 don't know.
There are all kinds OF rumors- and
Usus lIy some FIRE If they are not over
char SinE the public then, - far IS
am concerned. ] propose 20 make a re
port accordingly and fl they are over
charging the public. We ought 10 find IL
out
Mr.. Humphreys Is right. SIR 7
viii attempt TO reply 10 one point first.
namely, about whether they are making
% per cent. and putting some Of il back
into the business Of course, that can
not be done without TockeyinE the books
Mr. Coudrey-VNithOut segregatinz the
books
Mr. H1lnphrevs-Of course. this par
ticular statement I have rot analysed IN
detail. I have been over the statements
IL the past. but this one Tor 1873 I have
not compared in detail with the books
have no reason. however. to believe
from my past experience with the com
pany- and after an5lyzinC their books
IN LeLal previous OCCASIONS L7aE
there is z NJ material difference between
us as 10 facts This statement for 1893
itself shows. as I have already read
that KEY did put into extensions and
betteTneuts during 1919. SIS, fSO-3S
Mr.. Pearre-N hem
Mr. Hum phTeys-This last wear. from
their earnings But II YOU viii look af
page > YOU viii see that to do that they
had 10 draw upon the surplus also II
must not he forgotten when I state the
actual earnings I am stating them ire
spective OF how those earnings were en-
DlOTed- ! have stated the total earn
inEs.
Mr.. Coudrey-Now. one moment In
order TO get an intelligent idea go IS 10
make a report I don't think that the
Information YOU have given Us IS zhaf
want
Mr. HUmphTeys-Weu 7 want 20 try
to give II TO you and ! hope to have
hir. COJIdTey-Wait Just moment
Can You tell US how much money thew
are making each year on the actual
cash that has been put into the bust
neSS2
The Securities Issued.
Mr.. Humphreys can tell Won ss
stated already. what their earnings are
in dollars and cents Now. when YOU
roma q Of