The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-10
Experr Humphreys, of Stew
ems Institute of Technol-
ogy, Again on Stand.
ANSWERS GIVEN
MANY QUESTIONS
Tells Of Problems Connected With
Gas Manufacture Here and
Elsewhere.


testimony given on Friday before the
House Of Representative Committee on
the District Of Columbia in the hearing
on Representative Coudrey-s bill. con-
corning the Washington Gaslight Com
peny-
Committee on District of Columbia
House of Representatives..
April s. 1910
Statement OF Nj Alexander g. Hum
phreys continued
The Chairrnan-AU right 30 ahead
Mr. Humphreys - " aShIHEtO or
course you are acquainted with. 80 cents
per thousand at present, with a candle
power last year OF IS In each case /
have put down the candle power II can
EeL it, but In many cases the companies
faU 20 report &c. In certain cases II IS
pretty low. and especially in those places
where they are depending upon the heat
5uE value OF the Eas more than upon its
Fighting value ! am now serving on h
committee I'm connection with the com
mission Of New York State, No ., in
the consideration of the question as 10
whether we shall not do away with
candle power testing entirely, and suit
StitIte Cdlcrific test ia other words,
that cas shall be tested for heating val
ne rather than for lighting value, the
point being that 50 much of IL Is nov
used for stoves and other appliances
of that kind. and also that IN lighting
81 is used I'm the mantle burners
Brooklyn Is 81 cents per thousand
protested by the company, with a candle
power Of . The Brooklyn borough
works. which take in the outlying dis
Tricts res ching out toward Coney Island
showing that the commission considers
Inc lOcslitv IN fixing the price, Is $l-19
with a candle power OF %
Coal Gas Enriched
Buffalo. as I have already given, Is 81,
with csudIepower Of Is There we fur
nish almost entirely coal gas, ard fl has
10 he enriched 20 get It Up 10 IS. We
make water gas for emergencies.
Chicago. 'S5 cents. with a candlepower
OF q
Cincinnati IS a complicated case The
Candlepover y low 10 my certain knowl-
edge bnt not reported They have
price OF - cents for fuel gas and .
q small TrBportiou IS used at the 5t-cent
Tate In competing with natural gas. so
1haf u does not greatly affect the aver
sEe price received
Cleveland, . cents, Is candIepower-
DeuCeT-EhlS Is the case referred 90
before as 10 the peculiar method Of
charge The. man who IS president OF
the company = largely rcsDonsi bic for
ats invention You have the right 10 get
gas at q Dor thousand, or II YOU pre-
Ter YOU can buy Il on the readiness
lo-Serve principle which Is q fixed
charge per year Of s. plus 81 per wear
1oT every lpI cubic feet maximum de-
Tnand per day In other words ffev
want 20 he assured that vcu cannot - II
Hpol Hlei0 10Y certain amount be
winch enables The company 10 better
estimate i'm advance the Demands 10 ne
made upon them, and which Is an ad-
L-ii'l2Se TO TIE company 20 know uT77S
:" cents per thousand for an the -
consumed The tO-ai il 81 fat or eIsa
loU pay - year whether YOU burn
each To- cubic feet for a r6s5zirn1I-1 I ~
80 i,-.-S ~ cents Tor each LOO feet
~2lt- Denver has = candIepover.
- MONIES, Iowa. 81 , cand7aro-r-e--
itIroit IS another somewhat COMMIT
49, -,lS,- me average sale per month
.Ler ~ J. nave shown Won. is less than
= month here At Detroit thew re-
,ttIf- q consumption Of so = Y77or,-l- -,
I9ie any lover price than Sd gsr7+= s.
Do-e.'.',i- -lfe lTst 5000 feet is - cents
~ -.ipiiN3fc- The next -. 600 reor vr-rr--rlT
'r ~ cents after having frsf r,ai5 81
cents for the first 5a0u1 The ny 10 = N
-, l- ~ cents and the next COCOON go
ported Hol re-
NO -andlepOwer Reported
Jersey CITY & per tnorzzr5 -, -
cents per thousand. accordin- 70 co..
Sumption and YOU must burn over 80
' ieet ever month in order In or
'.e '7-cene rate No CandIeoowe- v
ported Jersey City IS reported as No.
~ 4 district containing many cities M
aoUot varying as 10 candIepower and
Milwaukee. first 1060n feet ma. ----.r-
~ cents, next Io,e93 Ieet. Der TuorrE -
cents. and from -n.9U1 feet 10, 81 -e----
Zoe average being not far from 81 Ce s1,s.-
No candlepower reported
minneapolis, 81 candlepower. y D-e-
-Ih, y y p 10 > cents and must burn
-Ser .,-''.s-, feet 10 get the benent OF the
i-t Ldte- ms Is III New Jersey
aiSo and FOR the reason before Sfa1aC5
InsY 90 not report the can,f!eDov-s-
- +4.,,,-. I's5Is; Illuminating Sas, $50
tbs year about S1.I5- CandIepower. q
. - 81 Or, protested: case may be re-
49, ~ cents candlepower- = plus.
HeN report the candlepOWer, The re-
uulTcd CandleDOWer OF % b77t the g.
- tleE make about 24-candlepower go
50 as To he on the safe side in -.
ar extreme penalties IN the law
tJna ma, SI-l5. candIepower, p
.''',.l-l =. hp 10 --7,t feet, per month
- over -" feet & cents candIepower.
Providence, o cents candIepower, .0
Richmond. 81 candiepower 2t-S
lave examined the gas in Richmond a
NUMBER or times. and I never found
such 2 candlepCv-er
s. Louis. Illuminating. 81, fuel. arsr
L"pn rect, 50 cents. next 1900 feet 60
cents Inc Illuminating gas Is 81 The
caudlepOwer is 70
81 Paul 81 candlepCwer not reDorfe5
san Francisco. s. cents to ~ ra-re- ~
other words rbe f7~St N ~ 49, ~
month Is s. cents You must 20 oJ-e-
'7t1 teet Der month 20 get the 60-cent
rate Candlepower. q
Browns Directory however repo-fs
ms as s. cents net price
Toledo Illuminating p cents. fuel .
cents CandlCpover. -21
Trenton. 81. candleDower not reported
wheeling w Va municipal works 50
often quoted in gas hearings, . cents.
3 IN q CandleDOWer Of 16
That comprises all Of the notes that 7
made last night after my further iDves-
legations, but 7 VIII be very glad To an
Swer any questions
The Chair1nan-5Tr- Cary desires 10
ask yoE some questions
An Expert on Business.
Mr Cary--I believe YOU stated the 9th
~ day, Mr.. humphreys, that you are an
expert in the sas business
ATr HumpIreys-I did, sir
Mr. Canyon have undoubtedly testi-
red in great many courts then. upon
This proposition
Sir. Humphreys-Not In great many
CpuIIs 40 7 have testified in a great
many hearings
M Csry-You charge so much per day
for your services
ur- EumplTe ys-,So- sir. I do not
Nr. tarv-You never receive any
money whatever for your serVices2
Afr. HumDnTFy S-TeS sir. a great deal