New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-01

pared TO give the Mobile company any
and every backing TO keep us plaIlt w
TO. and even beyond, tins CITY b paese"'
| The Vice-president of the MOBILE Flee
| trio Company. Archer s. Huey; Its treas
urer J. J. O'Brien, and us remaining
| directors H. NJ Byllesby and James >;
| Cummins. are ali save one, members Oh
the firm Of ii. NJ. Byllesby & Co; Ineo-
| dore X. Jackson. who as the chaiI ilai
of the manufacturing committee OF 'ne
| Chamber of Commerce ls necessary ~
! frequently quoted here, is president anu
| general manager. The otner oHceIS VI
| this company are Z. Ill Clinserman, the
| general superintendent ana George =
| Emery, the auditor.
| The company's power house, which oc-
! cupies the major portion OF one OF MO
bile's very expansive CITY oiocks, ~ ~
| imposing masonry structure, ~ eHlieiS
| nreproof and has all modern appoint
ments and labor saving devices, such as
automatic coal handlers, chain Srates.
steam turbines. etc. ana IL taxes a eo,,
one hundred and thirty-nVe or lorty
! hands to run its business. ms iast II
quite large: In fact. II is said that tne
business the Mobile company has punt
up. at relatively low rates, Is away apoNe
| the average OF that OF Ike publlc ser wee
| CorDoratiOns i'm this country. IL lui-
nishes industrial power only and supplies
: factories, elevators, and the llke. WIN w
| its present generating capacity, 1,iU.
horsepower, and figuring on the dlVersh!
| factor q. g., the load not coming on AZ "A,
lie same tlme) il can take on lo.ooJ-
| horsepower--but. II may be sudeu, tns
| enterprising and competent mahasenle,nis
is prepared to- and Will, at a moineint .
| notice enlarge TO any capacity lequii 90
by Mobiles business interests. Indeed
II is now installing 400 additional MORSE
power. tas
| And. right here IL may not oe sih!ss
| TO point out that this company mas not
| offa 81 a
| city's future, but is very inuch anro
witness to the falsity or the lmpres s'i,,'
that there is no spirit OF enterprise 49, es
down In old Mobile: for IL has, at pres
enc connected with its lines 4,l'o-horse-
power in motors-and that represents
about 50 per cent OF all tne niuuS1 ,,ds
here! It's president says; oy tlie ~" ,'.,s
that AN equally wrong impression mas
obtained that Mobile has made no pros
Tess. There has not been a sinsie yea
since 1e06-except. perhaps, fUo 0n h orc
heels of the panic or lsoi-that , nli.2s ~
may he said TO have been stationaIs
| that has not indeed, shown q supstantitti
increase in this companys income
meaning that the latter. a pretty SUI sule
barometer of Mobile business oornnsors
is a fat contradiction OF that erIoheous
| Impression" r., .,o,,ricaI
The company's charge ior eleet d,.Ss
power is. at a minimum OF slZ per no' -
power, four cents per klIOWalt nv, v pa rs
annum. although il has rates as low as
two and one-half cents per klloWatt hoIi
L. lightinq tates are claimed to be me
lowest in force in any city IN tne oi hse,
| States the source of energy Ior VIM" i
is not derived from water power: these
rates are only one-half those or New
York, the maximum mere Delhs, seer
! cents per kilowat hour, Wneiea5 ~, az III.
civ the more or less recent cut mas only
reduced IL to twelve cents. The SUBURBAN
rate here. beyond five miles, IS no hlsher
than that, The lighting actviues OF ,ne
company cover RADIUS OF seven -5 5i'ii 70,
| gff
and 200 tungsten lights. and at low cost.
1t may be added that, although Mopi.e
is well lit up now, II Is contihusHy !"
creasi the number OF lights. III,
| The sign work OF the company WIZ
strike the visitor as both artistic ana
ingenious; and that II Is In hlsh lasOI
here is shown by the fact that theIe ar, az
not less than two hundred Signs ils'a ~
ON lines containing 1890 lamps. Inc
total commercial connection is equal 10
| 600 16-candle power lamps.
The Gas Company.
While Mobile. with It's suburbs. is hon
estlv and efficiently catered to by all OF
its public service corporations 1t IS by
none better served than by the mobile
Gas Company. the plant or when is salv
! to he the most modern or any SOutn OF
the ohio River and the rates OF which
are lower than those I'm any other SCUM
eTn city. - t,.-.
| The plant and distribution system nay
been entirely rebuilt within the past SD
| wears (as a matter OF historical interest
| il may be mentioned mat TINS CITY W1S
the fourth in the United states 10 use
| gas as an illuminant, plant was eslap-
iished here as early as lS5Sl' WIN ths
! view OF being able 10 serve a CITY OF
200, 600 population That IL hlbhi
be the very best of it's kind ana
/ class the companys consulting engineer
| spent several months in Europe before
its plans were decided upon and the WORN
begun. investigating the foreign pants
and determining the best examples i -,
consequence, IL is enabled 10 furnish
fine quality of gas, and at very inodeta te
charge. to the consumer. It's rates aTe
! arranged on sliding scale, accol ulhs 10
| consumption. thus, the first o.VOl cuOlc
feet costs II Is, and all over that 80 cents
per thOusand.
The company (Which is managed by an
| efficient official, fits secretary ana treas
! urer. l.. j. Davis. who Ia member
Of the committee on manufacturing In
dustries of the Chamber OF Commerce.
and is regarded as one OF Mobiles civic
and business leaders,. furnishes gas for
| fuel, as well as for heating and ngntinB'
for industrial, as for cooking purposes
! indeed. it's product is used for about 10
different purposes In factory work, IN
Guiding brazing. hat and laundry work.
iron works: carriage works and Timing
establishments. Factory consumption
| represents some to 10 per cent of the
purposes. for which Il IL ideally suited
| 10 the climate. 20 per cent and the bal
ance lighting. cooking and general do
nestle uses. There are about six thou
sand gas ranges in use. these being sup
piled by the company. The company
| makes, coke also, supplying the down
| town manufacturing districts here with
| about ten thousand tons, users finding II
| more economical than coal. Besides this,
| il ships out some five thousand tons.
| IL may be remarked, In passing, that n
| would be preservative Of civic health and
beauty If the manufacturers. within the
! more or less congested districts would
| generally turn 10 the use OF coke instead
| of befouing their surroundings with
bituminous coal smoke. and that they
| would save money in the bargain. as quite
| one.half OF their coal bill Is represented
| ia the unconsumed carbon with which
their smOkestacks charge the circumam-
| blent atmosphere,
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Mobile is amply provided with banking
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