The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-05-20
R. F. Wherland Makes Plans to Fur
nish City With Clean and Con-
venient Fuel
PLAN HAS MANY ADVANTAGES
Superiority of Gas Equipment Will
Appeal to All Progressive House
holders
PLAN HAS MANY ADVANTAGES

R. F. Wherland is perfecting plans
whereby the citizens of Redwood Falls
and vicinity may be supplied with
that cleanest and most convenient of
fuels, Gas.
The city council has already voted
to grant Mr.. Wherland the necessary
franchise for his plant, final action
in this matter to be taken at the next
council meeting.
AS planned at present, the plant
will be situated on the Northwestern
tracks. This will do away with the
expense of delivering fuels and mater
ials necessary to the plant, thus cut
ting the cost of production, and fur
nishing gas to the consumer at a
much cheaper rate than is otherwise
possible.
Another cut in the overhead eX-
pense will be made by using the office
and office force of the Wherland Elec-
trio Company although the two comp
anies as incorporated will be entirely
distinct. The consumer will also bene-
fit by this cut. The plant in itself is
quite expensive and the company is
being formed on the most conserva-
tive plans.
The virtues of gas as fuel are
many. Foremost is the cleanliness
and convenience; there being absol-
utely no dirt, dust or smoke and the
gas is always on tap, ready for in
! Simultaneous service It heats more
quickly than either coal OR gasoline
is practically odorless, and the ex-
pense will depend entirely upon the
number using it.
| One of the most attractive features
of gas-use is the cheapness and con-
venience of the equipment. A one
burner plate may be bought as cheap
ly as 85c while gas ranges, splendid
ly equipped can be bought for s14 and
upward.
Aside from these cooking arrange
ments the housewife may have a
cheerful fireplace in her living or bee
rooms, using the gas log instead OF
fuel, all bed and table linens may be
quickly ironed with the aid of the gas
mangle, and, best of all, hot water
may be had at an instants' notice by
the aid of an auto-thermal water
heater.
This heater is a really marvellous
invention. BY reason of its perfect
gas control water is heated automat
ically to the temperature of 140 de
grees. Then the burner is closed Of
its own volition until the outpourine
water falls below $50 degrees. Their
with the opening of the faucet tn,
heating process is started over again
With the plant as at presen
planned, there is absolutely no DANCE
of any freezing as the high pressur,
does away positively with any DANCE
of condensation. This pressure i
regulated automatically by pressur
valves so the consumer at a distanc,
of ten miles from the plant gets tn
same pressure as those one blocl
away.
The cost of gas furnished each con
sumner will be determined by the mum
! Der of consumers. Mr.. Wherland i
arranging for letters to be sent int
each household in Redwood Falls, ask
ing if the family would use gas coul
it be furnished at reasonable rate
While the replies are in no way bind
. ing to the writer should he think tn
rate greater than he could pay, the,
are absolutely essential in obtainin,
important data, on which the compan
will arrange its future plans and pric
for gas.
The plan looks entirely feasible a
present, and entirely worthy of Nh
Wherland's reputation as progress
sive promoter. Four years age h
organized the Wherland Electri
Company which is at present supply
ing the electric current for use a
Morton, Morgan and Franklin and i
constantly increasing its bushes:
Anything Mr.. Wherland backs is nc
only conservative proposition, but
progressive one as well.