The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-30

Domestic Consumsrss
&c lees Dc Tor prompt payment o.
Industrial Consumers.
First 1901 cubic feet use less IL
I second lsN.eu0 cubic feet he less l..
Al over 100000 cubic feet &c less nc
TOT prompt pa2 mcnt OF balls This
SShedulc a. typical Tor the whole ~
I Hancock county.
OHIO VALLEY Gas COMPANY.
lhis company has ~ Wide distribution
for its product supplying the c.tnttv
districts tn hoddridrs Harrison Nsri.r
MononEaia ryicr ana Wetzel counties.
anu the country districts and smaller
towns in Marshall. ohio. Br0oke and
Hancock counties.
1 Its total domestic consumptfon how
ever tu West Virginia in 1912 waS onIv
se,lle thousand cubic feet, while h.. in
S ,it,s.' Ia iSl consumption was more than
l.tU' untH that ngurc. OF SNl.ss5 thous-
ana cubic feet This large industrial
] consumption, however. H. confined 10 ~.
Town OF Chester, using In 1919 gO5IIs
thousand cubic feet and the to,xn 80
Newel using 5I65s6 thousand cubic
/ feet Considering IN. dtstribntion ~
Us product. VI" recommend that In the
counties Of buddrtdEe. Harrison Marion
Mohongaha Tyler and Metzcl. that this
rates as may hc approved for the Wet-
80 has company tu the counties OF Wet
/ Marsb ,s Ssb;, lhS' ~ the counties OF
pany Doe authorized Co charge the same
rates as may Do approved Tor the
w he"liug Natural tias company aud IN.
/ Trt-State Gas company within the sam.
/ territory and that IA tiaucock county
| recommend that 30 be- authorized Ia
proved FOR the Tri-State Gas comranv
| IN said county OF Hancock
| respecting the Cameron Gas A. ttI
J company. which supplies a small numb.r
OF cons uincrs az Cameron. Marshall
/ county, ! recommend the authorizatton
os U, same rates which may be approx
Cd FOR the Tri-State company and the
wheeling Natural Gas company IN Mar
The Blackviue Gas a OIL eomp,r,.
SS,Ipplles the town of BiacksVille in
Mohohgalia county, and I recommend
the same rates which may De approV.G
by the Commission FOR the Wb.eBns
Natural Gas company IN Monongaut
MANUFACTURERS GAS COMPANY.
J . Respecting the Manufacturers Gas
company. which supplies only Industrial
/ S ~ the CIT OF Wheeling. I
recommend that this company b. auth
orized TO charge the industrial rate idcn
tlcai with that recommended for ttt,
wheeling Natural Gas Company. to-wit:
gle for the first $50 OO0 cubic feet;
iSc Tor the second 100000 cubic feet.
lie for all over 300 600 cubic feet less
| lc for prompt payment Of bills
Ihat as 20 all these defendant COM
panies. the Commission now recon-
mends no change In special rates. eNcert
that where such rates are in excess ~
sne lndsslriai rate recommended and
Z approved by this Commission that thew
shall be readiusted and reduced 10 CON
| form TO such Industrial rates
] further recommend that IN ali casst
where the average morthiy bill of a do
nestle consumer shall exceed I51 900
cubic feet per month. the gas company
sh Sal ensrse and collect the industrial
ANOTHER REPORT FORTHCOMING.
! me undcrsigned. one Of the Commits
Sl"ners TO whom this proceeding vyEs
especially referred and committed Tor in
yesugation and report. here now fiios
MS preliminary report setting out brfef-
! " his conclusions and reconnmendstinns
based upon careful study of this en-
{ tire record; but asks leave Of the COM
mission 10 file within a short time =
/ more extended report and opinion. now
IN preparation, but not complete. show
Ing In detail.
/ nJ-The history and course OF tho.
proceedings
t2)-The economic history phvcfc.I
plant value, extent and character
OF the operation and business or
each 81 the Defendant gas compan-
re- ana Iheir relation 60 each other
ranl. the Manufacturers Light A.
Heat company.
'5)-The questions OF law raised by the
defendant compa nies a. TO the jur-'
l-Hlcti"h ana procedure Of this
Commission. and a. to the proper
rules and data TO be considered lin
the making Of rates and why and
nov the Commission have over
ruled The various legal objections
and exceptions OF the defendant
companies.
R)-Carefuliy prepared Statistical
tables showing the cost ~ servire
and me probable effects Of the new
schedules upon the earnings or the
data pertinent to this inquiry.
The new schedules of rates herein
side with the schedules ~ ne dcge,,,l.n,
I compauies now in force and on hle with
/ the commission. may appear o. some as
making too deep "a cut in existing rafee
but when 80 BIZ considered ~ that the
rates here recommended are fu exeaaa
on INC average rates generally charged
hA "thef competing gas companies on
Grating iu the same counties with the.
defendants. and 90 that heretofore in
observed no. restrictions or imitations
ana have followed no aystematic
i1,. 7. 4'.inE rates. gen,s,raiiy tak
every locality. not affected hy local com
petition. and 90 that The production and
. supply of natural Eas throughout North
crn West Virginia d. enormously in 81
cess ~ tho home demand 80 that more
than f1ur-hfths OF the total rroducfi9r
Dc sold at hirhrr prices and tD fhsf
our production hns been so cheap and
The natural rnr developed In this rart
~ The state has been shut in or Io.t
bs la ,pl,. ~ ,. ne p, vel mouth largely
Iuf local conrumutiun in nearby Indus
~ ,-lAht- .mtnfsl. vc must conclude
should obtain here % home in the vcr,
.l NJ MlI raH producing territory
t.l WOW .'r'. t' our own home CON
.Imsrs. wh.rrNer located. must not o.
a.I.Infl'l nIl controlled by the frrf
nov much hiehtr prices ct0 be- obtained
IrIH DEL fhU fIraf attempt fo refahIfaH
system Hf natural rua rates based .u
frrrlnr groupings with rrfrrares 60
ih' ficIfH n production and extcndin-
over several rnuuflfr fr Hf OF u.EIrI
ono nr NOR. supposedly rival rHrruaufr.
nrN rnnurfinr with CO. defendant come
rHri.e and viii not rraurr fta nrf car.
Irrn uf nrE OF fHrrT below tho afarfHr.
DI liberal return On fhrir InvraffiarI
If'.f fnruInr. Ha fHfa record shows
'fNh'u 'Fnln fn NJ. . nn fHa Invest
mont lnr OBJ" year 1912. end ere report
90 tn hn lar-rr lnr Geo wear 1919
rnfurn NfrIHIfn form OF final or
Dor eNrurIffirE the foregoing -rrrrr
n'nla' inr. which. in ms IudEment.
should he entered .n ftIa rrar
Very rranrrffIIIt aufrriffaH
HOWARD 81 OGDEN
rHHrfrrfrn West -
April Hlnf 1910