The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-30
FULL TEXT OF DECISION AND
PRELIMINARY REPORT OF
COMMISSIONER OGDEN.
THE GROUNDS AND REASONS
FOR THE FINAL ORDER OF
THE COMMISSION.
GAS COMPANIES NOT JUSTI-
FLED IN ASKING FOR IN
CREASE TO CONSUMERS.
CONCLUSIONS OF COMME;-
SION MAY BE BASIS FOR
FUTURE TAX VALUES.

As the reduction. in natural gas
rates ordered by the Public Service
Commission is OF interest to the peo-
pie OF the state. and this section i'm
particular. The lntelligencer laws be
lore Its readers the full text OF the de
cislon. together with the interesting
and informing conclusions of Commits
sioner Howard " Ogden. who made
up the preliminary report and recon-
mendations to the full Commission.
which shows the grounds and reasons
Tor the final order The decision and
order OF the Commission follows:
seven companies furnishing natural
gas Tor heating and lighting purposes
in the northern part Of this State filed
new schedules Of rates TO take effect
November LIST. 1913.
An Investigation OF these schedules
by the Public Service Commission in
dicatcd that the several companies in.
tended TO crect an increase in the
rates which were in force when the
fublic Service Commission act took
effect on May p. 1913. Thereupon the
commission promptly ordered an in
'estigation to ascertain whether the
proposed increases were justified and
u not. 20 obtain sufficient data and in
formation upon which to determine
and put in force just and reasonable
rates for the service to all classes Of
consumers VI
This Investigation eliminated in the
hnal order now made by the COmrnfs
sion. establishing entirely new scbed.
ules OF rates. effective Nav 1st. 1qfa
ne seven companies affected are.
tll hanufaetursrs Gas Company.
.',,..,, -. -uppileH Eas % various Industrial
'"hAun'rH tn and near Wheeling
t2l Whe Wheeling Natural Gas c,r,
pany, which supplies aII 'ciagscs Of ,-,-ii
sumers in the city of wheeling ara
-everal of the Magistcriai Districts. ana
small towns in Ohio county. also CO.
tain towns and districts in Wareb,p
W ttheL Tyler. bod dIridge Harrison
Marion and Mononraiia counties
t5l The Tri-ststs Gas company.whieb
Counties.
.tf) The Ohio VALLEY Gas Company.
wHi,h elHp serves rnuHIrnrrs ln parts ~
ila. TYLER. Wet1tI Marshall ohio Eral.l..
and Hancock Counties
tsl The Biaoksvins Gas and OIL Com
pany' which supplies fhs town ~ Hiarl-
tiir in Monong1iia county and vieIn-
tsl The Cameron OIL and eas Com
erun In NnrrHnfT Crur.r and .fri-ffv
CD The Wetzei Gas Company. which
,'nrg'lore Boo thc Countiea
The investlEafion was begun I'm tho
city of Wheeling in October. 1913
ana concluded 90 Charleston in Fob.
ruary. 1919. gircr which time the
Public Service Commission have had
The matter under consideration
More than ono thousand PAGES of
oral testimony and more than three
Ipudrcd pages of prepared state.
ments. tables and exhibits we're filed
in the case
preliminary report. setting out
MS conclusions and accommodations
was filed by Commissioner Howard
y ogden. who recommended achof.
ulos ~ lower rates than those finally
agreed upon and fixed hy the order of
the Commission
For The purpose NJ framing the rate
schedule and establishing Just ana
reasonable rates aa modified hv local
conditions. tho territory served nv
CContnusd on Pers Ninsl