The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-02-18
MUCH INTEREST
BEING AROUSED
Many Replies ToLetter Of Man.
ufacturers Light & Heat Co.
SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY EVIDENT
Hundreds Of Answers Have Been he
eeived, Many of Which Are Favor
able, and But Few Question the
Position Of the Company.
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Pittsburgh, Pa, Feb. 16.-John =,
Gin, president OF The Manufacturers
Light & Heat Company, stated here
today that he has received hundreds
of replies from citizens of West Viz
ginia to the Open Letter addressed to
the people of the State by his com
pany and published in this paper and
throughout the State last week as an
advertisement. Mr.. Gin states that
these replies contain a great variety
of views. about so per cent Of which
are favorable to the gas interests, 30
per cent diner in minor particulars,
and tho, remaining 20 per cent, are
unfayorable Mr.. Gill says, he is de-
lighted with the interest being shown
throughout the State In this open dis
cussion and believes the result will be
to bring about a closer understanding
between the gas interests and the
people of the State.
1--WE have received hundreds of let
tiers" said Mr.. GIL, tsin answer to
our Open Letter, in which the people
state their views eourteously and with
intelligence, which is very gratifying
and shows a spirit of fair play and
Justice. Fully fifty per cent of them
favor helping the gas and oil people
to develop the State and find a market
for their products where possible,
About thirty per, cent disagree with
some of the ideas suggested. About
10, per. cent. say they are not sufficient
Iy informed about the questions to.
venture a reply and ask for further
information, and the balance simply
state that they think the rates for gas
are high enough or too high. A very
few, not. over a dozen or so, are
abusive and bitter,, in their remarks,
which is such. small percentage. that
1t shows the, people of West Virginia
are practically all fair minded and
without prejudicesss
1T is a pleasureTto' us to know that
we have such an aopen minded class
of people before whom to state our
case and we shall go on with these
Open letters in the newspapers, feel
ing that we are being mpartially and
honestly Judged and that our case is
In the best OF hands. Our first letter
was prepared with, the purpose of get
ting an idea of how the people of the
State looked at this great business Of
producing and marketing oil and gas
and now that we have a clear idea of
how it is regarded throughout the
State, we shall be able to go ahead
and furnish the information so many
of our correspondents have asked for,
and shall await their further opinions
with interest and confidence.
"The unprejudiced attitude OF the
newspapers is also a matter upon
which West Virginia is to be con
graduated and augurs well for safe
solution Of any question which may
come before the public of the State
at any time"
Mr.. Gin stated that the next Open
Letter will probably be, collection
of a number of the typical letters re
ceived. which will show all the people
of the State just how others In the
State look at the matter. He stated
that these letters win be. taken from
all those received and viii show all
varieties Of opinions. both favorable
to the gas companies and otherwise.
This public letter will appear shortly.
In this newspaper and should be read
with interest and studied carefully.