Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-02-25
MUCH INTEREST
Being AROUSED
MANY REPLIES TO LETTER OF
MANUFACTURERS LIGHT AND
HEAT CO.
SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY EVIDENT
Hundreds Of Answers Have Been Re-
ceived, Many of Which Are Favora-
BILE, and But Few Question the Po-
sition Of the Company.
lBy Starf Correspondent


Pittsburgh. Pa. Feb. 16.--John f.
Gill, president of The Manufacturers
Light Heat Company, stated here
to-day that he has received hundreds
of replies from citizens of West Vir-
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.. Gill states that
these replies contain a great variety
of views, ebout 80 per cent OF which
are favorable to the gas interests, 80
per cent differ in minor particulars,
and the remaining 20 per cent are
unfavorable. Mr.. Gill says he is de-
Lighted with the interest being shown
throughout the State in this open dis
scussion and believes the result will
be to bring about a closer understand
Ing between the gas interests and the
people of the state.
I'VE have received hundreds Of let
ters," said Mr.. Gill, lin answer to
our Open Letter, in which the people
state their views courteously 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
ly 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 OIL so, are abu-
sive and bitter in their remarks, which
is such a small percentage that il
shows the people of West Virginia are
practically all fair minded and with.
out prejudices.
a. Is pleasure to us to know that
we have such an open-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 impartially 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 1t is regarded throughout the
state, ye shall be able to 20 ahead
and furnish the information so many
or our correspondents have asked for
and shall await their further opinions
q with interest and confidence.
THE unprejudced attitude OF the
newspapers is also a matter upon
which West Virginia is to be con
graduated and augurs well for a. safe
solution OF any question which may
come before the public of the state
at any time"
Mr.. Gill stated that the next Open
Letter will probably be a 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 will be taken from
all those received and will show al
varieties Of opinions, both favorable to
the gas companies and otherwise
This public letter will appear shortly
in this newspaper and should be read
nth interest and studied carefully