The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-07
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Events Of Washington, 0. c.,
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Correspond There.
WASHINGTON. Nov. eff nego-
# dations that are now in progress
III terminate successfully, the city OF
+ Baltimore IS going to enjoy the great
boon Of natural gas piped out OF
# West Virginia. The Columbia Gas
& and Electric Company, a West vir-
ginia corporation, is back Of the en-
Il terprfse, and officers OF that com
pany who have been in Baltimore
Vi looking over the ground, and who
g are now stopping in Washing ton, ex-
press the opinion that the pending
dealrwill go through all right. They
schairman Of the board OF directors
Of the gas company, and w. y. Cart
wright. Of Cincinnati, the natural gas
4 expert Of national fame, who Is also
an Official of the Columbia company
md president Of the Natural Gas As
ISOLATION OF the United States.
y ~ the Baltimore deal goes through
successfully, 1t makes 1t almost a fore
Y gone conclusion that the national
x capital will get West Virginia natural
gas about the same time, or shortly
thereafter. According to the repres-
eltatives Of the Columbia company
low in Washington 1t will take S15,-
x 900, 900 to install natural gas in Bal
ttmore. providing that angreement
us reached with the local artificial gas
company by which its plant can be
y taken over bodily and its pipes used.
ayors Preston, Of Baltimore, and a
Z majority of the present administra-
ton Of that city, object to having the
city,s streets torn up for the installa-
ton OF an entire new piping system.
x NO agreement between the two COM
Z pantes has yet been effected, and it
was this part Of the enterprise which
Z took Messrs. Grossier and Cartwright
80 Baltimore this week.
Another important phase OF the
x deal Is as to the question Of supply.
Z The Baltimore people want to be as
sured that their city would never
~ %e4t IL Liz 1uICu III Ills 1HalL9f
Of supply. but that It would always
Z be as available and as dependable as
is the artificial supply now furnished.
& In the same connection, they are In
During as to what the future may
hold in the way of legislation by West
Virginia governing the expectation Of
n Its gas supply beyond state boundar-
les which might hamper supply II it
did not entirely cut 1t of. The Column
bia company claims to have secured
& right OF way to the Baltimore city
limits and declares that it has ample
K gas in the West Virginia fields 1t con-
trolls to supply the needs of that city.
Thomas NJ. Hare, the one man than
any other who is given the greatest
credit for making West Virginia a
h prohibition state, was in the city to-
day. and carried away with him a
bale Of congratulations over the way
the election in Maryland turned out.
They say at the headquarters Of the
anti-saloon league here that the real
Significance Of the outcome Of the bal
Z 1otfng in Maryland has less to do with
politics than it does with prohibition,
and that DR.. Hare, who has charge
of the dry forces in that state may
well feel proud Of what the count dis
closed. It Is a forerunner Of state
Wide prohibition in Maryland, they
declare, and guarantees that in the
legislature elected Tuesday in Mary
land, the dry element is going to get
some legislation that has long been
denied them, and which will lay firm
foundation for the campaign to fol-
low to make that state as dry as
covered bridge.
There wasn't a county or city boss
IN Maryland who didn't get his bumps
IN Tuesdays election and got them
hard. AS practically all of them were
hand -in-glove with the immense whis-
key interests OF Baltimore county the
result was staggering blow to the
booze business, which is one of Balti-
more city's industries. Carville d.
Benson, state senator. who for ten
years has represented Baltimore coun-
" and Baltimore's distillery interests
IN the state senate. and foe that the
antt-saloon league has never been able
up TIL this time, to get rid Of went
s to defeat before N. D. R. Allen.
dry man who had the leagues en-
dorsement. It was victory all along
the line for the dry forces Id command
lot the Rev. DR.. Thomas M. Hare.
q Inc dry people are. of course. jubil-
Z ant, and confidently predict legislation
L avoraple to their cause at once. and
within q few years, statewide .prohf-
bition in Maryland. Politicians OF
that state who are by no means pro-
hibition zealots. in many cases, make
sItne same prediction. The direct In
terest which West Virginia has In
such an outcome lies in the fact that
Baltimore city is one of West viz
ginia'ss main sources OF booze sun
ply. as It is yirginia's which is also
In the dry column. ! $50
Dr. Hare came to Washington to
B 90 over the Maryland SITUATION with
The anti-saloon ofiicials, and to dis.
scuss the forthcoming fight to be made
ty the league to have the next Con-
gress abolish license in the District If
la tNNp A.