The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-16
For Permitting the Needless
Shortage of Gas in the
City of CIarkSburg.

A meeting OF representative citizens
was called Wednesday afternoon al
the board Of trade headquarters to dis.
cuss the gas situation. The following
were present:
T. j. Lynch. president board Of
trade; Daniel Howard, president of the
Independent Coal Operators Associa-
ton; A. II. Cundell, of the Southern
Pine Lumber Company; John A. Nc.
Nicol. of the McNicol Pottery Com.
pany; Arthur Parsons. O. II. Burgham
general superintendent Of the Phillips
Sheet and Tin Plate Company: L,icius
Hoge, Jr.. Carl Horror, G. Fl. Harding
of the Tuna Glass Company: Frank
Gaylord. II. j. Galley, manager Waldo
hotel, w. A. Vance. w. NJ. B. Sine, oil
the Imperial Ice Cream Company. Dan.
lei Ogden. Of the d. N. Ogden Com.
pany; j. T. Swager. 3. B. Jewett, Of
the National Carbon Company; E. w
James, Ellis Lyon, of the Monticello
Brick Company; Mr.. Niles. of the
Travis Glass Company Col. G. w
Leggett. A. D. Parr, Of the Parr Lum-
Der and Plainng MIL Company; II. G.
Hill, general manager of the Akro
Agate Company; j. Honor Davis. r.
l.. Wilson. Clasksburg Casket Conl-
pany; Robert Morris. and represent
tative Of the Clarksburg Glass Com
pany, the Lafayette Glass Company,
and the ROLAND Glass Company.
A report was made Of the material
facts adduced at the recent sessions OF
the public service commission held in
this city, and the entire situation was
discussed at length. Those present
unanimously reatfirmed their desire
and determination to continue their
efforts to secure full. fair and COM
plete hearing with reference to the
proposed increase in rates and to the
limit Of their power to support coun-
sci representing the manufacturers.
the citizens of Clarksburg and the
board Of trade in their continued eff
forts to secure an adequate supply of
gas at reasonable rates. and to that
end unanimously, adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas, the Clarksburg Light and
Heat Company has made application
to the Public Service Commission OF
West Virginia for authority to in
crease its rates upon gas furnished
for domestic and manufacturing pur-
poses in the city Of Clarksburg and
vicinity which application and in
crease is being opposed by those pres
ent at this meeting and others: and.
Whereas. said Clarksburg Light
and Heat Company claims the right
to such increase because OF an alleged
insufficient supply Of gas from Its own
wells at certain periods OF the year
and especially during the winter
months. and said Clarksburg Light
and Heat Company has heretofore
during the years 1914 and 1915 pur-
chased OF the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany such amount Of gas as was
needed to meet such deficiency and
now claims to be able to so obtain
and purchase the same amounts and
at such times as It desires: and,
Whereas, those opposing the
aforesaid increase In rates can not
be heard before the public service
commission until the Clarksburg
Light and Heat Company has CONF
pleted the introduction of its evil
dence, and although the Clarksburg
Light and Heat Company has from
time to time presented evidence in
support Of Its right TO increase its
rates, it failed to proceed with the
introduction OF Its evidence on the
day Of December. 1915, the
date fixed by the commission. and
itself caused the further hearing Of
Its application by the public service
commission to be postponed and con-
tinued from tho day OF Decem-
Der. 1915, until some date in the
month of January, 1916, or such
later date as the Clarksburg Light
and Heat Company and others inter
ested shall find convenient for the In
PRODUCTION by the Clarksburg Light
and Heat Company Of its evidence:
and,
Whereas, following the continuance
and postponement Of said hearing so