The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-07
MANUFACTURERS SUFFER THROUGH
DEPORTATION IF. Gas SUPPLY
COUNCILMAN HARIG INTRODUCES
RESTRAINING RESOLUTION
AT COUNCIL MEETING.
Asking That the Public Service Commits
sion and Other Public Bodies
Take Action on Matter.

AZ last nights meeting Of the cit,
,ouncil, Councilman Ambrose Habig IN
r",iuc"d resolution that tho puoli
,.ryka. commission and other officia
,odlrs Il" urged IL take some action I
sep the great natural gus supply 0
Vest Virginia in the state for the hrn'
i, of the manufacturers. BY Il unani
nnuS vote the resolution which follows
vas adopted:
Wheeling. ". Va. Nov. G. 1917.
To The lion. Mayor and City Council
Gentlemen:
Whereas. statistics gathered by
The public service commission OF
West Virginia, show that Il per
cent OF the natural gas produced In
this state, Is exported out OF the
state for the uses Of tho consumers
in distant cities. and as the result
OF this expectation. both domestic
users and manufacturers in West
Virginia have been deprived 0f the
advantages, which they ought nat
urullr receive from the production
within our own territory In almost
unlimited quantities of y great nat
ural fuel. and have thereby Sur-
frr"d great loss and Inconvenience.
throwing many plants idle. making
: II Loss OF productive capacity and
employment. amounting to many
fhundrcds OF thousands of dollars.
/ Resolved. That il is the sense or
the City Cnuncil Of Wheeling. that
tho legislature Of this stale shuGld
ut the earliest possible moment take
steps to limit the expectation of
nj, tho
pose Of securing an adequate sup
ply Of fuel. for domestic consurn-
crs and West Virginia manufacture
"rs. We. believe. as has been point
I'd out by 4 number Of authorities,
that under the police powers of tho
state it Is possible 10 limit tho eI-
portatinn OF gas. and to compel tho
gas companies to furnish Sutti-
Client supply 1t reasonable figure
to local consumers and 10 local man
ufaCturerS.
And, VIC believe that these powers
should be invoked for the purpose
Of assuring TO the people Of WeSt
Virginia. the reasonable and just
benefits that should accrue from
the development OF 4 great natural
resource. within their own state. and
under the authority Of and by means
Of the privileges granted by that
state. We respectfully commend
the activity OF the. Public Service
Commission Of West Virginia. in
getting information upon this sub
jrct and suggest further that it
study the questions involved more
thoroughly for The purpose OF out
lining adequate legislation TO no
enacted at the earliest possible date.
Therefore, be it further resolved.
that copies OF this resolution DO ccr-
titled by the city clerk Of Wheeling.
and that 4 copy be sent to the gov
crnoc ii West Virginia to the pres
idcnt OF tbs state senate, 10 the
speaker Of the house Of delegates.
and 20 the chairman Of the Public
Service Commission OF this state.
(Sicncd) AMBROSE HABIG.
Mr.. Habig said that through the e1
had been put to great cN
,cnse and cited the case Of the Wheel
ng Tile company which has h"cr
'orccd to install a ras plant At il
resent works on Thtrty-sccond stree
Il IA cost OF from $4,000 To SIS. h.
'ause local company could not supply
hem. He declared that it ia a rani
INJUSTICE to bring manufacturers int
he state under the belief that hi
treat natural gas resources or the con-!
nunity were at their service only frl
hem 10 find out later that they cou IL
lot Get nearly sufficient 10 run thcil
,lauts.