The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-24

: rion county and specified the gas pso.
ducing districts Of the county. The
VI. V. T. Company has a connection
/ at Bethel bridge and an emergency
connection at the power plant at
Hutchinson. Mr. Pryor in detail told
whore the various defendant com
panie5 had gas operations and stated
the NJ V. T. Company lines crossed
them all AZ various points in the cOun.
ty.
The hearing before Public Service
Commissioners +. G. Rider and f. f.
Morgan was continued yesterday unit
o'clock Robert r. Cunningham
secretary and treasurer Of the Monon.
gan Glass Company and president Of
the West Virginia Gas Consumers As
ISOLATION. was given a thorough drill.
ing during the afternoon and he was
requested to return for more before
the end Of the session by Hon. +. NJ
ShOwalter counsel for the Carnegi,
Natural Gas Company, who believes
that he may have some questions To
ask Mr. Cunningham later on.
Every effort was made by the coun.
sci, especially Attorney Charles Pow
ell, representing the Hope Gas Com
pany In connection with Captain KEN.
bio While and Christie Payne. OF Pitts.
[ bureh. 10 get Mr.. Cunningham goat
by poking fun at the consumers as
Isolation. its inception, organization
nd other details II was apparen,
mat several things had got under At
tOrney POWel's skin. one OF which
was a communication from a consumer
appeared in The West Virginian
ling the natural gas collapse in
" Virginia like the booze game
One Of the other goat getters was the
answer filed by the counsel for the
NOnongahela Valley Traction Com
pany Mr. Cunningham's one answer
that the consumers were after the
gas even If we have TO use an Ak II
! necessary" said in a good natureJ
way, told the story OF why the con
sumers are protesting for West Viz
ginia's own"
lnasmuch as the Carnegie Natural
Gas Company was not mentioned in
the proceedings Hon. +. NJ Showalter,
who with Attorney f. Carl Frame, rep.
resents the concern. moved 10 have the
case against them dropped, but Attor.
ney James A. Meredith of the plain.
tiff'S counsel, informed him that We
will get your company in It tomorrow
Saturday,
The commission adjourned 10 take
testimony again at $3.50 o'clock this
morning.
Counsel are as follows: Attorney
James A. Meredith. of FairmOnt: For
MGR Governor William f.. Glasscock
and Attorney G. A. Goodwin. both o!
NCrGcItowr for the plaintiff. ana At
torncys Christie Iayne, OF Pittsburgh
Charles Powell and Kemble White 70?
the Hope Natural Gas Company: Hon
J.. II. Showalter end Attorney +. Carl
Frame for the Carnegie Natural Gas
Company, and John w. Gates. Of Pitts.
bursh, for the West Virginia.Pitts.
burgh Natural Gas Company.
Robert T. Cunningham. secretary
and treasurer OF the MonOngah Glass
Company. was questioned during Fri
day afternoon.
At $3.50 O'Clock Attorney Charles
Powell began discrimination lie
asked the witness in detail as TO the
products manufactured by the Monon
gan Glass Company. Mr.. Cunningham
enumerated the list OF articles includ.
ing food containers. Attorney Pow
ell asked II the government non-essen.
tial order had affected its business
To which Mr. Cunningham replied in
the negative. Attorney Powell asked
Mr.. Cunningham II regular supply oI
gas after a nine month period with
complete labor forces would produce
as big an output than over a period OF
years intermittent gas supply. Mr..
Cunningham replied IL would.
Attorney Powell then drove a Sc.
ries 81 questions al the organization
known as the West Virginia Gas Con.
Sumers' Association, which proved
humorous at stages and a ripple OF
laughter was produced. Attorney
Powell stated that the charter called
for the organization as being engaged
in conserving the gas supply OF West
Virginia At some length Attorney
Powell asked the details OF how the
organization was formed. Mr.. Gun.
ningham said the organization had lis
inception al Charleston. Mr.. Cunning.
ham said that the purpose OF the or.
ganization was 70 get the gas and add.
ed humorously even IL We have to
use an AZ II necessary" Attorney
Powell asked II The consumers asso.
citation had as part OF its program the
series Of suits and proceedings that
have been brought and are being
brought against the gas companies il,