Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-25

Mishawaka Decatur Craufordsvil.
Whiting II
States and most of its rsua,
and ordinary business the demands the
The winter taxed strength ability your
difficulties due these demands unusually
winter resulted scarcity
nomensl demand upon
Take example Philadelphia which
typical Of the experience in all northern
In December, 1917,
increased rapidly 10TH average
send 542s5oOO cubic feet Thereafter
until the weather of the last few days Of December the
jumped to Of 5soOOOo cubic feet daythe consupr
tOn on December sth amounting to 594ooO cubic feet
pared with cubic day previous year
This entirely unprecedented
ability the citizens to supply Of domestic fuel exactly the
period when the days shortest and the nights
period Of cold rapidly
had accumulated
steamers from the Gulf of Mexico delivered
bank of the Scu River and thence the
Passyunk Avenue Schuy River and Tga Street Deaware
River.
unable to replace our depleted stocks because the Govern
seized for its number of the
contracting which therefore, unable deliver the
amount of oil which ordered.
able secure under our contract we
purchased all the additional oil that possible Works
by pipe lines, and paid for it much than normal prices
That able supply through
and heating value that furnished other the State
of Pennsylvania the surplus
ordinary demands ample vigilance energy
employees in the Manufacturing and Distribution the
cooperation Of the City authorities keeping with ice boats the
channel the river and the and intelligent efforts
chasing Department with the cooperation of the authorities in Washing
ton and the Philadelphia Fuel Administrator to secure supply OF coa
and OIL and the diversion Of those materials the Of
needs Importance the public than
During many
other institutions Of the country declared special dividends
eamared "Red Cross Dividends and in sending checks suggested
that they endorsed to that fund The work OF the Red Cross
the Young Mems Christian Association will be winning
the and protecting the interests of this Therefore,
their ability Individually felt that visa
also to make direct contributions work.
Ons $4,000 to the Red Cross and $4,000 to the Young Mems Christian
Association 1917 War Funds. -
the First Liberty subscribed
allotted sS25,OOO. 5s@
allotted 100000.
OF these two issues were sold to employees on the
pan 31s public at par and
treasury
$25OOOO 45 the
Third Issue.
special hardship Utility Companies
concerns
greatly increased operating by automatically and promptly
ing selling prices Sss
recognized by and you afs
urged to carefully the enclosure each shareholder with
report viz:
(1) Secretary of Treasury
(2 Letter from the Secretary the the President
(3 Excerpt from the Annual Report the Comptroller the
Currency. s
of companies whc United Gas Improvement
Company is shareholder have applied the Public Service COmmOd
they operate permission
Of these petitions have been granted others pending
refused.
Report year policies
W "TO distribute by of dividends larger
the earnings than heretofore when annual earnings and general business
conditions permit"
0 take the steps necessary stock of The United Gas
Improvement Company the Philadelphia Stock Exchange
Any increased dividend existing conditions
mOus opinion of Board of Directors be most
Your officers have meeting
problems operating under and burdensOe conditions de
the preparation Of the required with
for listing stock glad that
18TH 1913 the Stock List Committee under authority from the Governing
Committee admitted the Capital Stock of this Company regular
Of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange.
great regret DEATH 49, 1915 Jams
Ball Assistant Treasurer of The United Gas Improvement
During thirty three and Oushah
faithful o committed his
All Of The United improvement
holder Ssv. worked with more than their usual % and sd.
dAypad harmony
sympathy between labor and capital the The
provement Company
i By o the Board Of Directors,
SAMUEL BoDINE
Prseidt4