The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-01
TAKES STEPS TO
ENSURE GAS SUPALY
Corporation Commission Asks All Gas
Making Rants to Report as to Raw
Material situation.
WOULD AVOID sToPPAGE
Failure - --~Arico Gas Company's Raw
Material supply Causes officials to
Move 20 Prevent similar Enconvcn-
i~nee TO Public.

The sudden shutdown of the Hem
rico Gas company on Sunday afternoon
OH account of It's having been furnish
cd an inferior product of raw material.
causing IT. to he compelled to cease
service for six hours during the ex-
tremely bitter hours Of SUNDAY after
noon and early SUNDAY night, caused
the state corporation commission yea
terday to take steps looking to a gem
eral investigation into the character
and amount of gas-maklng material be-
ing furnished by oil concerns to gas
makers In Virginia.
ut having come to the attention Of
this commiss on that the gas utilities
are experiencing considerable fiji
Guilty In obtaining and maintaining
adequate supplies of gas oil, gas coal
and generator fuel. even to the point
that some plants have had to shut
down temporarily for lack OF raw
material essential In the manufacture
of gaa. the commission is DESTROYS Of
exerting It's good offices In all posi-
BILE ways to cooperate with the gas
companies, the railroads and the fuel
administrators in obtaining and main
tanning adequate supplies. that the
calamity of any OF the gas compa.
MES having to cease supplying gas,
even temporarily. may he avoided.
In order to be in q position to aid
in the maintenance Of service by tho
gas companies, the commission de-
sires information as outlined in the
following requests, and il is the ear
nest desire of the commission that
the utilities concerned win immedi-
ateiy furnish the necessary informa-
ton to the best of their ability and
keep the commission informed on
other particulars which are importa mt
In the matter of maintaining a con-
tinuous gas service.
Information Request.
al. All gas companies report by
telegraph to this commission If SC
unfortunate as to have to shut off gas
from any or ell districts supplied by
them within twenty -four hours after
such emergency arises, giving date
hours shut down and principal reason
for the lack of a supply OF gas.
Q. All gas companies report by
mail TO this commission Immediately
data to their consumption of gas oil,
gas coal. and water gss for subsequent
months on or before the 10th OF each
month beginning February /. 1917.
3. All gas companies report to this
commission imm ediately their present
storage capacity for gas oil, coal and
coke, and separately any increase In
such ca pacity about to be installed,
for which construction aterial is on
4. All gas companies report to this
comm tssion at once the supplies of
, gas oil, was coal. and water gas gen
orator fuel on hand on list and 18th
OF each of the months OF OCTOBER,
Noyemhe- and December, 1917. and
January, 1917, and for subsequent
months on or before the 5th day re-
spectiveIy succeeding the LIST and 18th
days OF each month.
's. II seriously hampered In OBJ
tanning. and In acute danger of short
age of. gas, oil. gas coal. or water
gas generator fuel, was companies ara
requested to furnish at once full par
siculars TO this commission. that Il
may Use It's good offices to aid In Oh
tanning adequate supplies, but NEAR
time the companies must use every
effort before and after such notice u
obtain adequate supplies"