Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-08-27

Effective Sept. Z, street car fares
in this city will be 10 cents. Earlier
in the week the@ Iowa Railway and
Light Company announced an in
no concession to regular patrons. The
new schedule. made public today,
provides for 10-cent fare with book
tickets for fifteen rides 81. for regular
Patrons, which is at the rate of %
cents ride
The change in the new rates was
brought about largely on suggestion
of Mayor ]. ]. Wilson, who urged a
book ticket for regular patrons. He
insisted that a lower fare should be
made for those who use the, street
cars every day and that they should
he given fare lower than cents.
even tho those who ride only oc-
casionally would be asked to pay
more than cents
The mayor took the question up
with Arthur Huntington, rate expert
for the company. who in turn sug->
geated new rate. with book tickets
for regular patrons, to the Cedar
Rapids headquarters of the company.
Thursday HUNTINGTON was advised
that the suggestion met with the APP
prevail of company officers
Munson Notifies Council.
Charles Munson. local manager Of
the company, today notified the city
council of the proposed new rates
His communication to the council
men follows:
AS per your suggestion and re-
quest we vii install as the regular
rates for street car fare in Marshall
town, the following schedule:
Ten cents for regular fare on all
lines.
Tickets will be sold at fifteen for
81.
I'VE agree with You that this re-
duced rate will give the regular pa
irons and school children the relief
that YOU request and at the same
time make the transient and inter-
mittent rider come more nearly pay
ing. the part of the increase that he Is
entitled to bear.
This new rate will go into effect
on Sept. l.. in place of the proposed
g cent fare"
Difficulties With Gas.
In again referring to the gas rate
increase and the complaint of many
consumers that the service Is poor
Huntington declared that most of the
difficulties experienced by housewives
could be overcome if all stoves and
services were adjusted for the use Of
oil gas, Adjustments are simple and
can he made in three or four minutes
by an eXperiercedNman, he said In
many cases. however. stoves must be
cleaned before adjustments are made
In Cedar Rapids, where employees of
the company made adjustments. the
cost of labor in itlividuali cases did
not exceed % cents. ~
There is not as much air to burn in
Oil gas as In coal gas. In using oil
gas 1t is necessary to have one part
of gas to twenty parts of air before
the mixture becomes explosive II
there is more than Is per cent of gas
in the mixture the result is flood
ed carbureter and the mixture will
not ignite In a white heat
Coal Gas Is Lighter.
J. Nodl gas mas a llSHl SpSClnC gravity
and requires lots of air for complete
combustion, Mr.. Huntington said. Oil
gas is more like natural gas, not re-
curing so much air to give n flame
Many stoves especially the old styles
can not be cut down low enough to
prevent popping" Just as much
trouble results from gas with too
much air as gas with not enough air,
he continued. When gas is thin there
is too much air. The consumer can
with little instruction. regulate the
air in the gas as simply as regulating
the light from kerosene lamp.
When the stove pops it is ap-
parent too much air is going into the !
If the hole in the pipe thru
which the SaS is DISCHARGED is old !
and rusty, not enough gas comes
thru to mix with the air to give prop
ar combustion
The consumer, usually, has an idea |
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