The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-13
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MISREPRESENTATION
LID win Help Consumers
hi Get Their Pipes in
Order.

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rhe Monongahela Valley Traction
.ofibafiy IS Theoretically at work at
he 5FeS6nt time on plans for condncL-
ne IN educational campaign in TINS
ciiy hieh shall prove, to everyone be-
9oiId; the shadow Of a doubt that along
With al other improvements the time
lad affiAEed for a REIMBURSEMENT OF
oIhh1binR equipment both in the
.tf6Sts and IN homes 70 better con
.fife gas. The plumbing In Fdrmont
i0ihH % which was Installed 80 years
20 vas put together IN rather hap
aozafd fashion with many joints minus
fhitS leading and when the artificial
tas from the Lynn plant at Tenth
,trket was tnrned into the city mains
,ffefai weeks ago thousands of small
ekEk were brought to light because
il the 0dor Of the new gas. The new
"a might therefore be termed sort
if k0desktt goodness Inspector reg
|lllaf Sherlock Holmes when 1t comes
q fefreting out evils. In fact the new
taS has caused such widespread In
f65tfgGtfon of leaks that on short or.
der hundreds OF such leaks have been
iibcoRered and remedied proving to
ne satisfaction Of the gas company
Shd resident that many imperfect gas
6ipeS need drastic repairing. Within
HE past few days larger corporations
b the: city where gas is used to large
Sxtent have reported many leaks re.
5aifed 80 that on whole the loss OF
gSs which before was not. no
ieeable is now q saving.
The Traction company as soon as
he proper men are obtalnaD!e VIII
h6vesail residences in the city lnSpecl-
IA with 9 View TO teaching peSsops
how to save gas aud to get the best
.6iEice from gas through proper regu-
laticut Of gas equipment, including
pipes, heating stoves and cook stoves.
kifeadyx at the various SCHOOLS LII the
eitg at the Norma, the High school
fiid the grade schools an efficient rep
.esantative OF the Fraction company,
namely II. X. Gallant, 10 demorStrat-
~ how gas may be saved through the
tikl,t sort of cook stove valves and
,hnfners. These may be bought In the
Ely ana with little trouble connect-
a Id place of the low flat burner
fliiCh may not be giving proper seq
fice. The burner, should be only an
fth or an inch and quarter from the
Kettle and should be adjusted through
iii valves to give steady short blue
lame and not wayering yellow long
lame, the latter consuming much gas
ind giving poor service. AT one home
* the city, one OF the finest and larg:
through proper REIMBURSEMENT OF
I III gas equipment a saving OF 40 per
Tent In gas bills was the result. The
Fraction company declares that In all
ZONES where pipes leak even minute
and which are equipped with wrong
tove burners a. saving very notice
3ble Is obtained through regulation
md little plumber service. plumber
Bills viii result OF course but even
|.iiess will be; saved In the end.
at the Parent teachers next meet
iiig at the high school wonderfully
Interesting demonstration will be made
ass 10 how, to- use gas and II possible
8 stove viii be installed where every
one may see first hand the difference
jstween efficient and inefficient gas.
Al chart VIM be hung showing also
aoW. 10 read meters The children in
the schools are to be taught through
b M. ". T.. representative regarding
his and have already received several
lessons OF unusual interest. Reading,
bne.s meter determines not only the