The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1920-02-06
RAISE in GAS TO
BEFOUCHT BY OUR
BOARD OF TRADE
The Jump of rs Per Cent at
One Time Arouses Much
Indignation.

The Board OF Trade held special
meeting Wednesday evening at the city
haIl TO consider ways and means Of Sc
curing relief from the burden OF the
rs per cent increase In the price OF
natural gas put into effect In Louisa
by the United Fuel Gas Company in
December.
The meeting was called TO order by
President A Snyder. Secretary NJ. n.
Orr was at his post
A large number OF members and
citizens were present and great deal
OF interest was shown.
Thosa who took prominent part IN
the discussion were II. c. Mcclure,
q. w. Castle, w. t. Cain. DIR. T y.
Burgess +. II. Yates. Jay II. Nortnnp
and q. w. Atkinson
A resolution offered by Dr. Burgess
was adopted providing for the appoints
ment OF a committee OF Ave 10 reps
resent the Board OF Trade In a move
ment TO secure relief legislation. This
committee was instructed TO use the
wires In requesting number OF other
counties 10 join in this effort Upon
an agreed day. probably next Friday.
IL il proposed to have committees
from an these counties meet in Frank
fort and endeavor to secure legislation
that will prevent the discrimination
and pronteering now being lndulged in
by the gas company.
The committee appointed is as fol-
lows: w T. Cain. DR.. I. D. Burgess,
r. c. Mcclure. jay II. Northup and NJ
+. conley.
In the event any OF these men find
II impossible TO make the trip to Frank
fort at the time finally decided upon
the President OF the Board OF Trade
was authorized and instructed TO APP
point substitutes who can go. Also, an
Invitation was extended TO any and all
citizens who win join the committee on
the trip.
Martin and Boyd counties. as well
az Others are In the same position ms
Lawrence county consumers.
II was shown In the discussion that
Martin county gas In bought by this
company as low as 500 per year pei
wen. and from ais 10 G cents per thou
sand cubic feet from wells drilled by
other people. The company sells Il
back TO Martin county consumers and
10 the adjoining county Of Lawrence
for soc net. These lines were all laid
when pipe and labor were down 10 the
lowest prices. The high prices hay,
scarcely touched the gas company
They nay no more for the gas, but u
was declared at the meeting that the
gas company management has always
shown a spirit OF retaliation when ans
increase IN taxes Is made on their prop
erty, or any action taken that thes,
men do not Ike
Fort Gay, w. Va, just across thu
river ffom Louisa. is being served nov
with Kentucky gas from the same mair
that supplies Louisa, at the price of 2
cents net while we are charged 35c OF
this side OF the river. Huntington, Ke'
nova. Ceredo and other West Virginii
cities have the cheap rates.
Lawyers present at the meeting stat
ed that the Kentucky Legislature hai
power to stop this unjust discrimina
ton and 1t is the plain duty Of tina
body to do so.
For A State School.
q. w. Atkinson. Just home from
Frankfort, reported that he had beel
working on proposition to have I
third state Normal School established
with Louisa as the location. Their
would then be the Western centra
and Eastern Kentucky State Norma
Schools. He reports enough encour
agement to justify the Introduction o
a bill proposing that arrangement an
he Is at work on II. The proposed bill
vii be presented to the Board of Trad
for consideration at special meet
ing to be held for that purpose on SAT
urday night OF this week at 1880.
Inquiry As To Roads.
A motion was adopted requesting th
committee that goes TO Frankfort I
call at the State Roads department an
urge the quickest possible action o
the surveys necessary to securing I'll
State and Federal aid for Lawrenc
county hard roads.
AshIand's Experiences.
The following article from the Ash
land Independent was read In TN
meeting:
Recently meeting was held in tn
Office OF Mayor II. K. Dysard Oh ASH
land IN which the gas situation In tn
city was discussed in all oil its Dear
ings. !,
This is a matter that comes vital
home to each and every citizen Q
ASnitnu. IL WIS pio"e"N ~
8 meeting of the city council on Mon
day night.
Poor service and exorpitant cost
was the cry. And then some ihoi
eost.-until gas is now looked upon
one OF the luxuries of the age
II was freely stated that the uhite
Fuel & Gas company Is anxious 10 sev
or its connection with Ashland OWN
to troubles It has In connection WIZ
forfeiture in Louisville II gas is ne
furnished there according TO- contrac
II has no franchise In the city
Ashland and II is stated, does not wai
one. The company is free 70 witnors'
service at any moment -.
Gas In this city Us 30 cents per -.
cubic feet and 22 cents In Huntingtol
This is because West sirginla ia