The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-03

made BY officers of the com.
pany and advert senerts print.
ed BY authority OF the COM
pany, whether the proposed
new rates the company wants
to charge are based upon the
valuation Of the gas depart
ment or on.What the company
will have to pay for gas It buys
from producing companies, and
Whereas, In either event
the proposed rates are far too
high, and are not fair to the
citizens Of Fairmont,
Therefore Be It Resolved,
by this mass meeting Of gas
consumers Of F9irmcnt that the
Public Service commission
ought to make an exhaustive
examination into the affairs
Of. the gas department Of the
Monongahela Valley Traction
company, TO the end that 1t may
determine whether any IN.
crease IN gas rates Is, justified
now. and II so. how. much Il
shall be, and the Public Ser.
vice commission Is hereby re.
Quested In the name Of the gas
consumers Of Fairmont to make
such an investigation.
''ln order to get this protest
properly before the commits
sion this meeting turtle, re-
solved that an attorney TO rep
resent the gas consumers Of
the city Of Fafrmoht shall be
retained, and 1t hereby in.
structs that attorney, whoever
he may be, to join with the at.
torney employed to represent
the Fairmont Chamber Of Com
merce In an effort 70 have the
Public Service commission held
the investigation into the ap.
plication Of the NJ v. T. com.
pany In the city Of Fairmont.
ITO provide funds for this
purpose It Is hereby provided
that Finance committees IN
each Of the wards otthe city Of
Fairmont shall be appointed BY
the chairman Of this meeting.
An Executive committee Of one
member from each ward to act
with the chairman and the at.
torney, to be hereafter selected
by the executive committee, in
the management Of the protest
is also hereby authorized
The following finance COMMITTEES
vas appointed:s Goit Springer
First ward; Levi B. Harr, Second
ward: Alfred Richmond, Thirt
ward: ". d; Straight. Fourtt
Fard; AZ L: Hefner, Fifth ward;
d. G %. Henrs Sixth ward;
George q. Brobs sssnth ward;
&. Jones Eighth ward. I
The executive committee en-,
lists Of a. ". Scott First w1ad;
Fred ". McIntife. Second ward;
Hugh Griffith, Third ward ; ]. n
yough. Fourth ward; Mrs. Worti
Fifth ward; II. W. o.
len, Sixth ward; Seventh ward, va,
ant; 7. L. ....Burchinal, Eighth
vard.
These committees Will meet on
Thursday evening at Z o'clock Ii
aollo ]. Conley,s Law office to fur.
her tehir plans.
A. 1. Heffner called the meeting
0 order and asked for nominations
or a permanent chairman. Rollc
,onley was named, and W. D
Straight was named secretary d
he meeting.
W. ]. Wiegel. who made such 1
;plendid address at the Chamber
II Commerce meeting the othel
evening. was. called upon to ad.
lress the gathering. and 'he sum.
ned up the question from the side
i the consumer In q way that wa,
revelation to many present. Hi
timely. address was 50 appreciated
hat On the motion Of Dr.. J. C
3roomfeld the audience gave hin
! rising vote OF thanks for the IN
'ornation he had impaired during
lis talk.
As at the meeting Of the Cham
Der Of Comerce, Mr.. Wlegel outlin'
ID the history q the Gus company
low that in 1902 1t had been form
ID with a capital Of $500. 900. and
.hree years later the amount wa
,aised to 100000 and a 100 pei
,ent stock dividend declared, and
lew years later the capital raised
o 100000 and another 100 PEI
.ent stock dividend declared. How
1 was ossrsd for sale at 81. 000i,
700 and purchased BY Mr.. Palmer
Il New. York, who allied to make
my more payments after a $780,.
100 cash payment, and that It VA
aiken over BY the Whselwright n
erests It $3.50. 1000 and Mr. Palmer
dive ma block Of stock to cover BIZ
i?50, 900 investment he discuss.
d the merger Of this company
nth Tie Traction company IN 1915