The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-01

the amount OF natural SaS EttuI'SH 10
cooking series OF meals Was only one
half that OF manufactured Gis.
The value OF natural gas can also be
gagged BY the quantities Of substitutes
necessary 10 give the same heating
For instance. there would be- required
to furnish the same heating content that
IS obtained with LOU cubic trrt 81
Wheeling natural gas. zoo pounds OF
calcium carbide for acctylenc gas or
? gallons OF gasoline. or SiG gallons or
kerosene, or Is gallons Of alcohol. or
S22 kilowatt Of electrrc-iy.
There is still much residue gas that
can be obtained. prov idIng X Is made
worth saving, but in no case Will II be
prudent business or Euoo Judgment TO
attempt TO save or reclaim An amount
OF gas in the field that would not take
care OF the fixed charges on the invest
ment and operating cost during the Hio
OF the gas that is saved. on the basis or
the actual volume OF gas that can DO
secured and delivered through the uIti'
mate consumers meter at the existing
market prices 1t is therefore ncccs'
Sary for the Wheeling public To deter
mine what price Is necessary in order
to secure the residue supplies Of gaS
IN the field. Unless such residue sup
plies are made worth saving by the
public II will not he good business
judgment 10 attempt to save them at l
loss TO the company.
Eighty per cent of the Sas received
and paid for by the average domestic
consumer is wasted.
The pressurcS carried are too high
for efficient operation. High pres
Sures in the distributing plant increase
the leakage and also the waste in the
home.
The leakage in the distributing
plants Is larger than 1t ought 10 be.
Considerable additional money must be
spent 20 save this gas, and this needed
income can come only from gas sales.
The limitations of manufactured gas
are not appreciated. NJ manufactured
gas can be made that Will have the
concentrated heating value content that
IS available in natural gas
Everything in connection with tho
distribution and utilization OF natural
gas that ought TO be done 10 bring about
efficient use and greatly Curtail the
demand-in fact bringing the demand
down ~ one-thtrd on the basis Of still
having the same Scrv ict--muSt be done
TO use manufactured gas at all. II
would therefore seem merely 4 matter
OF simple common sense to use natural
dom ,Ijuinotn rho Da~,s,T., .'''D "' :"
sjd.rinv monnfartrr,d nos ro
years"
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At the conclusion OF his s,,tcuen,
Prof. Wycr aunouur,L tba, II. v.,s
ready 10 answer questions that he could
bearing upon the issue,
Mr.. O'Erten asked Erof. Wyer the
present valuation of the property Of the
Natural Gas Company Of West Virginia
The pre-war valuation" Prof. Wycr
answered was; Southrrn group. 49,
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what - the cApitAl stock OF the
Soiapan!' MT. HT'"n ASKED.
uon Ano" tA2 capital STOCK
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time | have been INTERRUPTED remarkably
by Il public" to which Mr., O'Br;,n ans.
wered: Yes. and it's the first time the
public here has ever been !nsulted by
you.'
Mr.. Nyer'S declaration concerning in
terruptlonS from the public came about
as the result OF question put 10 MN by
people IN the audience while he was
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