The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-09-30

cr for an increase. By agreement
with The consumers the price was
raised 10 cents; later another ap
plicatiun Tor increase was filed and
Ike agreement was made with the
rrnSulurrS. boosting The price TO 3
cents vcr Thousand cubic feet The
scdl. Of rates then being for the first
15u. N0u cubic feet, 16 cents per thou
sand: for The second 100000 cubic
feet. |. cents and for all over 100000
cubic feet. 8 cents, IN each case with
discount rate OF one per cent II
pad TN ~ before the Goth day OF the
month.
On May 81, 1917. the company again
lllcd an application for an increase
with tho Public Service Commission.
! Thr Commission gave its decision on
+, hruaIy ~ 1915, and granted an In.
crease Of cent per thousand on the
first l3n.Ouu cubic feet per month. 3
Cents for the second fl50000 and /
cent for all over 100000. The United
Fuel Company had only asked for an
increase OF cent on all gas over
$1,000. stating that this amount war
fair. and this the Commission granted,
huI Immediately after the decision
vs. given the company asked for q
&illl further increase. The Commits
sion hold re.hearing on May %. 1913
and granted another Increase sof q
cents per thousand cubic feet OF gas
for all over 100000 cubic feet used
per month. the final order being Is
sued September Z, 1918, at the height
OF the war with Germany. The Com
mission specifically stated that this
increase was granted because OF the
abnormal and unsettled conditions
due 10 the war.
Domestic Rates
During this period the domestic
rate was increasing with tho indus
TRIAL rate until the last increase was
granted on December 10. 1919. affect.
! ing all classes OF consumers. This In.
crease placed the rate for domestic
consumption at % cents per thousand
cubic feet and for Industrial gas tho
following scale was adopted: For
the first 10000 cubic fee, 81 cents
| per thousand; for the second 10000
! cubic feet, 20 cents, and for all over
! 300 900 cubic feet 16 cents per thou.
sand. During this four year period
! the United Fuel Gas Company has 70
ceived very soltcitous and generous
treatment from the Public Service
| Commission. But u 1t satisfied? It
| Is not!
| Spurred on by It's previous success
ful applications for rate increases and
being satiated with q greedy lust for
yet more money, tho United Fuel Gas
company Is before the Public Service
Commission at the present time begging
and praying for a 100 per cent In
rrcase over the present rates. I'm
haunted 10y the ever increasing bitter
publ, sentiment against II. this com
pany IS persistlng with undated and
pernlcious greed In Its notorious de-
signs Of holding UP tho complacent
! consumer.
In this application. however, the
United Fuel Gas company Is encounter
INK the strongest opposition II has ever
had 10 face. The people Of Charleston
and Huntington. and other vidniues
which would he affected by this in
crease. and standing solidly behind tho
organizations designated TO night eheir
battles. This does not apply to the
large industrial consumers OF gas alone
but also to tho small domestic con-
sumner as we'll. 1t IL estimated that the
rcople will spend between 1orthy ana
Nfty thousand dollars hghting this rate
Increase. Tho different committees
which have been appointed to raise this
fund aro making 1t plain that 1t 10 .
light OF no ono body, but OF all tho
consumers OF gas, big and little, Against
the United Fuel Gas company and that
the expense should DO oorne eouteoiy
by ALL
4 Good InvsStrnant
In order to arrive at proporionate
basis on which 10 solicit contributions
The consumers, whether large or small
have been asked 10 contribute any