The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-01-22
THE PRESS IS FOR HAMILTON

| Butler County Press strongly favors
the city entering into a. contract with
the Hamilton Furnace Company for
artificial gas, and what we get out
of it or expect to get out of it. Our
answer is plain and simple. All that
the Press will get out of it, or ever
hopes or expects to get out Of it, is
the satisfaction of knowing that it has
done all in its power to contribute to
Hamilton's future good, in this in
stance.
| In the first place, from every side
comes reports that the supplyeof nat
ural gas is diminishing-that it is
petering out. In fact, from time to
time in the past, when Hamilton
sought renewal of it's gas contract
the natural gas people informed our
officials that they no longer cared to
enter into a contract with Hamilton
to furnish it gas as the supply is
running low, and they renewed the
contract only after much pleading, for
short time periods and at an increased
rate.
1t was only after competition for
the contract (The Hamilton Furnace
Company, entered the field, did the
natural gas company come forward
with the assurance that there is an
abundant supply Of natural gas, say
ing there is nothing to worry about
on this score and asked that they be
leased the distributing mains for a
period of ten years. Now then, when
did they say what isn't true? Was
it when they wanted to use the claim
of diminishing supply to boost the
rate to the city, or is it now when they
are trying to squelch competition
The Press is inclined to think it is
at the latter time, for it is a well
, known fact that the same company
which is furnishing gas to Cincinnati
! has built an immense artificial gas
making plant to augment the natural
Z gas supply in that city.
That is one reason why the Press
, advocates the city entering into con-
, tract with the Hamilton Furnace
; Company for artificial gas. That we
may be assured of an adequate sup.
, ply of gas for the next ten years
!, with the additional assurance that we
, will always have gas making plant
, at our very doors for the history OF
! similar plants is one of continued
growth and expansion.
Another reason, and one we think
: is good one, is that with the com
!, ing of the Hamilton Furnace Com
pany plant Hamilton will take a big
step forward in the way of expansion
It's coming means the building of q
100000 plant, which means much
work for the building crafts and COM
mon labor.
| 1t will give steady employment to
400 or more men at the start with an
lannual payroll of $80O,000 to $900,OOO
money that will be mostly spent right
here in Hamilton.
There will be in and out freight
averaging $500 tons per day, or about
70 carloads, at this plant alone-giv-
ing employment to large force Of
railroad men.
There will be domestic coke avail
able to all residents. Fertilizer, ben
zol motor fuel, tar and kindred prod
ucts manufactured in Hamilton and
available in large quantities.
1t will mean cheap gas, which wal
bring other industries that alwyas
spring up in conjunction with such
plants employment for more men.
1t will cause the erection Of many new
homes.
In fact the possibilities in the COM
ing of the Hamilton Furnace Com
pany for the making of progress for
Hamilton are too many to attempt
to enumerate One could go on point
ing them out for hours.
That is the why and wherefore that
the Press is in favor of the city ener-
ing into contract with the Hamilton
Furnace Company.
We realize that it is costing us a
pretty penny to make this stand, in
the way of withheld advertising, etc.;
that we might benefit greatly by
adopting just a "hands off" policy,
but true to our principles to ever ad-
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