Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1923 — Page 16

—-. ~ 1 . ■I,, <|« j*k “ i,,m- *, . » p * I REMINISCENCE THE editor is today reminding you of many of the scenes and happenings of I a score or more years ago. This recalls to our minds that at that time Deca- I tur had just become accustomed to the use of natural gas. What a boon it was, I no wood to cut, no coal to buy, no dirt to bother with and reasonable in cost. I Do You Remember NOW —Do You Know * II When it was first piped into Decatur? That you are receiving the best gas service that can be I How you hesitated about having it installed in your home? rendered. 7 . . , ~ . 9 I Os any locality that is recei ,ung better service 7 j After you had it installed if really surpassed your cxpec- That the gas has not been turned o ff the city mains since j tations as to performance and economy? artificial gas was first turned i ito them some thirteen years | Before the, meter rate was adopted you permitted it to a ß'°- > . . . j burn practically all the time—if the room became too warm , That we maintain a continaous service da>, nig i , Sun* j j you opened the door rather tha, turn down the gas? aV That ou/rateXarttpdal gas is lower than the average I When the pressure began to fail how you enlarged your city of this size? j gas supply by reaming out the mixers? (on the q. t.) That Auburn, Garrett, and Kendalville are paying $2.10 j When the first meters were installed? an<l Van Wert $2.50 per 1,000 c able feet? , j That the price of gas is dependent entirely upon the cost Your first meter rate was 25 cents per M.? of manufacture plus the cost of distribution? The old inefficient pipe burner with which you equipped , That we can sell you the very same gas you are using—at vm?v pvktimy vano-P? ’ the Fort Wayne plant i. e. you make your own deliveries, for " c ‘ . eighty cents per 1,000 cubic feet? W hen the gas began to give out how you dreaded for the That it costs us around forcy cents per 1,000 cubic feet to time to come when you would have to do without it altogether? transport gas from Fort W r ayn ?? That is why our rate is $1.75 And then that time did come—you had no gas for a year and Fort W ayne only $1.35. _ , ~, ii t i• r , ~ . . . That if we could not get ga > from Fort Wayne or some oi nvo and tnen the ndiana Lighting Company by pipmg ar- other nearby city and had to manufacture our own, the cost tificml gas from Eoit \v ayne pu. a more reliable gas service delivered in your homes would be not less than $2.50 per 1,000 m your home than you had eve • had before. cubic feet? Do You Know Do You Know That you can use gas for domestic purposes — cooking, That a home is not modern or complete without a hot lighting and water heating foi* the same cost or less and at a water supply' 7 much greater convenience than with other fuel? That the modern gas rang 3 has top burners in three sizes, That gas will heat it more efficiently and quicker than for various kinds of cooking and cost from Vs cent to three coa^ cents per hour to operate? That a coil iff the furnace O a costly method of heating That you can cook several articles at the same time in water? That it renders vour furnace 20' < inefficient because y° u i- oven and thereby save gas. > it CONTINUALLY transfers heat from the furnace to heat that we have tanges equipped with oven heat regulators u . , , ' , », and they watch and cook your dinners while you are miles the water and robs the house of just that amount of heat? away? That an automatic water heater will furnish you oceans of That it guarantees perfect baking? hot water day off night at a turn of the faucet at an insignifiThat it permits you to utilize your time elsewhere? cant cost per gallon? hptwfn n^ 11 nf'thp°p canning much quicker, easier and That tbe g as consumption STOPS when you close the hot oeitei in one oi tnese ovens: water faucet* 7 That every new range is equipped with a self-lighter and it costs only a few cents per month to operate—handier than That the maintainence on this heater is next to nothing matches? when used on soft water? j ii . ■ , Do You Know That Gas Has More Than 1,200 Uses ]n The Industrial World? ; ■ i ’ * f" 111 DO YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE ANXIOUS FOR YOU TO USE GAS IN YOUR HOE AND FURTHER WE WILL PIPE YOUR HOUSE, EQUIP YOUR HOME WITH A NEW UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RANGE, WATER HEATER OR OTHER GAS APPLIANCE AT A VERY IJ TO USE GAS IN YOUR HOME AND FURTHER WE TERMS OF PAYMENT? — - - Northern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. J . ■ “The Gas Company” I |

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1923.