Muncie gas companies object to pipe rates; Mr. Hemingray of the Manufacturer's Natural Gas Co., appeared before the board

MAKE A KICK

Muncie Gas Companies

Before the Board

OBJECT TO PIPE RATE

Fictitious Prices Made by the Iron

Trusts Were Observed and Now a

Cut Will be Made.

The county board of review had an­other busy day yesterday with repre­sentatives of local natural gas companies present, making objections to the recent rate established by the board on gas pipe.

T. F. Rose, of the Muncie Natural Gas company; Mr. Zeigler, of the Mun­cie Heat, Light and Power company, and Mr. Hemingray, of the Manufacturers Natural Gas company, appeared before the board and made a strong appeal, claiming that the rate was decid­edly unjust. By way of explanation the gentlemen stated that the rate on gas pipe and wire had been boosted about 300 per cent this spring by the trust, but it was a fictitious rate made for a purpose and that pipe should not be held to the schedule. The argu­ments of the gentlemen were so strong that most likely there will be some big alterations made in the lists of the as­sessors.

The board is behind with the work as mapped out previous to the meeting, with the following companies yet to be dealt with, all of which should have been disposed of ere this time: Ball Bros.' Glass company, Belt Railroad company, Indiana Bridge company, Muncie Foundry and Machine com­pany, and the Muncie Electric Light company.

These companies are requested to have representative before the board at once, or their property will be rated without their cases being heard.

The following valuations were estab­lished yesterday:

     Standard Oil company ............... $6,135

     Buck Creek Natural Gas Co........$390

     Muncie Water company...............$75,440

     Hemingray Glass company..........$11,665

     Albany Milling company.............$1,730

     Greely Bros. Lumber Co.............$10,630