The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . any years, and had perhaps outlivedits usefulness, as the plant was old andout of date, and the quality of gas pro-duced was not satisfactory. The Winnipesaukee Gas and ElectricCompany have a plant which was put inentirely new in 1S94, at an expense of$65,000, and which is one of the finestand best-equipped gas plants in NewEngland. The factory is a brick build- sumers and thereby extend the corporation furnishes gas for light-ing, cooking, heating, a
The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . any years, and had perhaps outlivedits usefulness, as the plant was old andout of date, and the quality of gas pro-duced was not satisfactory. The Winnipesaukee Gas and ElectricCompany have a plant which was put inentirely new in 1S94, at an expense of$65,000, and which is one of the finestand best-equipped gas plants in NewEngland. The factory is a brick build- sumers and thereby extend the corporation furnishes gas for light-ing, cooking, heating, and power pur-poses. The use of gas in Laconia for heatingand cooking purposes is comparatively anew idea, but for both these purposesthere is a constantly increasing demandfor gas ; and these features of the com-panys business are proving very popu-lar, both on the ground of convenienceand cheapness. There are now in usein this city over one hundred and fiftytwo-oven four-burner gas ranges, besidesmany smaller gas stoves, both for cook-ing and heating. The officers of the corporation are :President, Charles A. Busiel ; superin. Winnipesaukee Gas and Electric Company. ins: of ornamental design, located onMesser street, and equipped with allnew and up-to-date machinery, while aside track from the adjacent railroadaffords facilities for unloading materialsfor the manufacture of gas, directlyfrom the freight cars into the gas fac-tory. During the past two years twohundred and sixty new consumers havebeen added, and the number is rapidlyincreasing. About twelve miles of streetmains have been laid up to the presenttime, covering almost the entire city;but extensions are constantly beingmade in every direction, both at Laco-nia and Lakeport, to reach new con- tendent, J. H. Bledsoe; treasurer, Na-thaniel J. Edgerly ; directors, Chas. , Albert G. Folsom, John T. Busiel,Samuel B. Smith, Henry J. Odell, EdwinF. Burleigh, Charles L. Pulsifer. Under this strong board of manage-ment
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