Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . e demands of labor and strikes. VIII.—The principle of ownership ofsecurities of local companies by central-ized holding companies is economicallysound for the reason that the securitiesof the latter have protection against thevarying business conditions of a singlelocality or company and because moneyfor construction and improvements canthus be more readily obtained. IX.—In the appraisal of an electric rail-way for tlie purpose of determining rea-sonable rates, all methods of valuationshould have due consideration. X.—Full and frank publicity should bethe p
Pacific Gas and Electric magazine . e demands of labor and strikes. VIII.—The principle of ownership ofsecurities of local companies by central-ized holding companies is economicallysound for the reason that the securitiesof the latter have protection against thevarying business conditions of a singlelocality or company and because moneyfor construction and improvements canthus be more readily obtained. IX.—In the appraisal of an electric rail-way for tlie purpose of determining rea-sonable rates, all methods of valuationshould have due consideration. X.—Full and frank publicity should bethe policy of all transportation com-panies, to the end tliat proper informa-tion may be available to the investor andthe public. Pacific Service Magazine 261 Gas An Important Factor in theSuccess of the Exposition By D. E. KEPPELMANN, General Superintendent, Gas Distribution /^^AS is to be an important as well as\J[ a versatile factor in the success ofthe Exposition. It will be used not onlyfor lighting, but, also, for heating to. (h-ive the chill from the great palaces atnight, and for feeding the many thou-sands that may crave food, from hotbouillon to a table dhote dinner; addedto tliese will be its part in tlie spectacularliglit effects that are to transform thevarious great courts into a vcrilai)lefaii-yiand. High-pressure gas will be used excki-sively, and will be sup-plied by the Pacific Gasand Electric 0)mpany, alining tribute to its Vice-Iresident and OcncralManager, Mi-, .lohn ,\.Brillon, llic falher ofliigii-pi-essure gas, aiui111 ils (;hief I]. (;. Jones, for hisdevelopment of oil-gasin M I) II fact II re and thenewer iiuIIkkIs of gas<lislriliiili<in. (ias at a in ininiiini iiics- sure of forty pounds to the square inchwill be delivered from the 16-inch high-pressure main artery, which extendsfrom the Potrero Gas Works, located atthe south end of the city,almost around San Fran-cisco to the North Beachholder station, connect-ing with an 8-inc
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