. Story of Lee County, Iowa. e company hadnearly eight miles of mains and was supplying about thirty thousandcubic feet of gas daily. Since then the mileage of the mains has beenmore than doubled, the capacity of the plant correspondingly in-creased, the price of gas reduced about 15 per cent, and the com-pany has nearly two thousand patrons. J. G. Moffett is the manager. Elecric lights were first introduced in 1887 by the Fort MadisonElectric Light & Power Company, of which Samuel and J, C. Atleewere the principal owners. A power and lighting plant was erectedat the corner of Maple and Johnso
. Story of Lee County, Iowa. e company hadnearly eight miles of mains and was supplying about thirty thousandcubic feet of gas daily. Since then the mileage of the mains has beenmore than doubled, the capacity of the plant correspondingly in-creased, the price of gas reduced about 15 per cent, and the com-pany has nearly two thousand patrons. J. G. Moffett is the manager. Elecric lights were first introduced in 1887 by the Fort MadisonElectric Light & Power Company, of which Samuel and J, C. Atleewere the principal owners. A power and lighting plant was erectedat the corner of Maple and Johnson streets and the company beganbusiness. Under the ordinance of October 12, 1903, which providedfor the lighting of the city by electricity—100 arc lights of 1,200candle power each being specified in the ordinance—the companywas given greater privileges and the plant was practically April, 1913, the old company was succeeded by the Fort MadisonElectric Company, which has made extensive alterations. The old. FEONT STEEET, FOET MADISONDuring high water period of 1881.
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