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Show gas ! deal closed. i The American Natural Gas Company Closes with Denver People. At a late hour this afternoon it was learned from Attorney W. C. Hall of the American Natural Gas company that the gas deal which, has been hanging fire for so long a time between the American company and a syndicate of Denver capitalists was consummated con-summated today. ' The amount paid by the Denver people could no'i..be learned. The contract, however, how-ever, is closed with the Denverites, and work will be commenced at once and pushed with all possible energy until the natural gas is brought 1o and distributed throughout the city. '."V- . ? THE INDIANA GAS CO. The Objjcts of ' It 'and the Men Behind Be-hind It. Tho application of the Indiana Gas company com-pany for franchise will probably be discussed dis-cussed at tonight's session of the city council. Tits projectors are still here, awaiting await-ing the action of the municipal dads, and if favorable, work will be begun twenty-four hours after the papers are signed: That thej company means business is shown by the fact that its projectors attree to expend ex-pend ?2.000 within four months in the development de-velopment of their property in Pleasant "al-ley, "al-ley, ten miles from the city, and if the gas flow meets their expectations, further agree to pipe it into the city before the merry Christmas bells of the present year ring out their jplad tidings. They claim to have almost unlimited capital and experienced expe-rienced gasmen at their command and will perform their part of the contract to the very letter. Some of the leading men of Logans-port. Logans-port. Ind., are interested in the project, and A.R. Sbroyer, the- president of the proposed pro-posed company, is reputed to be a two-time millionaire, and besides attending to the affairs of tne Indiana Gas compauy, is president presi-dent of the Lojransport Journal company, a director aZ the Kokomo, Logan6port and Marion, Ind., gas companies, secretary and ' treasurer ' of the glass tube works at Pendleton, Ind., - treasurer treas-urer of Sfcroyer, the notion company of Lo-gansport, Lo-gansport, a director of the First National bank of Logansport, and a director of the electric light plant there, besides being interested in-terested in 'a number of other concerns con-cerns wiicb ' rank Al in the financial world. Associated with him are John A. Redo ond, secretary and treasurer of the Lotanport Manufactures company; A. J. Robinson, president of the same institution, insti-tution, and A. J. Murdock, president of the First National Bank of Logansport. It is . ; the intention of the company, com-pany, if their plans can be effected, to estab'ish , factories for the manu- facture ef gla63 tubes (which are similar to the concrete drainage pipes; bottles bot-tles and "window glass, the three concerns promisingemployment to at least 600 men and entailing the expenditure of many thousand dollars. As competition is' the life of trade, the projectors believe ' that their application should meet with due consideration and not be shelved at the dictation of a rival company, com-pany, i ? - ' . . Tonight' will tefl tha tale. ' - jj ' Business Briefs. Transactions in real estate in this city rcrde v-.tcday BTaonateAto n.ll5, ,; The sales in the postofflce for Ausust amounted to $7649.50, an increase of 3919.45 over July. J. AV. Farrell has secured the plumbing contract of the Agricultural college - at Logan. His bid was $2500. The Salt Lake Power, Lisht and Heating company is erecting a brick annex to its plant which will cost $8,000. The new building of Richards Bros, on Main street, just north of the McCornick block, will be in the style of an arcade, and a hallway will run through it from Main street to Richards avenue. More building is going on south of the city, just outside the city limits, than inside. East Waterloo and Lincoln Park additions arc being be-ing settled up rapidly and for the former place one party has contracted to build twenty cottases. A real estate man complains that "one real estate man receives information concerning inquiries received by the chamber of commerce com-merce to the exclusion of all others. He objects to such partiality and registers his grievance in language unmistakable. |