Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-17 | Page 25 | Saving of Gas is Urged in London

SAVING OF GAS IS URGED IN LONDON : Suggestioons Are Made to Householders I With Eegard to Conserving the 1 Supply. Dy International News Service. 1 LOXbOX, Feb. 16. Milne Watson, managing man-aging director of the Oas Light & Coke company, pointed out that munition works and war Institutions of alt kinds are using more and more gas. At t he same time housewives are saving coal by using mon? gas for cooking and keeping burners go-ing. go-ing. That is why the gas, as housewives house-wives say, is often "poor." "This." he said, "has been the worst week of the vear. owiuar to :' and Ions nights. The output is restricted by shortage short-age of labor. Over h per cent of our! men are in the forces, and we have elder- , ly and even aged men employed." J Her? are some of his suggestions to householders: Hot water should bo regarded as a luxury. No gas burner should be toft alight for a moment longer than is necessary. "Warm or 1 ig 1 1 1 as few rooms as you really ived. Do not set irp a big htaxe to boil a small pan. Boil as many pans as you can at once. Oasshould not flare up around tiie kettles ket-tles and saucennns. Look at your meter once a week a: least. "If every consumer would reduce his use of gas by a fifth." he said, "the problem would be solved." Asked whether this is the prelude to rationing of gas, Mr. Watson said he thought not. The danger, he said, is that the pressure may have to be reduced all around.