Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-29 | Page 34 | School Used to Train Workers for Gas Change

U t RAIN RAIN- I W WORKERS i y- y I ti A rates Is Em i P ploy o- o oed ed J in bi T Teaching 1 tl Class Details x i f Of the he changing over oer K j gas to too n natural and Ogden Is la one ono onea J a Lako west the not Interesting t features In n cation i i witty Hh the tiro advent ad of or this vr fu fuel l into this tort oryN work week R R. R G o t t. t Staking of or this erg ef of t the he Utah uta Gas Gis and Coke Cokey y aw ny says raye 1 the mere men on e rolL ell 1 1 This In Included fitters fitters' ser ser- men mer h helpers he heer i l ers and Uck rud drivers er r to build up the per personnel onnel with men suf- suf his is is department u trained ned to bl handle handle- the tho big Mid of ot us u's It WM wa-s necessary t men meat 1 qu quickly kly that at w e might of or ori h them was expected i 1 Impossible to pick up Jcl it b gas men and who claimed to fo have ha gas ix cx- cx once rico knit knew nothing about n nat nat- t l rw Men en with some nn- nn were hired We Ined In- In ud ed our to 1 3 men men en and andL nd L men were ere put through at a. a aRve t 1 appliS e collected all th the old od PJ 0 the company had had had- appliances Bk S j were were I re taken In In- Inon on ne new sales f of r these thes were really Jun junk but right kind or of ma material for the theo H o oL l. l We e shopped around around- roun the e J. J visited fIsHed sited the junkyards junk yards second Kf 1 dealers MaJers and the and the city ty dump un for for M t and antiques This was waste Kit t e we needed as tho the later Inter mod mod- iJ mod mod- appliances are easier ensler to ad- ad Kind ind really Uy dont don't give us much cult Finally we had Quito a n Section These The appliances 3 were Kneeled edtl to the tho gas and put In Inh It If really a h condition that was cult It f ta task k to get the proper adent adept ad- ad ept ent by a It good god gas gasman man Hit t. t first we we had enough old apt ap- ap 05 t connected to accommodate bus of twelve t beginners Later Hmo lime for tor the final nal da day drew It was wa ne necessary to Increase B equipment Jp n ni to make room for four four u m men n cn ch class Cliss was wag started off with bythe Instructors explaining fly was expected of of them man started out with hl his ap- ap ce c These men were watched ly by the Instructors and cor- cor ted as they m made de their adjust- adjust tt The h men were free to ask ji r questions q as s the they did their o eric k After Alter a a. good adjustment had haden Ken m en made the natural gas was to demonstrate Just what happen in the districts when e natural ral gas reached the custo- custo custo- custo ers ers ers' appliances natura gas 18 used In the theL L 1 w ivas t 1 n b by us us s by ting Ing our bout iU gas gasoline This gave E. E T. T U U. gas which Is cl close s to the product prod ct which Like Lake o City I is served ed fter Instruction ri ther the started started r f with faith the he adjustment t to new new near gas While making the i n nt t the men mep were it ere followed as u as the adjustments arc are en- en o than with the Uie manu- manu ired gas s. s pedal it In Inspectors p Jors' Jors were ere put schooling on on automatic went ment such as oven o heat con- con au automatic and instantaneous Wf ff heaters henters refrigerators etc Bolli tho regular and special in- in toTa were given n a written u ex- ex after each class un In this lt was Jt was possible to select select the fitted for various duties were held day and night to toMB MB the men th the opportunity to all H Iah knowledge possible After After e men cn were ere pa passed sed b by the in- in n- n actors etol the word Word was passed end nd that anyone wishing further furth r nJ as could arrango arrange with tho the in- in Inet etor et r. r Many of the men took ad- ad Uge tage of this offer rom fc this entire group first the theman Fin man was Wu selected then the aper M l Inspectors and tho the regular In- In tors tirs The lineup for the geover was Avas twelve t gangs each sting of or one foreman two ape ape- Inspectors and ten regular Inor In- In or ors After fter these groups were er formed were were given their In- In fictions assigned districts In at va- va parts Parta 0 of tho the cit city to mako make a aey au a aprey ey t of ot what prey appliances were wela ou on line u es This was was' waste to get tho forc- forc acquainted d with his men that ro the he zero zero hour arrived each K knew What was expected of or tiu tiu's 1 wi This s 's also aso gave Bave the men an n 1 y to 0 learn earn the city