Show not A dead one gas Is one ot of the most mast variously used ot of present day products and with other public utilities represents ants an invested capital greater than any other american industry excepting agriculture and the railroads its capitalization iza tion together with that of 0 the gas equipment and appliance companies has been estimated at some four billion dollars in the last six years alone the use of 0 gas lias has shown art an increase greater than in the previous years ot of the Indu existence new customers are being added at the rate of a year in the past year tho the gas gag companies throughout the country expended extension 0 of service to meet necessary some tor for construction and demand |