During the past year several of the largest consumers of gas for industrial purposes were obliged to curtail the the consumption owing to the troubles in Shanghai. That the gas company has been enabled to show good returns taking into account the above cireumstances indientes several things. In the first place, i€ shows strong potentially the materialization of which will come about practically with an improvement in the industrial situation. It show Iso that year by the indispensabi ity of gas is oh ug larger recogn tion by adoption further that the me creased vigour in as service is make ing its influence felt. Expansion is proceeding despite the fact that higher efliciencies in gas utilization vivid economies in the use of gas for a given quantity of work. It is legitimate to anticipate, but it is dangerous to pro-At any rate, a busy year is ant P pace with the affairs of an industry showing so much vital ity, and which has 60 much scope.
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