New Gas Plant Lights Up Local Store
A fragment of a report on a newly installed gas lighting plant in a Mesa store, praised for its soft, steady light and economy — a small glimpse of frontier-town modernization.
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Mesa Free Press · November 26, 1897 · Page 1
1 min read[…] And brilliant, is soft and steady. When John gets all the burners in place in his store it will be flooded with soft, mellow light. This gas plant commends itself not only for the excellence of the light it furnishes but for its cheapness.
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