Consumers' Gas Trust Company records
Collection — Volume: V435
Identifier: V435
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one bound volume with information beginning on November
15, 1887 and ending on March 13, 1907. Within the volume are the articles of
incorporation, by-laws, minutes, and operating expenditures of the Consumers’ Gas
Trust Company.
Dates
- 1887-1907
Creator
- Consumers Gas Trust Company (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
In the mid-1880s large natural gas fields were discovered in Central Indiana. On May
23, 1887 the city of Indianapolis, Indiana passed an ordinance fixing the maximum
natural gas rates. In October of 1887, Alfred M. Potts and John B. Conner proposed the
creation of a consumer oriented private trust to furnish natural gas at cost. Control of the
company would reside with a self-perpetuating board of trustees who would appoint the
company’s directors. The Consumers’ Gas Trust Company of Indianapolis was
incorporated on October 29, 1887 as a public charitable trust and Judge Robert N.
Lamb was its first president. In May of 1888 the company opened its new mains for
business.
Natural gas was quickly depleted in Central Indiana by the early 1900s. In 1906 a
second trust, Citizens Gas Company, was incorporated and assumed control of the
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company. Citizens Gas ran into trouble in 1921 over rate
increases and surrendered its charter. In 1935 ownership of the company was
transferred to the city and it became Citizens Gas & Coke Utility which is still in
business today.
Source:
“Citizens Gas & Coke Utility.” Historic Business Register, Indiana Historical Society.
/www.indianahistory.org/hbr/business_pdf/citizens_gas_coke.pdf>. Rosengarten, H. Richard.
“Citizens Gas and Coke Utility.” Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis: IU Press, 1994.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2007/01 by Elizabeth M. Wilkinson. Finding aid updated 2015/11/16 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/08 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Consumers Gas Trust Company (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Consumers' Gas Trust Company records
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
