Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-01
NATURAL GAS.
MEASURES PUTON FOOT WHICH WILL RB-
SCLIIN AFUKTHBR SEARCH FORT
A very Important Meeting al the City Hal, Last
Evening Ooaacilmsn and Business Msu
Confer Over hs S..uahol-Pian
Of Acton Decided Upon.


the City Council and the Chamber of Com
meIce, appointed TO confer over the posi-
/ billy Of securing a further supply Of nat
ural gas for the Wheeling manufactures
me, at the City Hall last evening, and de-
voted a considerable portion Of the even
l. lug 10 - discussion of The situation, and
The best and quickest means of lettering
It, There were eight OF the ten members
Of the joint committee present, and the
matter was discussed inteligently and
earnestly.
Mr.. n. B. Scott was called 10 the chair,
and az once stated the object Of the meet
ing He said the question was: how to
Get more natural gas, and whether it was
worth while to make any further test Of
The territory in and about the city? III
such a test was desirable how was it to be
made and under what conditions should
toe operations be carried o.? It had been
suggested 10 would be well for the commit
tee % take some action and then lay the
matter before the Board of County Com
missioners, inviting their aid and CO opera
ton in the plans when once they were 10
be put into execution
Members OF the committee thought this
was "a good idea inasmuch az the county
was very largely interested in the success
and prosperity Of the city aud her indus
trial establishments In addition, il would
largely sub-divide the cost
Mr.. Cecil Robinson, of the Council Com
mittee, thought the only test desirable
would be through very deep wells-three
thousand feet or more. Such wells would
thoroughly demonstrate whether or not
there was gas at any given point.
Chairman Scott pointed ont the very
considerabl flows OF gas struck in the wells
about MoundsviIle az Pennington, and in
Marion county, and putting these very
tangible indications together with the fact
| that the TaylorstOwn field stretched ont in
the direction OF the river south of Wheel
ing, be thoughtlthe territory southeast Of
town, in Marshall county, was the most
promising in this vicinity. 1t was mis-
opinion that by going few miles away, in
the direction indicated, the best showing
would be attained.
The past and present status OF the various /
wells put down in and about the city, some
two or three years ago, wss then discussed, |
and then the meeting came back to a con- |
sideration Of ways and means.
Mr. Scott said be thought 1t would be 1
good thing 70 raise the money, 20 six or |
seven miles away and try. If successful, |
the gas would be a great thing for Wheel !
ing. Mr. Scott was inclined 10 think the |
wells previously put down about here |
went for little, for lOtsof dry holes were
put down, 10 OIL and gas territory, close to /
big gassers aud gushers. He illustrated this |
by pointing 10 the TurkeyfoOt and Tay- |
lorstown fields. Mr. Scott, proceeding, /
said his company would be willing TO put
81, 000in an experimental hole southeast |
of Wheeling, or it would place the Central /
gas well. now ., 900 feet deep, at the dis /
pOsal Of the experimenters He was 1
greatly Of The opinion tina the country |
southeast Of the city was the place where /
the drill Ought TO be set TO work. Mr.. /
Peterson was at loss to see how either /
the city or county could expend money .
outside the territory OF Ohio county. He /
thought that was the wrong way to get at .
1t 10 would be better IL ms opinion, 10 .
send 70 subscription paper around, and he /
further thought be saw indications Of a /
/ lack of interest among manufacturers.
Mr. Scott thought there was not a lack /
of interest on the part Of manufacturers
but al the same time he thought the citi
zsns at large had an equal or larger inter
est than the manufacturers.
Mr.. Peterson thought the city or Coun-
eli would decline % subscribe.
Mr.. Scott said public bodies subscribed
elsewhere; some of these days Wheeling
would wake up and find she had been pur-
suing mistaken policy.
Mr.. Peterson thought there were Consti-
iuional impediments in tne way.
Mr.. Ewing said II the city would 20 into
il. means would be found to remove the
constitutional Instructions.
Mr.. Farrell said there was a crying pub
lie need for more gas, and it was matter
OF interest TO all.
Mr. Scott said the Central Glass Com
pany's contract with the gas company ran
Gu. August lst, and they had been notified
Of an increase amounting to about 100 per
cent. IN rates
Mr.. Robinson said meters were to be put
on at his mill to-day, to ascertain the
quantity burned, as a basis for an increas-
ed rate.
Mr.. Scott restated the fact that his Com
pany would put in 81 600 to a test fund
His Company would be willing 10 do that
before finally concluding to move.
Mr. Ewing asked what sum would be
necessary to make a thorough test.
Mr.. Scott said he thought SIS, 600 would
be ample. Going back TO promising fields,
Mr.. Scott dwelt upon the advantages held
out by the territory south and east Of the
city, and backed up mis- views with facts
about other wells.
Mr.. EwinA suggested the formation of
a Joint stock company for the purpose of
making proper experiments. That would
give the effort permanent head Presi-
dent and DirectOrs-and would be salts
factory in other ways. The charter might
be made broad enough TO cover other mat
ters besides seeking for gas, pure and sim
pie, such as analysis Of clays, rocks, &c
Mr. Scott asked whether the city or
county could subscribe to such q cOrpOr-
alton.
Mr. Ewing said such a course might not
be legal from a strict point Of view, but
there ought not 10 be any trouble about
that. He pointed out that the present
public building was erected, not for cor
porate purposes, yet it was for
public purpose, and no citizen was
mean enough to object, although such an
objection might have beec valid. The
matter Of gas was even Of greater public
importance-every citizen was interested,
vitality, and the object to be obtained was
for the good of sll.
Mr. Peterson offered a resolution APP
pointing MT J. d Ewing a committee 10
draw MP an application for a charter, look
up legal points, etc, snd report TO a future
meeting of che JOINT committee.
Chairman Scott said he would agree to
furnish The five charter members, and
after some further discussion, the motion
offered By Mr. Peterson was adopted.
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for return passage on date Of sale only.
J. c. TOMLINsON, Agent
The Last spring Meeting
As the rain continued to fall heavily
most of Thursday night the race track at
Z A. III t.,.,,,;.t;o,, e,roupds was lsft in q