Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-15
WHAT ABOUT NATURAL CAS-?
i Wsll.knoHa Business hin Wants
Light On That Question.
REPORTED SALE OF DOXlE PIPE.



,twhal about natural gasp askei a
-.,i.tnown business man Of NEWS
'..o,ier today. "rhis question:" he
Ia nhas been naked many times
,n,lnr the past few months. Nobody
soam, able or willing to answer. Ru.
,,o,s Of new ctr kes ars frequent aud
,h.,etsa general un1srstan ling that
..o,eon. gas has been found 70 prove
h.s.lda. II means much 70 Salt Lake
rtvif the runors ara true. Cities
s,yssprung up rapidly In the vicinity
a. other aslds ami man ifas!urln x
s,,lef, have multiplied Ia Indiana "a
sr,uil Of natural gas developments.
,,Tho reorganisei American M.
ilorai Gas company asked our council
Nraucw franchise abou, six months
sgo, Thcy got what many people
though, was q very favorable franchise.
Colorado capital had been secured 70
pu.h the development, anu tho council
and people were promised that no ex.
tenss would b'spared u develop iho
"a. district by the driving Of new
wells, and that as soon as It was proved
tho a good supply Of gas existed 81
the Salt Lake valley IL would be yippd
into the city.
"Months nave passed aud no piping
has been done. Major DDXie, "a rival
ior the control OF the American COM
pauy'a stock came on anu started
another well and also Shipped lot OF
plpe ami strung It along the Rio
Giandn Western road. He was uis.
appointed ut his failura 10 get good
well, and has abandoned tne nvli,
Runior has II that lac has been sue
ces,tul In selling his pipe 10 the
Colorado man who are stu drilling
wells but who seem 10 be banging bach
row In the matter OF piping the gas
into the city.
at is said by some that there is q
deal ON r0mvwhero-possibly In CON
uection with Que OF the applications
Tor gas franchises now be OEn The
Council.
At the time the last franchise was
aranled the American company ami
uthersweI0 asking similar privileges,
Principally tome Indiana people wnl
had put IN considerable time prospects
ing the gas fields.
"Locnl parties who had expended d
good many hArI Salt lake dollars Try
iug % iiuJ gas, also asked franchise
hut the American company was alone
recognized by the CITY Coulcll on tn,
theory that ns new men hud bocOm,
interested aud were putting. thei
money iuto the work which hUm'
people were AfraiI 10 carry Out d
would be only fair TO give thum TAI
show before granting additional fran
chi.es.
"Some couucilmen now iesl tina
u IN about timo Tor tue Amsn
can company to show what ha
been doue and what It intends 10 Il,
AS the continued postponoment n no
resulting TO the advantage OF Ia,
city. IL IL sale TO say that II ANY Otne
company should now ask for ranch
ise Tor natural gas there would DO on
delay Ia securing at. The American
c0mpany's ffanchise gives 1t the RICH
10 cOnduci natural gas 10 the city 10
"mol" only. " II Ia true that tn
American company Is behind eithr
OF the applicants who Rro now askini
for gas franchises for lighting lur
poses, then OF course the delay can bl
explained.
"Natural gas IN Salt Lake City will
solve the fuel problem aud will max
OF Salt Lake 4 great manufuctutinl
city. Interest IN this great factJ
seems 10 have been dropped 10 a Ger
tain extent, but It is safe 10 say tina
one OF these iiue days s1mobnuy Wi
wake up 10 the fact thlt the discovery
Of natural gas Is one Of the grenteh
blessings that has ever come TO the cit
ana the additional fact will be iount
that our own people have brei
sitting around holding their hand
while 0utsiiers have come in ant
made the money from the gas develop
ments.
"lne people ure anxious now 4
secure the advantages which the in
ttoluctiOn Of natural gas will bring L
the cily-nnd this ~ u good lime l.
have the whole matter looked into III
the strong men as well Ha the schomef
VI the city. Ii the gas IL here let u
have 1t brought in aud n the people
who rave been given franchise az
eleoplng on their advantages the on
Council ought to stir them up In som
effective way.
III they have good reasons for IN
delay no complaint should be ofTcIe
ui course, but now Is the time for n
people TO know tue facts. The cope
smelter having been secured othe
industries will surely come and n "a
eau be brought into them withou
further delay It viii assist immensei
IN Advancing the oity's interests dui
ing the next few months.
PROVO LETTER.