The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-10-13
$4,000 DROPPED
In Logan by the Natural
Gas and Fuel Company.

A Good Thing for Our City
and the Business Men
Show Their Appre-
citation by Their
Liberal Pat
rOnage.
At a council meeting, held last
spring it was decided to grant a
franchise to a certain Natural Gas
& Fuel Co., who had for service a
gas we'll of extraordinary pro-
duction, about nine miles from this
city. The council, with smile of
doubt, acted favorable on the Pc
tition and the franchise was Sc
cured. Few of their body believed
that there would ever be anything
come of it, but thought there
would be no harm in giving the
company a chance. Almost the
entire community gave no cre-
dence to the experiment. A few
strangers would be seen in town
now and then, that from their
sighting around, would be suspect
ed as "gas" men. AS time advanc-
ed rumors became current that
there was a corps of surveyors act.
ually employed at drawing line
from the gas we'll to Logan. The
company then had some difficulty
in getting through the farms of
some of the penurious, even with
the line of driven stakes. But de-
termination conquered all difficult.
ties. The line was staked, the pipe
laid to the corporation line; bond
was then to be given to cover all
damage to our streets. Many of
the business men were anxious to
know whether the company were
responsible enough to give good
bond, but when they flashed up in
their faces bond that represented
$500,000 all doubt Immediately van
ished from their minds. An Office
was established in the Bishop build
ing and the first to appear upon the
scene as representative of the
company was the genial, happy and
responsible Mr.. j. L. Patty, of Penn
sylvania.
When the people aroused from
their drowsy sleep one morning
there were lines of men digging
trenches for gas pipe, and it was
time for people to gossip, "who is
this company and who is J. L.
Patty ?"
The following taken from History
and Commerce, journal publish
ed at Pittsburg, Pa, will prove in
teresting to people in this vicinity,
who have no acquaintance with the
gentlemen named:
although Am erica stands first
among the nations of the world in
her enormous mineral resources
there yet remain undeveloped i'm
mense districts of country practi-
cally untouched by the searching
hand of science, and which affords
broad fields for future operators ir
mineral oils. According to some
most eminent authorities, the trade
in petroleum, though at the present
time yielding a fabulous amount
is, at yet, comparatively speaking
in its infancy, and there are large
tracts of county only awaiting thu
touch of the divining rod of science
to pour forth their rich treasures fol
the benefit of mankind. With thil
the we'll known house of Messrs. j
L. and r. S, Patty, No. sol Time'
building, operators in oil and pro
ducers, stands prominently among
the pioneers in this famous branch
of business for shrewd, practica
foresight, combined with steady
system of speculation, all thei
transactions being characterized b!
reliability and integrity. The firm
operates in all the oil fields O
Il
Pennsylvania, Indiana and Yves
Virginia, owning several wells ant
being interested in various others
while they are in communicated
with several sections with the pip
line. They established the bust
ness in 1880 and by their clear in
telligence and thorough busines
aptitude have brought their opera
tions to the present successful re
suit. r. s. Patty resides in Bow
ing Green, Ohio, while J. L. Patt
occupies residence at Sewickle!
Pennsylvania, both gentlemen be
ing We'll known and respected /
social and business circles"
This company have expende
some 100000 in our midst, and W
most certainly appreciate it. The