The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-12-18
and its advantages were we'll portrayed
in the REGISTER last week.

and its advantages were well portrayed
in the REGISTER last week.
Wichita Eagle: Senator Charles f.
Scott in the last issue of his REGISTER
gives a very interesting history of the
lola gas field. IG was known years
ago, that there was supply of natural
gas at that point, but only small and
insignificant flows followed the first
attempts to secure it. However, after
successive abandOnments of efforts an
expert backed by an experienced firm
with nerve enough to go deeper came
along and put q drill down several
hundred ieet deeper Than the deepest.
The result was ''gusher". Since
that successful experiment there has
been no end to the gas supply at lola.
In fact, it is probably one of the most
phenomenal reservoirs of the entire
country. There seems to be II" dim
mutton in the pressure or in the volume
of supply. Everybody in lola uses
gas for lighting and fuel purposes, in
Guiding q large smelling concern.
There are at present nine of these
wells in operation, which furnish 65,-
10000 cubic feet of gas per day,
equivalent it is estimated, for COM
bustion or heating purposes to 5000
tons of coal. All this means much to
lola, and that town ought. and no
doubt will, get a move on it. The gas
field seems 10 he about six by twelve
miles i'm area, and is of more value
than "a big coal strike.
Moran Herald: The last edition of
the lola REGISTER contains an ex-
ceIlent wriIe-up of lola and surround
ing country, and its enierprising
business men. 1t was not "hoom"
edition but simply a fair description
of the town, its advantages as n mar
ufacturing center, its resources, and
its needs and business opening, and
cannot but he of benefit to the town
and creditable to the REGISTER. Mr..
Scott's efforts to build up lola are
being appreciated and supported by
the business Tnen.
Malt and Breeze: Senator Charles
F. Scott devoted considerable space
f i'm last weeks issue of the lola Regis
ter to gas-not the sort of gas that
editors usually indulge in, but the
natural gas which abounds in lola
and Allen county. The senator ex-
hibits pardonable pride in dilating
upon the beauties of natural gas and
pointed out the superior inducements
offered to manufacturers to locate in
the vicinity of these gas wells. 1t
! was an exhaustive description of the
subject and big advertisement for
his town and county. We hope the
people appreciated it sufficiently to
reimburse the senator for his work.
r Lyndon Journal: The lola Regis
s ter devotes over two pages TO write
3 up of lola and her gas. IF half of the
{ story told by the Register is true, and
we suppose the half has not been
told, lola is destined to be one of the
! largest cities in the state. There is
: ample room for another "FOrt Scott
at lola. and if her people will back
| the Register with wise and liberal
a public policy, the town must boom to
3 a 10000 city in the next ten years.
= Elsmore Ent' r,prise: The Regis
8 ter's Special effort materislized last
D week with an interesting write up
of lola and Allen county. The Regis
f ter is always to the fore and is one Of
/ the most successful papers in the
r state.
Topeka Capital: Senator SCOTS
lola Register last week is boom
3 edition devoted principally to the
growing natural gas industry in AL
: len county. 1t is probably known to
= few persons in Kansas that the lola
: gas field is practically Inexhaustible
s and that the product posse sses GER
e tain qualities making it superior in
: manufacturing business to any other
: natural gas known. The present
e capacity of the nine wells ready fol-
# operation amounts to the equivalent
1 in fuel of 5000 tons of coal day, or 6i
: million cubic feet of gas. (The Cap
# itdL then quotes nearly a column o
f the REGISTERS write-up.)
: Gdrnett Eagle: The lola REGIsTEF
discarded politics entirely last weeE
s and devoted the space TO very able
: aud interesting write-up of AlleI
y county aud lola. The REGISTER and
e all its Allen county people have