The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-09-16
MORE coon WORDS.
Abe Steinbcreer's write.up Of Our Log Roll
IND Came Late But IL Is
TOO GOOD TO LOSE,

inR Came Late But IL Is
TOO GOOD TO LOSE.
Gfrdrd World.
And what a day every body had
what treat was in store for those
seeking a good time aud anxious to
see the natural gas Of which they had
read so much of late. The citizens of
dola know how to entertain visitors,
TOO, by the way; and though the
crowd was more than feur times what
the people residing there might be
expected to take proper care of on
such an occasion, the enthusiastic
manner in which every one took hold
and never tired In assisting IN the
role of host and hostess, made all
happy, and there WAS no complaint,
no sad faced visitors, when the hour
arrived for them to take their de-
parture.
The routine programme Of log
rolling day, including grand parade,
speeches, music by dozen excellent
1ands from various cities In the dis
trict, was carried out In detail, and
added to this was natural gas dis
play In the public square In the even
ing which simply discounted any
thing any visitor had anticipated In
this connection 1t is not out of place to
say that lola has much to be proud of
i'm the wonderful supply it has in gas.
From dozens of wells the valuable
product comes gushing forth when
permitted to mix with Gods air and
fash high into the air In frightful
blaze. The flow is so great that it has
been found necessary to only permit
"a small portion of 1t to pass through
any one pipe. and the demonstrations
given of Its flow in the public square
60 edify the visitors Thursday even
ing, was one never to be forgotten 10y
any observer. In several places
about the square are erected large
old fashioned steam boat whistles
which are blown by the gas pressure.
Though their sounds are hideous and
desfening, there is something SO
grand and powerful about them that
all stop aud wonder what sort of
volcano Is beneath them in the bowels
of the earth. Added to these In the !
evening an immense funnel was con-
nected with the gas at the top of
which the rushing gas was lighted
and flames as large as an ordinary
business house shot toward the |
heavens, lighting the entire city from
its illumination. Added to the roar
of the rushing gas was the gushing
sound of the immense bazes Tapping
in the atmosphere, apprising all of
the presence of q force calculated to
try the nerves of almost any one
within half mile.
1t Is difficult to imagine what this
gas discovery means for such town
as lola. Certainly II means more
than any OF its present residents have
yet been able to imagine. The power
and light and heat question is solved
seemingly for all time to come. AZ
yet not One-thousanth part of the
gas flow lie being utilized. Iola's
future is certainly one of great in
'dustrial and scientific center.
Our Girard band boys, Woodmen
and visitors to lola were provided for
with a general headquarters in a
handsome new business room CEN
traily located, owned by Col Nelson
.Acers, VITO, in connection with the
lola Division Of the Knights OF Pythi-
as, did everything to make our folks
comfortable and to cause them to APP.
preciate their sojourn in the great
city of the natural gas And all are
feeling good about it, too, we can as
sure our lola friends.
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