The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-18
NO NOTICE HAS
BEEN RECEIVED
Proposition Not Accepted by
Winfield Firm
OTHER COMPANIES WANT IN
Land Owners are Willing to
Make Leases.

The oommitte which has had q charge
the arrangements to be made Tor the
city regarding tae boring for gas has
heard nothing from RACES & Co al Win
hel5
An answer is expected from the CON-
pany by FriGay as 10 whether they VIII
accept tae proposition made by the com
mIttee to Mr.. Graham. The attorney for
the drilling company. The conmmittee
VIII take 20 further action unu WORD
has been received regarding the decision
OF the company. providing the company
takes immediate action.
1t IS understood that there are other
companies which axe willing u take up
Tile proposition in case the Winfield COM
pany does nor want Il, and several rep
reseutartEes Of different firms have sent
word that they VIII ~ here tomorrow 10
look ovef the situation, examine the
land and Investigate the proposition or
propositions which the city may make.
II the meantime J. T. Allen. who has
been appointed by the council 70 secure
leases Tor the city on farm and city land,
has been AT work ana has found that
many ~ the land owners are wiling 10
sign q lease when they are assured that
their farms VIII not be injured and that
they Will be treated fairly by the city in
ne deal
The proposition made TO them IS shat
4 the company decides that the land is
3 good place t. prospect. the owner VIII
receive Sl00 Per year Tor every wei which
produces gas. i oil IS found the owner
Is 70 receive 0ne-tauth of the product
Il gas IS found on the land, the owner
gets. besides the money paid him, gas
for ootA lighting heating and cookirS-
II is q case OF all To WiB and nothing ~
lose Putting down a hole IN Il field Viii
not hurt il and II the hole is "pro-
oucer, the man who owns the land is
"A IT,
F 4. WOOL who owns 80 acres Il
land IN this county. signed q lease yes
Ierday afternoon under the conditions
stipulated and was glad 10 CO H. 1T
cost me nothing he said, and If gas
or oil is FOUND every acre Of land 81 the
county VIII increase IN value IN proper
zion 10 the increase in the city property.
There VIII be demand for farm prod
ucts that VIII surprise all Of Us.
There are a Few al the land owners
who are adverse 70 giving permission 70
the lEillers 20 work on their lands. be-
cause rEcy believe their property is To-
GATED just wEs.gs the companies who VIII
10 the drilling would want 10 work Il
Eas suggested thai in case a property
.
company should sink holes ia the road
all around tBe farm. or on the street,
If il should harpen 10 be within the city
limits. The county commissioners can
give ght TO dig holes in the county
roads or they car vacate a road. .4ad
the city council can do the same with
the city streets II rhere can be no az
rangaments made with The owner Of a
piece Of lana this suggestion could pe
followed. However there IS no chance
Of such q emergency. IS all the people
r. the county have enough public spirit
% do what they can 10 help the entire
comm unity.
Tse one question which seems 10 be
paramount between the committee and
the drilling company of Rsges & Co. is
as 20 whether The contract should con-
tain the words Gwen" or wells
Don't sou see said one Of the usn
who is directly Interested "that # .1e
contract 0f the city reads we'll that
means there must be the stipulated
amount If pressure from ore wei. bat
II IL reads wells. The company can zig
three holes in the same pocket and .
The required amount of force by con-
Meeting them. This. CT course is only
q speculation hut every safeguard should
be- placed 81 insure the citizens that they
are rot h ans way likely to suffer a