The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-08-14
WHAT MR.. TlMBLIN
Told the Republican About
the Gas Lease.
And Other Matters on That
Line.
Some Things The Examiner and
Index Failed to Print

We had a very pleasant visit We'd
nesday, from Mr.. b. L. Tmblin, one
of the gentlemen who wanted lease
of our gas works. Some things that
he told us, will interest our readers:
Mr.. Timblin's card shows him to be
an ''On Producer" He has been for
several years In the employ of the
Standard Oil Company; but did not
come here in that company's interest
or employ.
In speaking of the lease. that was
rejected by our City Council. he said
they (Timblin & Beasley) would not
have accepted it. If it had been grant
ed! He said it would not have done to
have turned the natural gas with its
pressure into our old pipes, and run
the risk of leaks, explosions and dam
age suits that would have resulted.
Then why did they not abide by the
first proposition to turn their gas
into our holder at 18c and leave the
city to supply it to customers and
take all the risks? These two things
put together, shows they we're after
a lease not for the purpose of fur
nishing US gas, but to sell the lease
to others, and make a speculation
out of 1t in that way. It Is no won
der he told the sympathizing Exam
iner, that they have no further prop
ositions to make to Bellefontaine.
As to the new we'll they are drilling.
ther probably will not shoot 1t, till
they got market for their gas, as
they do not wish to waste gas.
He admitted that the Northwestern
Ohio gas wells do not hold out like
the West Virginia and Southeastern
Ohio felds, but fail in a few years;
thus admitting that If We put in nat
ural gas, we would have no certainty
of keeping full supply, and that we
might be left like Findlay and Lima
with not enough for manufacturing,
and like Sidney and Urbana not
enough for fuel in cold times. He
said Sidney, (which turned its gas
pipes over to a company is In the
worst fix of any gas town in the State.
He believes there is sufficient sup
ply in the Bloomfield well to supply
Bellefontaine, and says they expect
to clean out and shoot the Hunter
gas well, and judges from the way
this well holds out, that the supply
will be permanent.
From the well near Jackson Center
they are going to supply that place
with gas for seven cents.
He admitted that the lease rejected
by our Council did not provide for
furnishing gas for business houses,
public buildings or manufacturing, at
25c or any other price.
There was no point in which he
controverted any position of the RE-
PUBLICAN. He did not inform us why
they did not renew their original
proposition to furnish our city with
gas turned into the holder, at 18c,
although we told him We did not be-
lieve anybody would oppose this.
The gentleman is well posted on
oil and gas matters but like a rural
youth who has found himself in a
city for the first time, he may have
been innocent and had none but good
intentions, but fell into the hands of
some bunco steerer, who sold him
gold brick, which the Council repu-
dated.
AS to the refusal to make further
proposition to our city, we will not
worry. If there is a gas field in the
county, that it will pay to pipe gas
from, to our city, there will be other
wells, and other men seeking our
patronage.