The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-25
Now Taking Orders From Con-
sumers Here.
MAY USE OLD PIPES.
RumOr That Excelsior Company
VIII Get Franchise.
Would Force Natural Product
Through Their Mains.

the real thing. The gas company mas
man out taking orders for the install
lation of pipes to be used for natural
gas.
Houses are actually being piped and
fitted with gas stoves, gas lights, ana
gas heaters, all in anticipation of the
time this fall when the gas company
promises to be able to deliver through
it's mains the wonderful product from
the gas fields in southern Kansas.
John f. McManus is the man who is
looking after the natural gas end of
the local gas company's business. He
is at present putting in his time talking
natural gas to the people in front OF
whose property pavement is to be Ialo
during the spring and summer.
When a pavement is once laid, the
city ordinances specify that they shall
not be torn up for the purpose OF lay
ing mains for a period of one year.
This is to induce people to put in all
the pipes and things they want before
the pavement is laid. So II people nv
ing on the streets now about 10 De
paved want to hook up with the nat
ural gas proposition when 1t is hrst put
on tap, they must put IN ther colliieO
tions Immediately.
Just as soon as we get TINS gas IL
here" said Mr.. McManus, there is go
ing to be a tremendous rush to get the
service. We will have hundreds OF de-
nands for gas connections piling up on
us and there will be no way 70 supply
the demand unless we can get some Oh Oh
the work done ahead Everybody WI
H,-a,,t natural gas as soon as they ma
out how cheap it is. -, .,,.s
what is going to be the price, was
asked by State Journal reporter
well, 1 don't know exactly, was the
renIv II am telling prospective Gus
toners that il will be less than AZ Gents
a thousand 1t is my UNDERSTANDING
that whatever the rate is IN Aa ,.a
Citv will be the rate here. peHSNS
fbey are manning to duplicate lle
Kansas City rate, whatever 'hae may
be-" - e,-c,,,
AS nearly as can be figured Out pull IRON 1sjl
information which has so far oeeh VI
111leed nv the men who are mahlpu-
lating the gas situation in topeka, elle
excelsior Coke & Gas company Is 80
ing to distribute the natural So
+bIoueh its pipes and mains But Lue
f-~-ca1sior company has no FRANCHISE
for natural gas; its franchise applSss
to artificial gas, and its rate OF ? 80
per 1000 cubic feet is Tor arIilc4sti
9as If apDarently has no right TO
TT9aIl.et natural gas through its mans
However. the suppoSition is that the
F1,-celsior company is about to acquire
possession of the Continental gas lIsenI
chise now owned By what IS cdilsd
"a Home Gas company Dun
Continental and the Home are paper
concerns: they own nothing except
cir franchises. The CohtlIleIi a 81
franchise allows the owner TO put IL
natural gas and charge 40 Genus pIn
/ 400 for the gas This is very nkely
what the Excelsior Coke & Gas com
pany is planning to charge mere 10
nothing to compel IT to charge tne
same rate that is charged IN Kansas Kansas
C,itv The natural supposition would
be that it would charge all It's iran
chise allows it to charge
President c. K. Holiday of the Ex-
celsior company declares that the
price for gas, under the new arrange
ment will be IS cents a thousand for
domestic purposes, and as low as may
he necessary to compete with coal LOT
manufacturing business But TINS Is
also a statement which is yet TO De
verified.
people will naturally be a little slow
TO go in for natural gas very strong
until they know something about Wn mar
it is going to cost II may cosI 'liS
Kansas City rate, it may cost 20
cents it may most 5 cents. 1t may
cost so cents, or if there should be
Slip in the deal, the Excelsior Woulo
be allowed to continue to sell manu-
featured gas for $1-25-
At any rate it is easy to see where
the Excelsior company is going TO
come out ahead on the deal. II VIII
get the town well gridironed with
mains, get hundreds OF new customers
attached and will be in elegant shape
to supply the town with manufactured
gas when the supply of natural prod
uct plays out, which 1t IS hkeIy TO 40
in about ten years me Excelslor
franchise has thirty years to run,
which would give that company an in
side track for the twenty years after
natural gas became extinct
There are no doubt great many
peoDle who will be glad to put in the
80, Ia
fuel for the length of time that natural
gas continues abundant Mr.. Nc
Manus says that he is having very
good success with his work
he said today, who manifest the most
remarkable ignorance about this
proposition. was talking TO one
man who said What do 1 want With
these pipes? III have to put in one
line of pipes for my illuminating gas
and one for my heating gas. No, sir.
don't want any OF that Wen, OF
course, I explained to him that he
would use exactly the same kind of
gas for both illuminating and fuel,
and that it would all come through the
same pipes
The streets where the people will
have to put in their gas pipes for nat
ural gas at once if they expect to get
them in at all for the next year are
as follows:
Madison. Eighth to Tenth
Jackson, Huntoon to twelfth
Van Buren,, Huntoon to Thirteenth
Tyler Third to Fourth.
Polk, Huntoon to Fourteenth.
Clay, First to Second
Sixth, Haynes to Norris
Twelfth, Quincy to Kansas avenue
Twelfth, Kansas avenue to Jackson.
Twelfth, Tyler to Fillmore
Douthitt, Western avenue to Fill
more.
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