The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-11

7 jecsed to the tassage of the resolution,
because, as he said, 1T would do no
good
T. F. Doran took issue with Mr..
Green Il don't like to see Mr.. Green
/ weaken now" he said, after he took
the stand he did at the council meet
ing We don't propose to stand for such
action on the part Of any officers Of the
city"
Mr.. Green said in reply that he was
not weakening, but felt that the COM
mercial club should not censure the
council for any actions which have been
taken and are over with.
c. e. Blakely tried to pour oil upon
the troubled waters by asking if any
the measure, to make defense.
They are all in hiding" replied Mr..
Holiday.
The resolution was put to a vote and
passed without a dissenting voice.
A formal statement of the bonus of
1000 offered by the club for the finder
of gas or oil within a radius of Is miles
of Topeka, was presented by the oil
and gas committee and adopted as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
committee that the Commercial club
should fix The conditions of it's offer of
a bonus for a paying oil or gas we'll by
passing a resolution to the effect that
the club will pay a bonus of $1,000 for
the first oil well completed within if
which will yield at least ten barrels per
day as a settled production after 80
days pumping and will pay a bonus of
the same sum for the first gas well
from Topeka which will test at least
one million feet per day as a settled
flow after three hours blowing Off.
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Commercial club of the city of Topeka
that the legislature of the state should
enact no law which will in any wise
prevent any city in Kansas from piping
and pumping natural gas into it for do
nestle and manufacturing purposes"
The request of the Denver Chamber
of Commerce for the club to protest
against the reduction of the present
Philippine islands with the United
States. was turned down. A letter
from Charles Curtis, who is champion
ing the reduction in Washington upon
congress, gave the club its cue in the
matter.
A letter from Secretary of State J.
r. BurroW was read, protesting against
the use of the Auditorium, as it was
this year. for a chicken show, during
the dates of the inauguration of the
state officers. He declared that To-
peka was roundly scored because of
the small place in which the ceremop-
les were held. Mr.. BurroW was sent
an official vote Of thanks.
A communication was read from W.
s Taylor arguing for the erection
of produce exchange in this city
He made the point that the expenses
could be paid by renting Offices in
the structure. The matter was refer
red to the manufacturers committee.
Senator Porter of MONTGOMERY
county upon Invitation of the club.
talked concerning the pumping of
gas from the fields in Southern kan
sas.
I'VE are not against piping gas to
Kansas towns, but we are opposed, .,
he said, ITO pump it out and force it
to Kansas City. We must not make
the mistake made in Indiana. There
dozens of industries were left on the
barren prairie, as it were, because the
gas about them was pumped to Chi
cago.
ITO use unnatural and forceful
means to carry the gas away, will
finally leave US in just Indiana's con
dition. It will run out some time.
That is a mathematical proposition
We are willing. understand, to pipe
out gas naturally, from the strength of
its own flow to any city In Kansas
but we are against pumping it to