The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-20

with over a billion cubic feet of open
flow pressure, more than in all the Ap-
palachian territory. We have now IN
der construction a sixteen inch line
starting at Altoona, coming in at the
west to Humboldt, striking the Santa
F7e road at Ottawa. By June gas will
be going into Kansas City. Now that
line has nothing to do with supplying
this city A parallel line is being built
as far as Ottawa, where it will cut off
and 90 to Baldwin and then here. You
should have 5000 consumers in two
years None of this gas ought really be
sold for manufacturing purposes be
cause it is too good But we are all
making. money and consequently must
sell it to power uses I think that gas
will be sold here for twelve and one-half
cents Der thousand feet to manufac-
turers The rate has already been set
for illuminating purposes at % cents.
We will have natural gas in Topeka
bv August l. You viii be treated fairly
and squarely. There will be no discrin-
nations between towns.
H. II. Tucker Makes Hit.
H H Tucker was introduced and
stated that he did not know that he
was to make speech until he saw It
in the State Journal after ne reacheQ
Topeka. Mr.. Tucker said that he dld
not know anything about geological
facts, figures, science and some other
things, but that he could make
twelve and one-half cent gas IN To-
pek look like thirty cents with a hole
shot through it with the oil which ms
company is planning to bring 10 lllls
city,
Mr.. Tucker is a plain spoken man.
He does not mfnce his words, but goes
right to the point. He jollied the serl-
Gus and learned address made by MI
Mcdowell and evoked great laughter
and applause from those who were
present. He took occasion to boom
the Uncle Sam company, of which ne
IS secretary, and in which ne mas
made such a success as an admlnlstf tfe- a
tor of its affairs. He took WhoIe
chunks of epidermis from the stand
ard Oil company's back. He has a
rugged way of talking and IS not
afraid to interiect terms like BY
cracky." and 'By golly," whenever ne
thinks they will fit in.
Mr.. Mcdowell made mention OF
Italian laboring men standing up IN
some of the pipes which his company
is using. "Our pipes are not big
enough for dago to live in. said Mr..
Tucker, but they are big enough to
furnish you with OIL
I'VE don't come here with diamonds
in our shirt fronts, he said at an
other time, "but we come here with
a Kansas proposition, a Kansas idea,
a Kansas industry
Speaking of the Standard Oil com
pany's fight in Kansas. he remarked. !.
when you have a cross between a
Texas Democrat and a Kansas Pop
and Republican sitting on the fence
yelling Chew him up. bulldog, the
Standard Oil company would wish,
great God, that it E~ad not run up
against the proposition"
Mr. fuckers talk caught the mem
bers who were present with its sin
cerity and frankness. and he was lib
orally applauded and afterwards per
sOnalIy complimented by his hearers.
The routine business of the club was
formally dispensed with and referred
to standing committees without being
read to the club. because the s7ouT
was late after the oil and gas talk was
completed.
The chamber was filed to the over
flowing point. It was the largest audi
epce which has attended a CONNER
ciaI club meeting for a long time