The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-03
GAS FOR FARMERS
Company Chartered 20 Supply
Rural Districts.
C. H. PattisOn, Former Topeka
Nan at the Head.
is FIRST OF THE KIND.
Natural Product viii Be Pipad
to Farmers.
Ex-Governor Stanley Gets Gas
Charter for Newton.
Is FIRST OF THE KIND.

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with natural gas, electric lights and
water works is the avoged object OF a
$4,000 concern given a charter today
by the state charter board. The COM
pany is to be known as the Kansas
Farmers Gas company, and its head
quarters are Kansas City
c. H. Pattison, formerly connected
with the Continental Creamery. and
now a banker at Kansas City. is presi-
dent of the new concern, and the d.
rectors are. in addition to Mr.. Pat
tison, Chas. T. Luthy, Kansas City,
No. ". L. Pattison, Kansas CITY
Kan: ". 7. Harris, Solomon. ana G.
A. Rogers, Abilene.
The application for the charter.
however, was made by the Union Gas
& Traction company OF Kansas City,
of which concern c. II. Pattison IS
president.
According to the charter. the com
pany is organized ito promote, finance,
light and power plants, WaferWorkss
for cities, villages, towns and rural dis
tricts.' The charter goes on at great
length to detail the various purposes or
the organization, but they all center
about the chief object of furnishing
gas for rural districts. This is q brand
new proposition in Kansas, and il may
be that the new company has
scheme which viii bring about com
/ plete revolution OF farm life.
Charles H. Pattison, the promoter Of
/ the new concern, is known as a man Of
great energy and executive ability He
| has the gas. electric light ana water
! franchises in a number Of Kansas
| towns, and it is supposed that the new
company is organized for the purpose
of giving him the right to operate oi5
the same plan in the state at large.
Ex-Governor w. E. Stanley and hi.
law partner Earl Evans. are two o.
| the directors OF a new corporation
which was granted a charter TO operats
/ a gas and fuel concern at Newton TIL
company has $4,000 capital stocE
and the object, as stated IN the chsrtes
is to sell artificial or natural g%s #
lights and fuel IA the city of Newton
i Another big trust company wa
fcnartered- today to do business at kan
sas City, Mo. It has q CAPITAL stock o +
1 S12h.0oU and is the second such insti
In a year. Among the list Of those OF
the board Of directors are p "
/ GoebeI, Of Paola, the leader OF the
Kansas Dem Ocrats in the last house OF
representatives, and one Of the riches
1 men in the state, and Scott Hopkins
the well known Horton banker, whc
now lives IN Topeka. ]. Y. Andrew
and G L. Brokaw of Kansas City are
also interested In the enterprise.
A charter was granted to the neVs
| Citizens State bank at Ne3sho Fall
which fled its application for q charte
last Saturday, the day after tn
into the charge Of the state bank
| commissioner. It develops that j. ".
Rrefdentha1 is the principal mover in
the new bank, which has a capital Of
Besides the new Citizens state
bank, 1t is understood that Kansas
city parties have a movement on foot
to establish still another bank al
I ~ kaf 70 f.4- .
up the business of the Neosho FAILS
bank, which was closed
The following is list Of charters
granted:
manche county, $4,000.
Maize state bank. Maize, $4,000.
Stockgrowers' State bank, Maple Hill.
8. K. Mining company. 5000.
City Transfer company, 1ndepend-
'es Kesslsr-Barton saddlery company.
| Atcfison. So S0O
Clemens & Son Coal company Pitts
| burg, $4,000
Farmers Telephone company, Ran
/ dali. Jewell county, $4,000.
Kansas Farmers Gas company,
Kansas City. $4,000.
Ellis Aerie. Eagles lodge, Ellis, 30
stock
Dentonia lodge 574 I. Q. 0. F.. Jew
ell county. no stock.
Bohemian N. E. church, Wilson. no
Bonner Springs lodge. A. r. & A NJ.
no stock.
Tabernacle Baptist church, Wichita on
Oriental spiritualist society. Pitts
Highland Park sanitarium associa-
Newton Gas & Fuel company. $50, 1900.
| Linn County Publishing company.
Pleasanton, $4,000.
z W. c. A, Wichita
] Gods Bible School and Orphans
home, Fall. Leavenworth.
| Hamilton County Farmers institute.
Syracuse.
Vesuvius Gas, OIL and Light COM
Farmers State bank, Parker. Linn
county, 1900.
St. PauIs Lutheran church. Logan,
/ Washington county.
Citizens State bank, Neosho FaIia
$4,000.