The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-20
State JOurna' Reporter Visits
Scipio Pump House.
Two Pumps Will Be Completed
Next Week.
ALL FINISHED JAN. 10.
Committee Apparently Satisfied
With the Situation.
Men Working Day and Night to
Complete Job.

long distance telephone message
was received this afternoon by the
State Journal from the representative
of the State Journal who accompanied
the council committee to Scipio this
morning in order to examine the work
of the Kansas Natural Gas company at
that place.
The Kansas Gas company has two
hundred men at work on the Scipio I'M
provements who are working day and
night in twelve hour shifts. The build
ings at that place are all completed and
three pumps for pumping gas nave
been partially completed. These three
pumps have a rating of thousand
horse power. Two of the pumps are
nearing completion and will be COM
pleted during the fore part Of next
week.
With the two new pumps going
next week no further trouble due to
gas shortage at Topeka is anticipated
by gas experts.
The last pump, according to the
superintendent of the construction at
Scipio will be ready by January 1, but
the committee are inclined to doubt
this statement and do not look for 1T to
be ready for use before January 10. 1t
is necessary to thoroughly test each
pump before it is used. The 1gn1ters
are not on the ground yet but are saio
to have been expressed and are on thelr
way to Scipio.
The gas comes to the plant in two
16-inch mains The gas is received at
a pressure of about $50 pounds ana is
sent out again at an increased pres
sure of from $50 to 300 pounds. the
main connections are practically all
completed.
It is claimed that the increased pres
sure afforded by the improvements now
under way will entirely reneVe the
present conditions
The pumping plant from which the
gas is supplied is located at Petroha,
60 miles south of Scipio. Sciplo is a
small station 1s miles south OF Ottawa
100 miles southeast of Topeka AT Re-
trolia two more pumps for pumping tne
gas into the mains are being 1nstaif-
ed.
There are six already and with the
eight pumps in good working oroer
much more gas can be pumped my
the mains These will be completed
eho,,t the same time as the Scipio i'm
The committee, according TO tne
state Journals report from Sc1p1o, is
satisfied that the conditions are as they
have been represented and seem to
be of the opinion that the gas com
pany will have no further trouble aIter
January TO- at which time they thlnH
mat all of the improvements should
be completed.
l.. G. Treleaven, the superintendent
IF the Consumers Gas company or
his city. when informed of the con-
.ents of the above message, said:
'In my judgment. if the company |
IAN get two of it's Scipio pumps into |
operation by next week, we will have
10 further gas shortage after they are
Installed. one pump could have taken |
,are of all the shortage we have had
nus far They are putting in three
pumps in order to have ample pump
ng power for any emergency
1Concernfng the fact that the igni- |
ers for the engines have not arrived,
would be unable to express any
opinion, but 1 would judge that the
installation of igniters would be mat
er of a very short time"