Arizona republican., 1908-09-06
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
 OF SOUTH SIDt GAS co.
Result of Inspections on the Coast of
 General Manager Chandler.

H. l.. Chandler the general manager of the South Side Gas company which was recently organized. returned Fri day morning from trip of several weeks to the coast. during which time, he spent several days in Los Angeles, and San Francisco, examining the gas plants in those cities, and the methods employed in the manufacture of this commodity.
 When seen yesterday morning, and asked concerning the results of this in- spection, Mir Chandler stated that he was particularly impressed with the plants in San Francisco. where gas under high pressure is used almost en- tirely, and this is the method that would necessarily be employed in es- tablishing a plant midway between Msea and Tempe, he spent more time in the study of its manufacture and operation. Mir. Chandler thoroughly inspected the gas which is piped from San Francisco to Palo Alto, which lat ter place is a city of about 15.000 in- habitants and Is over thirty miles dis tant from Frisco The gas is piped the entire distance in a two-inch wrought iron main, and is forced into a distributing tank under pressure of 75 pounds to the square inch. This tank has a storage capacity of 75,000 cubic feet, which is the usual days supply for the city. This gas is piped to consumers by means of one-inch pipes. In California wrought iron pipes are now given the preference for the distribution of gas. as the recent earthquakes have demonstrated their superiority over the cast iron pipe for merly employed for this means. and which to a great extent is still in use in the city of San Francisco. Shortly after the recent earthquake, which de- stroyed the buildings in that city and Palo Alto. the gas which was shut off during the disturbance, was turned in the cast iron pipes in use in San Fran cisco at the same time, it was found that there was a loss by leakage of over 96 per cent of the gas, and while this has been remedied as much as possible up to the present time, there is still a leakage of Is per cent
 Another advantage in the use of high pressure gas. is the difference in the size of the main. two-inch pipe being adequate for supplying town of 15.- 900 inhabitants. While under low pres sure. a pipe of five or six inches in diameter would be necessary.
 During his stay in San Francisco, MT. Chandler became acquainted with l.. r. Lowe. who Is the president of the California Light and Fuel company. and who is a son of Professor Lowe, under whose patents at least so per cent of the gas manufactured in the United States, is made. Plans are now being made in the Golden State, for the construction of the plant here, un- der the supervision of President Lowe. As soon as these are completed. they will be forwarded to this city, and the South Side Gas company will immedi- ately take the matter up.
 An application for a franchise will be presented by the promoters of the new gas company here. at the next meeting of the city council. which will be held on Tuesday, September 22nd.
 It is the opinion of the general man. ager that while One-inch pipes or indi- vidual use. have been found satisfac- tory. in the city of Palo Alto. that one and one-quarter inch pipes would be even better and 1t is probable that should the present plans of the com pany be carried out, this latter size will be used.