The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-02

Usage City and other points.
One OF the principal attractions will
be q speech from w. A White, of the
Emporia Gazette. w. r. Stubbs and
Cyrus Leland have also agreed to be
present. Governor Hoch said in re-
ply to his invitation: "I should love
to be there for Marion IL going to
have the same gas and we will want
you to come over to our party, but
on that day will be in Washington"
Jerry Botkin Is also expected. The
company furnishing the gas Is Las
Vegas concern with branch offices at
Cottonwood Falls and Strong City. 1t
is known as the Kansas Gas and Ce-
general manager. They have piped
the gas over the Usage hill from Elm
dale to Cottonwood Falls and Strong
City and expect to be in Emporia by
fall. They are using from but one
well. The price is 20 cents per 1000
feet
The field at Elmda1e consists Of 43
wells which are ready for use at the
present time and which cover an ex-
plotted area of twelve miles in length
and two miles in width. With room
for hundreds of more wells. to be put
down In the developed territory. max
ing the supply according to the above
development almost inexhaustible.
The field now developed shows a suf-
hcient volume of gas to supply at
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City.
This newly developed field is found
about LOO feet above the sea level
and beneath one of the largest anti
clinee ever discovered in the United
States, the width of which is about
Under this anticline nature has de-
posted above the salt water one Of
the largest bodies of unbroken gas
gand yet ever discovered in any gas
bearing territory or aeid. The gas OBJ
tanned from this sand is absolutely dry
there being no moisture in the sand.
and an analysis of this gas shows 1t
70 be of a very high quality coming
from q paraffine or wax base.
At the present time the prosperous
little city of Elmdale is supplied with
gas and the line has been extended
for a distance of seven miles to Cot
tonwood Falls and from there to
Strong City, and the citizens of these
cities are now enjoying It's blessings
We have been reliably informed
by the Kansas Gas and Cement COM
pany will be commenced in the very
near future, and that it will give en-
ployment to about 1900 men. The
daily capacity of the plant will be
about 5000 barrels.
The general manager of this COM
pany is in correspondence with 25 or
80 different manufacturing interests
of various kinds and sizes who are
anxious to locate in this community
as soon as they can make satisfactory
arrangements with the company for
the use of the gas, this locality being
well adapted for the location of near
" all kinds of manufacturing inter-
ests, as II Is situated along the Cotton
wood river with an unlimited supply
of water. The railroad facilities can
not be excelled, the territory being
traversed by the main line of the
Santa Fe system.
The exercises will be held in the
beautiful Bates grove. on the banks
of the Cottonwood river and a Jolly
good time will be had.
The following Is the program:
Master Of ceremonies, Thomas n
Grisham.
Twelve -o'clock-Picnic dinner and
grounds in gas ranges and cool
upon the ground.
Song by High school quartet.
Band Tournament-By Emporis
Military band, Strong City and Cot
tonwood Falls bands.
Song by High school quartet.
Speeches-William Allen White
Emporia; Mathew Mcdonald. Stront
CITY; Henry Swan, Cottonwood Falls
Cyrus Leland, w. r. Stubs and ]
d. Botkin.
Music by the bands.
Baseball game-Strong City ant
Cottonwood Falls.