The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-07
MORE GAS NOW.
Manager of Local Company An
tfcipates No More Trouble.
Receives Encouraging Reports
From Pumping Station.
USE RESERVE SUPPLY.
Was Turned Into Mains at Six
O'clock Last Evening.
Importance of a Supply of Coal
Again Urged.
USE RESERVE SUPPLY.

/ Ihe gas situation in Topeka is much
petter today, than at any time during
the present cold wave. The supply at
noon was about the same as it was at
this hour Wednesday. but the supply
was being drawn upon less by the. con-
sumers, due to the fact that the wind
has ceased and that the mercury is
higher.
| Manager L. G. TreIeaven this morn
ing received word from the gef1eral
manager of the Kansas Natural Gas
| company, which furnishes the gas to
the Topeka company, assuring him that
the conditions were much better, and
that during the late hours of the after
noon, more gas could be furnished to
Topeka, and the pressure greatly in
creased. If this is done. Topeka people
VIII nave little occasion for further
worry.
The pressure during the past "a hours
reached its lowest point a few minutes
before o'clock last night. At that time,
Manager Treleaven fearing the wost,
ordered the reserve supply in the stor-
age tank at First and Monroe streets
turned on and allowed to run in the To-
cal mains. This is a mere drop in the
bucket, but it served to relieve the
heavy drain of the supper hour. The
morning during the t'wee small hours
when the demand was the lightest If
necessary the tank will contribute it's
mite again tonight.
The local conditions during the early
evening and extending through the
night were much better than had been
anticipated. The service according to
the local gas officials was reasonably
good even at the worst, and there were
few reports of real low pressure, Short
ly after the supper hour the supply
come on strong, and the lights that had
been readjusted to meet the conditions
of a weak supply famed up to their nor
NAL regulation.
Today the supply seems to be re-
turning to a normal condition. Ac-
cording to Manager L. G. Treleaven
who was seen by a State Journal re-
porter at l o'clock today not single
/ that time, which is indeed remark
able considering the circumstances. OF
course the weather has been warm
| ing and this lessons the demand in
proportion with the rise in the tenn
! perature.
1.-The worst is all over, we think"
said Manager Treleaven. this after
noon, "and We We're able to furnish
much more gas than we had expected.
1 have no fears now as the weather is
getting warmer and the demand is
growing less. However, L would re-
iterate the warning. that all should be
provided with coal or other fuel to
use in case of a failure This advice
holds good at any time. When gas
is piped approximately one hundred
and twenty-five miles there is always
danger of a break in the mains or
other disaster, which would cut off
the supply"
This warning however. is nothing
new on the part of the gas company,
as a communication regarding the
chances@of gas being shut off at any
time was sent to the city council last
summer.
1t seems that the gas company has
not been alone in having trouble with
the cold weather. AT the Bank of To-
peka Wednesday, where coal is used
oil stoves were brought into service to
assist in keeping the employees fingers
warm enough to count gold coins
Several rooms in the high school also
were poorly heated all day and coal is
used there also.