The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-10-25
SHUTOFF SHOWS
GAS PIPES LEAK
THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY OF
TWELVE MILLION FEET IN
ONE MONTH HERE.

poratlon commission has received
letter from Mayor James A. Cotnel
OF Ardmore expressing appreciation
of the citizens of that city over the
prompt action of the commission II
presenting and showing the lack o.
need for a proposed shut-off of natu
raj gas in Ardmore for period Q.
| five or six days last week.
The commission, through its ga
engineer, secured without inconveni
ence to the public, information nee
essary which the gas companies op
Grating in Ardmore proposed - 60
cure by the shutdown.
The Santa Fe railway owns the
gas wells that supply Ar.morc. The
Ardmore gas company owns the pipe
line that transports the gas from
the wells to the city and the Ard
more Heat and Light company dis
tributes the gas in the city. The
hibll company pay 'AiN p'IN
line company a percentage OF its
gross receipts and the ppie line com
pany pays the producing company
specified rate per thousand feet.
The producing companys meter
showed 23,OO0OO0 feet of gas deliv-
cred to the pipe line company last
month. The distributing company
showed 100000 feet consumed in
the city. To determine the cause OF
this discrepancy of 100000 feet
the three corporations announced a
proposed shutdown for five or six
days. during which the lines could
be tested.
The commissions gas inspector
made a public request that people
refrain from using gas for one hour
on last Friday, stationing deputy in
spectors at the burners or the heay-
lest consumer, the city fire whistle
being used to announce the begin.
ming of the hour of Inspection. The
sound of the whistle announcing the
completion of the inspection was
tracts of $500 acres, on Nov. 80.
Sequoyah county-At Sallisaw, 500
tracts of 10000 acres, on Dec. 2.
Muskogee county-At Muskogee, 313
tracts of 6,200 acres, on Dec. 6.
Cherokee county-At Tahlequah, 473
tracts of 11,400 acres, on Dec. 8.
Mayes county-At Pryor, 279 tracts
of $500 acres, on Dec. ~.
ChickasaW Nation.
Grady county-At Chickasha, 1,247
tracts of 1000 acres, on Dec. l,
Stephens county--At Duncan, 1.412
tracts of 126,37O acres, on Dee. 7.
Jefferson county-At Ryan, 1895
tracts of 74,25O acres, on Dec. IA.
Love county-At Marietta, 1,121
tracts of 10000 acres, on Dec. 10,
Carter county-At Ardmore, ISIS
tracts of 10000 acres, on Dec. 29.
Murray county-At Sulphur, GA
tracts of 41,SOO acres, on Dec. 20.
Garvin county-At Pauls Valley,
APO tracts of 100000 acres, on Jan.
}, 1911.
McClain county-At Purcell, S26
tracts of $3.50 acres, on Jan. 8.
Pontotoc county-At Ada, l,144
tracts of $4,000 acres, on Jan. y.
Johnston county-At Tishomingo,
257 tracts of $1,000 acres, on Jan. II.
Marshall county-At Madill, 49l
tracts of $4,000 acres, on Jan. 20.
Choctaw Nation.
Bryan county-At Durant, 757 tracts
Of $4,000 acres, on Jan. %, 1911.
Atoka county-At Atoka, 1889 tracts
Of $4,000 acres, on Jan. %.
Coal county-At Coalgate, 6o9 tracts
If 5O.50O acres, on Jan. 80.
Hughes county-At Calvin, 'Ol
II acts of $4,000 acres, on Feb. 3.
Leflore county-At Poteau, 52S tracts
tracts of ls.2OO acres, on Feb. II.
Pittsburg county-At McAlester' 3
300 tracts of 2l2,20O acres, on Feb. l,
1911.
Haskell county-At Stigler, I2s
tracts of 44,SOO acres on Feb. 13.
Leflore county-At Potau, 52o tracts
Of 35.600 acres, on Feb. l6.
Pushmataha county-At Antlers, 3O6
tracts of $4,000 acres, on Feb. is.
Choctaw county-At Hugo, 75s
tracts of 4S,9OO acres, on Feb. %.
McCurtain county-At ldabell, 1,llO
tracts of $4,000 acres, on Feb. 25.