Mohave County miner., 1911-07-08
Northern Arizona
 Gas Company
kingman to Have Largest Gas Plant in Territory.

Within a few weeks the Northern Arizona Gas company will begin the erection of a gas plant at Kingman. The plans have been completed and as soon as the material for the building and the machinery can be shipped the work of construction will begin. Messrs. Dickinson and Christian ar rived in Kingman this week to look over the ground and make some of the preliminary arrangements.
 The new gas company is in the hands of number of Los Angeles men who are well and favorably known here. Francis Townsend, one of the leading patent attorneys of the coast, is presi- dent of the company. Mir. Townsend has recently made a fortune by the introduction of a new method of dis tilling petroleum oil. Rol King, of the Hollenbeck hotel, is vice-president of the company. Clark R. Mahan, uf Mahan & Choate, is secretary, and the other directors are K. K. Ash, re- gently superintendent of the Mineral Park Keystone, and Robert H. Will son. The temporary offices of the company are at 52S Germain building, Los Angeles, but the permanent office will soon be established at Kingman.
 The Lowe system of gas manufacture has been adopted by the Northern Arizona Gas company and thorough ly equipped plant will be built. A 10000 cubic foot holder will be used at first with provisions for changing to the high pressure system whenever the growth of Kingman demands it. The plant is to be located west of town on an acre of ground adjoining the Santa Fe right of way. Negotiations for the building of a spur track have already been entered into with the railroad company.
 While the franchise granted to the company allows one year for the lay ing of the first mile of mains, it is the present expectation to have that work completed not later than September, and to have the plant in operation within year from the date of grant ing the franchise. Mir. Wilson has already filed a bond with the board of supervisors to provide for the street work.
 The company's engineer has found Kingman advantegeously laid out for the installation of gas service. All of the buildings can be reached from mains laid through the alleys, and when Kingman has paved streets there will be none of the difficulties of torn up pavements to get at the mains. The compactness of the town is also highly in it's favor as desirable loca- tion for a gas plant, and the rapid growth of the city and large volume of business done here are also important items of consideration.
 The company has been organized on a thoroughly practical and conserva- tive basis. Only so much of the cap- ital stock as will provide for the erec- tion and installation of the plant will be sold. The remainder will be left in the treasury of the company to pro- vide for future expansion as may be required. The company plans to fur nish gas at cheaper price than any other fuel, and at the same time make it paying enterprise from the first year of operation.
 The coming of domestic gas to King man means a great addition to the comfort and convenience of residents, | as well as another industrial asset to | the town. Gas is the universal fuel | for cooking wherever there is large | enough community to make it possible. | In a location such as this, where there | is no severe weather, it is the most | practical fuel for heating. It does away with expensive heating systems for homes and hotels where heat is used for short periods and seasons.
 Every inducement will be offered to consumers to take advantage of the gas supply for fuel and light. "We expect, said Secretary Mahan,