The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-01-03

depend upon natures resources
whether or not the supply is sufficient
and man might be at loss to guar
antee it.
AS formerly, January and February
are slated to have shortages because
colder weather brings greater con-
sumption. That the gas company
could use larger pipes or concentra-
ton machinery is declared by Tre-
leaven to be a foolish notion and to
prove it he admits he can not get the
gas.
In short. there is no solution offered
| by the company.
Cold All Over the State.
From Chicago to the mountains
! Clear and cold.
| Northwestern Karsas-Clear and
slightly warmer.
| Northeastern KanSaS-Clear and
cold.
Central Kansas-Average 10 degrees
| below zero.
Southwestern Kansas-Average 8
| degrees below.
| Southeastern Kansas .
| degrees below.
Texas and the south-Cold and
cloudy.
This is the record obtained from
| the railroad headquarters in Topeka
this morning. 1t is the general condi-
| tion for today.
The coolest weather reported along
the lines of the Rock Island from mid
night until this noon was at Herington.
| E. L. Whitney, superintendent of tele-
groph, said that the railroad ther-
mometers in that city registered 13
degrees below zero. No town in KAN
sas has been found colder than Her
ington, If the railroad reports can be
| relied upon.
At Salina and Abilene II degrees
| below was reported and at Hutchin-
| son, Wichita and Wellington the To-
peka vein of weather-10 below-was
| prevalent.
In the northwestern part of the
state it was warmer this morning. Clay
/ Center, Belleville, Phillipsburg and
| Smith Center report five degrees be-
| low-while in the extreme southwest
! ern part of the state around Bucklin,
| Pratt and Liberal very cold. weather
was announced by the railroad en-
ployees.
Having Wire Trouble.
The Rock Island is having wire
trouble this morning on account of the
| cold weather. The damage done by
| the blizzard of Sunday was repaired in
good shape last night. The Rock
/ Island sent out large gangs of men
from the telegraph line department to
make the repairs and practically all of
| the wires were in working order. The
| extreme cold of this morning, how
ever, caused more wire contraction
and eventually more trouble. Despite
the chilly condition of the offices, Su-
perintendent Whitney is in his shirt
sleeves together with his officials
Strengthening out the troubles.
On the Santa Fe in Kansas, Dodge
City is assisting Herington in holding
the days record. Thirteen degrees be-
low is reported at this point-and the
officials says that the operator was
near red hot stove when he wired in
his report-the report is not exagger-
ated by conditions.
At Newton degrees below zero IS
the record for today. Arkansas City
reports 2 below Chanute below and
Kansas City below. This covers the
l entire portion of the state.
? From the railroad reports it would
seem that in the northwestern part of
l the state the storm has passed over
l completely and warmer weather is fol-
lowing in it's wake. The central AMI
southwestern and southeastern sections
5 haven't recovered from the blizzard
and in the eastern and northeastern pOr-
tions the river valley and general con-
!, ditions tend to keep the temperature
i clear and cold.
From Chicago to Mountains.
From the general collection of re-
ports the weather is clear and COLI
c from Chicago to the mountains" saic
: L. M. Jones, superintendent of tele-
4 graph of the Atchison, Topeka & SAINTS
n have gathered from the men along the
k lines of tile Santa Fe. But down in the
e south and southeast the colder weather
is sweeping the country
= The Santa Fe is having its usual wire
= trouble which comes to every railroad
e in the first cold spell of the year A
f this time the contraction of the wires
o especially the new wires-shows up thu
s weak spots and break is the result
t One reason the Rock Island is havin:
= so much trouble at this time is on &C
count of the fact that they have beer
| a nf lines
S the state. New wires are a source o
g grief in the winter time to the tele
d graph department of railroad.
: Sixteen Below at Dodge City.
Kansas City, Jan. 3.-With tempera
l. lures ranging from q below at Salina
4 Kan, to zero in northern Arkan
sas, the southwest today experience,
q the coldest weather of the winter. TIL
v local weather observer promised /
would get warmer tonight.
At Ardmore, southern Oklahoma, tn
; weather was the coldest since the es
I tablishment of the bureau there tel
= years ago.
u In Kansas City, where the thermom
i eters registered ten degrees beloV
s zero, much suffering is being cause
by an inadequate gas supply. A. ma
: jority of the houses of these cities ar
y heated by natural gas from the Kan
. sas fields In Kansas City 1000 home
e less men were fed and sheltered b
charitable institutions last night
IT Among the temperatures reporte
l. this morning:
IS Wichita. Kan, 9 below
st Oklahoma City. below.
Ardmore, Ok, below
is Omaha, IA below.
er Iowa points. from IA to 16 below.
lie Gas Out, Wellington Shivers.
II Wellington, Kan. Jan. 3.-The sevel
- est weather of the winter was e1
NJ perienced here Monday. To add I
81 other discomforts the gas pressure b,
q gan to fall and the town has been shi'
ering all day, except where the hous'
holder or merchant had the forethougi
to lay in coal supply. The gas con
is pany can give no assurance of bettt
n. pressure as long as the zero weath'
n continues.