Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-06
THE Gas IS At HAND
\ CAS- FIELD HAS ALREADY BEEN
DEVELOPED FIFTEEN MILES
FROM TULSA.
BONDS HAVE been Voted
\ Liltlc IinnnccrIng Would Mean
Millions to Tulsa in a
. Few Years.

AfN AfNlnf
nG
Tun's opportunity of outstrlpping
her competitors in the race for clty
supremacy in the southwest is lying
Iot our door, only awaiting the turning
OF q hand 10 make this city the indus
trial center of the state. A gas field
sufficient TO supply every city in tbs
state for years an almost forgotten
bond issue are the Ingredients that
need 10 Doe mixed 10 make this great
medicine 10 stimulate Tulsa growth.
H. y. Tucker secretary Of the lnfor-
nation bureau IN the following letter
gives safe ana sune view OF reas-
enable proposition.
Here l. the Gns.
Editor Daily World. Some weeks
ago a new gas field was opened up
10 miles south OF this city Since that
time several big gas wells have been
brought In by thu companies operating
In this territory. The development TO
date Is In excess OF 100 million feet
of gas. Its quality IN as high as any
ever found In Oklahoma perfectly
dry and Of high rock pressure, no oil,
no moisture. The field as thus far
defined Is five miles long by, In some
places, two miles in width. II ia
more extensive than the Hogshooter
field, and the wells fully as large as
Hogshooter wells. Four or five COM
panies are drilling In this territory
and each month increases its known
eNtend So much for the matter OF
gas supply
The problom has been, In the minds
of the people Of Tulsa. how to bring
this gas into the city for the use of our
faftories? A l0-lnch line 10 miles
long will cost SS5, ,00O and its later
ais, connections at this end, and land
necessary, probably $4,000, or close
on to 500, 600 In all. How to raise
this amount Of money and REIMBURSED
those providing 1t has been our one
stumbling block.
Bond Issue of 100000.
This afternoon, however, search
of the city records shows that on Feb
ruary 16, 1909 under the Rohde ad
ministration, the taxpayers Of Tulsa
voted 100000 public utility bonds for
the purpose laying an industrial gas
line into this city These bonds never
have been issued. They were regu-
larly authorized and voted In aCcord-
anco with the law. The vote in ther
favor was 634 TO 256 against the is
sue, majority Of 37S of the qualified
property taxpayers voting at that cleo
ton The best lawyers in Tulsa agree
that these bonds may be issued at any
time the city authorities desire to do
used for the purpose intended. Such X
bonds now find ready sale.
Another thing even more important
is the supreme courts decision that
such gas lines are common carriers.
This means that such a line. travers-
ing the gas field from a starting point
Is miles south Of Tulsa, running
northward through the Perryman
pool and It's northern extension to the
YIty limits could and would handle
the gas Of every producer along It.
A reasonable charge for carriage
would be collected by the city and the
gas delivered at this end Of the Ina
10 such factories as the owner Of the
gas should designate.
How II Would Work.
Such a gas supply as this arrange
ment gives us will bring to Tulsa
many large gas users. The heavier
the daily consumption the sooner tho
city Will be reimbursed for its invest
mcnt in the line. Being a common
carrier. the inducement for producers
70 develop their holdings will give
us gas supply here in Tulsa ana
them a market Mt their wells. Every
producer win be Interested in pro-
noting our factory development. Land
owners will give ample factory sites.
Railroads will make rate concessions
not now possible owing our limited
factory tonnage, and Tulsa's growth
during the next five years will be far
crater than at any time in the past
on the other hand, II we neglect
this solution Of the fuel problem,
ncighborlng cities as far away as Kan
sas City will profit by our neglect. 4
Factories that should come hero viii Z
go elsewhere. The large gas CO ipa- +
mics. now supplying a wide territory. &
will scatter this fuel among their con- +
sumers. Some city in the state. now
short Of gas, will lay a line TO this \
field. In fine, If We overlook, or neg F
lect. this solution Of the problem.
what has been one of our chief assets
will become a liability. We cannot
afford 20 do this. nor will we. Tho
people OF Tulsa are boosters, every
one and this forgotten bond issue OF
three and one-half years ago will now
I am confident. be put to its proper
use. The Lord helps those who help
themselves. e. T. TUCKER.