Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-10-26
FIRST DAYS TESTIMONY WAS 4
DISAPPOINTMENT TO KAN
SAS CITY.
ONE HAD Gas TO Sell
Robert GalbFath Was Only Interest
Who Had Any Gas t0 sell Kansas
Natural.
ny ". II. PECK.

of the hearing being conducted In
Tulsa for the purpose of determining
why Kansas City has been short OF
natural gas, must have been some
thing of disappointment TO the at
torneys for Kansas City. who ere seek
ing to enforce u penalty of $500 day
against the Kansas city Gas company
for failure to maintain certain
pressure in the main. The Kansas
city Gas company has given as an
excuse for their failure to maintain a
certain pressure the fact that the
Kansas Natural Gas company has
been unable to purchase sufficient gas
In oklahoma to supply their lines.
The hearing Is being conducted In
the private dining room OF the Hotel
Tulsa, having been switched from a
law office In the Central National
bank building for the purpose Of Sc
curing enough space In which to ac-
commodate the large number Of Wit
nesses who will testify.
The hearing Is In charge Of Herbert
Brumback, special examiner. under
appointment by the United States
Court of the Western District OF
Missouri.
Few witnesses were examined yes
terday, although the hearing started
at 10 o'clock II. m, and was con-
tlnued both in the afternoon and At
night.
Robert Galbredth was the only wit
ness examined yesterday who has gas
for sale, and his supply has already
been contracted for by the Kansas
Natural Gas company and Will be in
the Inns by November 10. Mr.. Gal
breath testified that he thought he
was able 20 furnish a total Of from
fifty to eighty million feet Of gas, ten
per cent Of which could be drawn on
by the pipe lines as soon as the con-
nections are made.
The first witness for the day was
very appropriately c. f. Craver of
the firm Of Barry q Craver, who drill
ed the first well in the new pool east
of the Glen Pool, which is by long
odds the largest and best gas fielo
uncovered during the past year. Mr..
CraVer testified in regard to the five
wells owned by him on the Eta May
field farm In Section 20-lS-13, which
is across the river from Janks and
also in regard to the two wells his
firm have drilled in Section 1S-17-t6
and Section 25-17-12. Mr. Craver
made a good witness and his tcstl-
mony showed conclusively that IN
supplying the town of Refer tho
Texas Pumping Station, the Gulf sta
ton and numerous drilling rigs, that
he had a very good thing indeed for
himself but it gave the Kansas City
people little encouragement for the
reason that he testified that he had no
gas to offer at present.
Robert Galbreath who followed
testified to the fact as mentioned
heretofore that his gas had been CON
tracted for by the Kansas Natural
Gas Co, and TO the further fact that
his wells came in good for from six
to thirty million feet, which fact IS
a pleasant and joyful cause for re-
Election to Tulsa people.
Grant Stebbins was the next wit
ness. His ,estimony went to co-ob
crate that Of Mr.. Craver and Il fas
Of especial interest TO the Kansas city
ATTORNEYS when he testified to the fact
that at one time he and Mr.. Cravcr
had made tentative ageement with
the Kansas Natural people TO supply
them with gas in large quantities from
the field, east of the Glen Pool, but
that while the matter was stlll under
consideration outside people had como
in and purchased the entire gas
rights on five thousand acres. fourth
Of which had been developed.
From Mr.. Stebbins It was learned
that during the last year there has
been developed within a radius OF fif-
teen miles Of Tulsa, something Ike
two hundred and fifty million feet OF
gas, half OF which was accomplished
b ythe Gladys Belle oil Co.. the Good
year Co. ana Barry & Craver.
Mr.. Stebblns testimony in regard TO
the negotiation with the Kansas Ma
tural was Of interest and was TO tho
effect that price Of 2h cents had
been agreed upon. but that owing 70
the fact that the Kansas Natural peo.
PIE had restricted them to the use OF
only ten per cent output Of the wells
and also to the very much more I'M
portant stipulation to-wit: That all
gas from the wells must reach the
Kansas Natural lines at a pressure not
below three hundred pounds. which
restriction Mr.. Stebbins testified could
not be agreed to BY his company for
the reason that at times the pressure
in the mains might be much greater
than this and the rock pressure from
his wells would not be strong enough
to put any gas into the line which
would Of course, prevent him selling