The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-31
ORDERS GAS RAISE
Judge Pollock Sends Price to
so Cent Mark.
Distributors Will Pay 81 Cents
for 1t.

| Kansas City. Dec. 31.-An order was
| made by Judge Pollock in the federal
| court, Kansas City, Kan, which per-
mits the Kansas Natural Gas company
| to charge 81 cents a thousand cubic
! feet for gas delivered at the state line.
! This means that the consumer in both
! Kansas Cities probably will have to pay
/ 80 cents thousand for the product de-
/ livered.
! The order provides that the measur-
| ing of the gas shall begin at u o'clock
tomorrow night. Then the distributing
cOmpanieS-the gas companies in the
different cities and towns-will be
given ten days to decide whether they
desire to take the gas at the advanced
schedule of prices. If they do not care
powered by the order to discontinue the
service.
Judge Pollock ordered that there be
no discrimination against the towns
that pay a smaller rate in the distribu-
tion of the available supply of gas in
the fields. The cities that pay a higher
rate are to get no more than their pro-
portionate share. The price demanded
ranges from 16 to 81 a thousand in the
42 towns supplied by the company.
The gas receivers made these recon-
mendations as to the price to be OBJ
tained at the gates of the principal
other cities.
ST Joseph, 50 cents; Atchison, 35
cents; Leavenworth, SO cents; Topeka,
81 cents; Lawrence, 80; Fort Scott, %;
Parsons, 26; Webb City. %; Joplin. %;
Coffeyville. 16; Caney, IA; Columbus,
26; Scammon, 27; Weir. q: Cherokee,
%; Pittsburg, 81; Galena, 27; Ottawa,
"a; Chanute, 25; Wellsville, 26: Edger-
ton, 27; Gardner, 27; Olathe, %; Lenexa,
80; Merriam, 80; Baldwin, %; Tonga
noxie, 50: Carthage. 10, 80; Carters-
ville 2S; Liberty, Mo, IS.
10 TndGnan6anRP n
was fixed at 25 cents, but as the city
owns the municipal gas privileges the
cost to the consumers will be the same
Receivers for X. c. Company.
Kansas City, Dec. 31.-Receivers for
the Kansas City. Missouri Gas COM
pany were appointed by Judge Van
Valkenburg in the federal court here
today upon application of attorneys
for the company who reported that the
Kansas Natural Gas company's new
rate approved yesterday by Federal
Judge Pollock, made it impossible for
the local distributing company to con-
tinue selling gas to consumers at the
prescribed rate.
Major w. NJ. Warner, former United
States Senator E. F. Swinney, presi-
dent of the First National bank of this
city and Z. L. Brundrette, president of
the gas company were named as receiV-
ers They were given five days in
Wnlch 10 make return TO Ine court
stating their recommendations as to
changes in rates and other affairs of
the company necessary to meet new
conditions.
Attorneys for the company told the
court that Judge Pollock's order ap-
proving the report of receivers for the
Kansas Natural Gas company recon-
mending rate of 81 cents be charged
the distributing company came as
surprise and left the local concern fac
ing the proposition of paying more for
gas than they could ask from the con-
sumers.
1t was said the receivers would seek
an advance in the consumers rate to
about 80 cents.
Judge Pollocks order of yesterday
which resulted in today's action af-
fected gas distributing companies in
many cities and towns of Kansas and
Missouri.