Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-02
70 INVESTIGATE
Gas SITUATION
~ lIllt UTILITIES COMMISSION
Ol' NEiGiIBORING STATE
GETTING BUSY.
KANSAS SENDS A PRGBER
Thomas 4. Morrison of Chanuic hr-
Investigation.

The Kansas Public utilities Com
mission les taking a hand iu the gas
Investigations in th, state Kansas has
been trying TO do things TO the ma
turul gas pipe lines for some time.
There have been tWo Applications for
rccciycrships ana both the state and
federal governments have their men
claiming possession of the property
of the Kansas Natural Gas company
which ls the marketing concern for
Kansas CITY, Topeka, Lawrence,
wichita and an of the towns and cities
In chat state II be- pretty Hnglc and
is now before the supreme court Of
the United States for final determine
tion
Thomas T.. Morrison. of Chanute, is
lu Tulsa as the special representa-
tive Of the Public utilities Commits
sion. He rs talking to the oil and gas
producers finding out just how much
gas is being produced, what it costs TO
produce gas here, what the chances
for Obtainiug adequate supply are aud
other questions connected with the
supply of fuel TO The cities and towns
In Kansas.
Doubled the Rates.
Some months ago the natural gas
pipe lines announced doubling up of
rates in Kansas and gave as their
reason the depletion of the supply ana
their inability to furnish enough gas
to take care of all their contracts
rhs brought a rcmonstrance from
Kansas city in the shape of an in
Nestlgation conducted in oklahoma
ana the commission decided that the
failure to furnish adequate fuel sup
ply to Kansas city was due entirely
To the mWilhngucss of the pipe lines
to purchase gas Iu The field and not
to any lack of supply The Kansas
city commission decided, after taking
testimony that the gas is here and
for sale and that the pipe lines can
get il If thcy pay for it, And SO the
commission recommended that the
pipe lines DE cnjouod from increasing
the charges to the local gas company
an dthc local gas company be en-
Joined from raising rates to the con-
sumcr.
The last legislature of Kansas p issed.
the bill creating the Public Utilities
Commission. similar in authority and
scope to the Corporation Commission
of oklahoma and the Utilities Com
mission has been right ON the neck
of the gas pipe lines every holy miuutc
of its existence 1t has the jurisdic-
tion and it has the money and it has
the sentiment Of the people and it
is doing things In fact the Utilities
Commission is kind of laying awake
of nights devsins ways ana means for
regulating gas pipe lines, And the
Kansas courts have been backing up
that commission just as though the
commission had all the law and all
the right on its side.
Not Here for Health
MIR. Morrison Of Chanute is for
mer member of the Kansas legislature
aud he comes to make an exhaustive
inquiry into all of the conditions sur
rounding the production and the mar
kcting of gas. When seen last night |
by "a reporter for The World he alb |
solutely declined TO make any state
mont whatever, lie however admit
ted that he is not in town for his
health and that his expense account
is not worrying him. Mr.. Morrison
will be here several days. He goes to
Gushing and up in the Usage before
to Kansas and filing the re-
port of his observations.