The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-06-06
Meeting Held This Afternoon
to Talk Over Negotiations
Now on With Logan Ma
tural Gas Company.
L., II. & P. ALSO HAS
NATURAL GAS PLAN
Manager ]. b. Wharton Says
That United Gas and Elec-
tric Company May Take
Proposition Up Now.

A discussion OF the plan for secur-
ing natural gas in Richmond was held
this afternoon at the Commercial Club
rooms. c. X. Krick. engineer of the
Logan Natural Gas and Fuel Company.
of Pittsburg. met with the commit
tees from the Commercial Club and
city council and the members OF the
board of works and many interested
citizens. j. B. Wharton, of the Light.
Heat and Power Company. also attend
ed the meeting. II has also been re-
ported that the Light, Heat and Pow
er company has started negotiations
TO secure natural gas for this city
Mr.. Krick was sent TO this city by
E. p. Whitcomb. president of the Lo-
gan Natural Gas and Fuel Company,
who was in the city Wednesday when
he presented to a committee from the
Commercial Club plans by which the
citizens may receive natural gas. Mr..
Whitcomb stated that his company
would make no fight for a franchise
to operate in the city, but would will
ingly construct a pipe line here IL
satisfactory franchise and contract
would be granted by the city.
A Reliable Company.
President S. E. Swayne of the Com
mercial club received letters from
Pittsburg confirming the reliability of
the Union Natural Gas corporation.
The letters were brought to b. A.
Kennepohl, president of the board Of
public works Mr.. Kennepohl and Mr..
Swayne believe that the corporation
will keep it's word and furnish service
as specified in any contract or fran
chise which is awarded 1t by the city.
w. c. Lowrie, vice-president of the
Columbia National bank of Pittsburg
stated in the letter to Mr.. Swayne
that the corporation pays an annual
dividend of 10 per cent The stock
quotations remain steady at $125. The
gas corporation has a capital Of ten
million dollars with a bonded indebt-
edness of six million dollars. The Lo-
gan Natural Gas and Fuel company is
a subsidiary company of the Union
Natural Gas corporation.
To Mr.. Swayne, E. p. Whitcomb of
Pittsburg, stated yesterday that the
company would be ready to start the
work of laying mains for a new natur-
al gas pipe system in the city at once
If the necessary arrangements could
be completed in time.
Plans L., n. and p. Company.
Manager Wharton, of the Light.
Heat and Power Company, stated this
morning that the United Gas and Elec-
tric Company, which is the controlling
company of the Light. Heat and Power
Company, has negotiations on for
bringing natural gas to this city. Mr..
Wharton stated that he knows moth
ing as TO what company will furnish
the gas should the plans be successful.
He stated that in all probability
should natural gas be brought in the
city under the control of the Light,
Heat and Power Company. the srti-
fetal gas plant at First and Main
streets would be abandoned and the
manufacture of artifcial gas in this
city would cease. E
The Union Natural Gas Corporation.
which controls the Logan Natural Gas
and Fuel Company. owns $40 natural
gas wells in West Virginia. with
daily output of 1000. .O00. 900 cubic feet
of natural gas. The company operates
in several Indiana cities and furnishes
gas to many cities in Ohio. At pres
ent a gas main is being constructed
from Dayton, o., to Muncie. Ind, where
the company has a franchise.
Rates are Reasonable.
The rates which the company Of
fers are considered reasonable. For
the first 5000 feet of gas used.
charge of forty cents per thousand
is made; thirty-fye cents per thousand
feet for all over 5000 feet to $1,000
cubic feet, after which a charge of
thirty cents per thousand feet is made.