The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-03
Criticisms Lead Them to
Change Their Minds.
FORMER STATUS is SOUGHT
Want to Continue Under Orig
fnal Contract, They Say.
Temporary Raise to Be Asked
in WyandOtte County.

on DOIn S1OeS OF the
state line recommending proceeding.
against Federal Judge John C. Pollock
for making an order last Monday per-
mitting the Kansas Natural Gas com
pany to increase the wholesale price OF
gas in Kansas City to 81 cents thou
sand feet were not checked by a state
ment issued by the receivers of the
Kansas Natural Gas company an
nouncing their intention of asking
Judge Pollock to set aside his order
permitting an increase in the price of
gas. Judge Pollock, the receivers an
ncunced, will be asked to permit the
company to continue under the origi-
nal contracts until the supply of gas
now on hand is exhausted thus restor-
ing the situation to its former status.
crowd that packed the court
mouse In Kansas City, Kan, after lis
tening to several speakers who bitterly
criticized the federal judge, adopted a
resolution commencing the action of
the city commissioners in asking the
appointment of a committee to prefer
impeachment charges against Judge
Pollock Many persons who desired
to attend this meeting were unable to
gain admittance to the hall.
The Kansas City, Mo-, council passed
resolution memorializing congress
to investigate the conduct of the fed
eral judge whose recent gas order af-
fected both Kansas Cities alike. The
council also memorialized the legis-
lature to ask congress to appoint
committee to investigate the conduct
of Federal Judge Van Valkenbergh,
who appointed receivers for the Kan
City, Mo-, gas company, following
the issuance of Judge Pollock's order.
Receivers Want to Back Up.
The receivers in the statement is
sued say that they have no money to
procure more gas and no way of get
ting II that 10 nrnnnSp6 action
Will mean loss to the company of the
money expended in trying to accom-
modate the consumer.
In addition, they say it will mean
suffering if severe weather shall come
and compel the distributing companies
to return in a short time to artificial
gas.
Attention is called to the fact that
the receivers obtained court order
permitting them to expend more than
half million dollars in increasing the
sources of gas supply. This order, the
receivers say, was granted on condi-
tion that necessary steps be taken to
ascertain the actual cost of the prod
uct, including the fixed and operat-
ing expenses.
Under this authority" the statement
says, "the receivers have obtained ap-
proximately 600 cubic feet of ad- |
ditional gas, which we are now deliver |
ing, making the supply under favorable |
weather conditions, fairly good
But experts of known qualification |
and integrity" continues the statement, |
latter taking into consideration only |
said actual cost of the gas delivered at |
the gates of the distributing companies, |
ascertained that in most instances the |
cost was in excess of the amount con- |
sumers are paying.
Learn People Are Not "F'or'' 1t.
''Thereupon they asked the court to
order the distributing companies to pay |
ia I1ndar their M T1t I
the actual cost of gas.
1T was hoped that by this action the
supply might be conserved and the
business continued for the benefit of |
the consumer. From the criticisms ap-
pearing in the public press, we are led
to believe that the municipalities and
their distributants do not desire the gas
supplied at actual cost under present
conditions.
I'VE shall. therefore. recommend to
the court that it set aside the said or
der made and permit US to continue un-
der the original contracts until the sup
ply now on hand is exhausted. This
if approved by the
court, will restore the former status"
Want to Hike Price in X c.. X
A representative of the Wyandotte
County Gas company will be present
today at the meeting of the Kansas
public utilities commission and ask that
the gas company be allowed to make
q temporary 1uCT0dSe III rates until
price question is settled, it was said
last night.
The Kansas supreme court has en-
ioined the Wyandotte County Gas COM
pany from charging more than 25 cents
a thousand for natural gas unless the
public utilities commission consents to
an increase.
The mayor of a majorities of the
cities in Kansas affected by Judge Pol ,
locks order will also meet. The COM
missioners have indicated that they do
not feel like granting the Wyandotte
County Gas company's request unless
the mayors will endorse it. Frank
RYAN. George Plumb and J. T. White {
of the utilities commission, |
,re here with John Marshall. their at I
.orney Mr. Marshall conferred with r. /
+ Higgins, city counselor of Kansas
city, Kan /
The request that Judge Pollock set ]
,side his order of December 80 per- {
hitting the raise in the price of gas T
which, according to statement issued I
asst night by c. f. Holmes and G. F. :
sharitt receivers for the Kansas Nat :
lraI Gas company, is to be made on
lot be filed with the judge for several
laws Mr.. Holmes and Mr.. Sharitt I
aid this morning that some time q
you'd be required to communicate +
With E. F. Mackey, the third receiver
yho is out of the city, and that the t
eouest would be made as soon as I
dackey's approval was obtained.
Robin Came Too Early.
Chicago. Jan. 3.-The robin glin1psed T
yesterday according to affidavit of a /: