The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-01-29

| UFubI lIO.i Sdlu JuuSe JOlll' \. TOl
lock that all of the natural gas furn-
ished to said subsidiary companies
must be paid for at prices very much
in excess OF the franchise price ant
that unless paid for at such exces
sive price, said Kansas Natural Gas
Company receivers should shut OF
the supply of natural gas from the
people in all of said cities refusing
to Jay the increased price. Said or
der was made in midwinter, when
thousands OF families were depending
entirely upon natural gas supplied by
said concern for fuel to heat their
homes and had gone to large expense
To equip their homes FOR the use OF
said fuel; that the Gas Trust also Sc
cured thea appointment OF friendly re-
| ceivers for the subsidiary company
| having the franchise with the city OF
| Of Kansas City Mo-, and appears to
be able to use the United States dis
| trict court for the district OF Kansas
in furtherance OF the conspiracy to
gas to all of said people, and is max
ing its unlawful, exorbitant and pira
| tical demand, backed by an order of
said court, at time when the people
are helpless and when they cannot
exercise a free choice as to whether
| they will submit to the extortionate
| brice demanded By the trust for fear
that they will suffer from cold.
The conspiracy Of said Gas Trust,
it's officers, receivers, and all who as
sist it in arbitrarily raising the price
If natural gas, is direct violation Of
the criminal section Of the Sherman
ANTITRUST law, and the con.pirators
should Zoe prosecuted, convicted and
confined in prison. No use Of fed
raj court that should shield them
from deserved punishment.
If congress viii immediately vail
date the Usage oil and gas leases set
out in tne bill now pending, The Uncle
Sam Oil Company can Immediately
develop on said land all adequate sup
ply of natural gas and can by agree
ment with the Usage national council
furnish said gas to the receivers for
the Kansas Natural Gas Company at
the wells in the Usage nation at a
price which any honest court will de-
eide will enable said receivers to furn-
ish gas to its patrons in compliance
With the Franchise contracts and be
lble at said price to comply with the
contract it has made with the vari-
ous consumers and make a reasonable |
3rofit. 1t will not be necessary for |
any court to order the receivers for |
the Kansas Natural Gas Company TO |
attempt to violate any contracts it I
has made fixing the price of natural
gas supplied by it. 4,
"The leases provide that no gas
shall be plped out of Usage county, |
but since the leases were drawn and
executed the unexpated and un-
looked for opposition from the IN
terror department has persuaded the
Usage indians that It is to their in
terest to have the leases validated,
and they are willing to allow gas to
be piped out OF Usage county, provid-
ed a reasonable price is paid at the
well, and rroyided there is a surplus
OF gas above the amount needed in
Usage county.
1T appears to De the clear object
and intent of the Oil and Gas Trust
arbitrarily to raise the price of gas
upon all tne people it is supplying to
about 70 cents per thousand cubic
feet and Inen to secure a renewal OF
the Indian Territory Illuminating OH
Company lease on the $4,000 acres
OF the Usage Indian reservation, III
which it has control of the gas, and |
secure control OF the remainder oi
the Usage Indian reservation and then
supply the people with natural gas for
cooking purposes and lights at about |
10 cents per thousand cubic feet. |,
About 2j0,000,000 cubic feet per day |
could be used by the people in the |
territory covered By the pipe line OF
the trust. II 1t could secure 10 cents
per thousand feet, it would be secur-
ing more than 40 cents per thousand |
in excess oil its contract rate. and If
1t could sell 200. 900, 600 cubic feet per |
day, an excess profit of 10 cents per |
thousand cubic feet would amount to |
an excess profit of ss0,000 per day |
which would amount to S29 .OVO,Uoo |
per year 1t is safe to say that said |
supply Of natural gas could be OBJ |
tanned from the Usage Indian reser- |
walton for the next ten years at least. |
and If this scheme can be carried out |
it would mean an excess profit above !
reasonable profit OF S292. 100000 TO |
the Gas Trust.
The Uncle Sam Oil Company has |
been striving TO have its lease with |
the Usage national council approved /
so that it could develop the territory. !
1t believes that said territory is rich /
in oil and gas that II could have from
said leased premises source OF sup
ply Of crude oil for many years to
come and that 1t could develop an
enormous supply. Of natural gas, aud
r the Kansas Natural Gas Company
should refuse to pay for the gas in
excess of the needs of Usage county
reasonable price at the wells. it
could lay 4 pipe line and become
competitor of the Kansas Natural Gas
Company in supplying said cities with
natural gas and not only make prof
It for its stockholders. hut become
blessing . the thou sands of people
who are now commanded by the Gas
Trust to stand and deliver in the dead
Of winter.
"Bat the Uncle Sam Oil Company