La Junta tribune., 1915-06-19
GAS COMPANY 10 EXTEND MAINS

uAc NOH9H AM IO 6AT6NU MAINE
Work WIN Commeace Sooa o. Ex.
tension of Gas Malns 70 Swtnk
and Rocky Ford.
The Otero Gas Company will COM
mence work ON an extension OF its
mains to Swink and Rocky Ford not
later than July lst. The material
has been ordered and all Of the nee
essary financial arrangements have
been made. and Just ~ soon as the
pipe 10 delivered the work Of digging
ss.s miles Of trenching will COM
mence. The order for seventeen
carloads Of pipe was given to repre-
sentative Of the Hendrie Z Bolthoff
Manufacturing Company a few days
ago. and the contract for ditching was
let to swartx Z Co.. OF Colorado
Springs.
J. 7. Updike. president and sener-
al manager of the Otero Gas Com
pany. has been engaged for several
weeks In an endeavor to dispose Of
$4,000 bond issue ON the property
present and prospective-of the
local company. He was told BY some
eminent local financiers that II
would be = very difficult matter to
dispose Of 4 bond issue on . stack Of
gold dollars under the present stat.
US Of the money market and business
conditions generally. but Mr.. Up
dixie remembered the old aphorism.
II at first you don't succeed. try.
Try again." 20 he kept hammertns
away. and finally succeeded In dis
posing Of his $4,000 bond issue to
the International Trust Company. Of
Denver.
An expert engineer was sent
down from Denver to investigate To-
cal conditions. and he made \ very
elaborate report--0ne that Ia Jun
u and the surrounding country can
take great pride In. and some Of
which Ne, hope to be able to present
70 oar readers in the near future.
This diagnosis Of our present condi-
tlons and future prospects by an en-
insnt engineer viii make even some
- AAnR.t ~. .knodssss sit up and take
notice. - z, rrf-is
Mr. Updike recently met with the
city council Of Rocky Ford and was
granted an extension OF time TO sup.
ply that city with gas. the time limit
Of the franchise voted by the people
some time ago having expired. The
franchise was granted 70 the Rocky
Mountain Gas Company. which has
since dissolved. and this was taken
over BY the Otero Gas Company. pro-
viding the city council was willing
70 grant an extension Of the time
limit. All Of the differences that sx-
listed have now been adjusted. and
the Otsro Gas Company has been
granted until October next to comply
with the terms Of the franchise. BE-
sides being given psrmission 70 opsr.
ate . ditching machine inside the
city limits day and night In order 70
facilitate the early completion Of the
work.
Tue sxtsnsion Of the Gas mains 70
Swink aud Rocky Ford will require
the Installation Of z high pressure
systsa at the local plant, satirsly
diifersat from that now IN use. Al
eas holder Of 3o.eoe cubic fsst q.
pacisy viii b iastalisd st Rocky
Ford. aad a. sdditioaal holder at
L. Junts Of $4,000 cubic feet capsei.
y. Il viii also rsquirs the insealla-
tioa Of additional machinssy q he
local plaae TIE sxtsnsioa Of he
sssvics % swink aad Rocky Ford
viii ievols an sxpsaditsrs Of about
et3.ete. All Of the money Invested
10 tAe local plaat 10 home capital.
aa1 ~ Q dollars worth Of stock has
bssa sold. Il 10 . strictly local @.
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