The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-12
THE GAS SUPPLY
More Gas This Coming Winter
Ample Gas Next Winter.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 12.-After
an extended trip over the properties
of the Kansas Natural Gas company.
now engaged in the expenditure OF
$4,000, Receiver John NJ. Landon
left here for Pittsburg, Pa. last night
to confer with the stockholders COM
m1ttee of that organization about adj
d1tional plans for the Improvement OF
the natural gas service.
Mr.. Landon before his departure
expressed himself as being pleased
with the changing sentiment among
the people both here and in the state
OF kansas over the necessity of an
increase in the cost of service He
contends that as the company's side Of
the gas controversy is placed before
the public for an intelligent and un-
biased opinion, cooperation on the
part of the people will become more
general.
The Kansas Natural Gas company
ALREADY has an actual investment of
approximately S16,0OO0Oo. to which
Will be added the sum of $40 600 now
being expended. The improvements
under way consist of the extension of
nlgh pressure mains into the Usage
lndlan country, where the bulk of the
l,a.uraI gas supply comes from, and
the general enlargement of the com
panys facilities for collecting trans
! modify. Noiii
This will give an increased. tho not
pie, supply for the coming winter.
! , nut should enable the company by the
loeral expenditures planned to give
consumers adequate gas the next or
following winter.
Inc supply of natural gas originally
used was taken from an area of Is5
wv acres located principally in Mont
ing gas fields moved southwestv-ard
from that point, first to the HOE
shooter district in Washington COUNT
country. i''0ian
An experts agree that it is to the
Usage lnolan country the gas users
must look for the next few vears Ths
development of gas-producinR proner-
eles is pelng prosecuted on a large
scare there, and the producers are
tnlleetlng with good success in their ef-
A Few months age when gas-nroduc-
ing area was Lecoming aIarmineIv
scarce the government, acting for TN,
Usage ee Indians. granted leases on about
| SOo.0OO acres on the Usage "east sids ;.
Hese gas leases ret the tribe 3 cents
thousand cubic feet at the we'll IRE
iessees bearing Ill cost of drilling. in
stailation of equipment ct cefera
because or these new leasing reguIa-
LIE; purchasers of gas in the fields
VIII be compelled to pay from to q
GENTS a thousand cubic feetro the pro-
ducers Formerly gas could be pur-
chased in the fields by the Kansas
NaturaI Gas company and other dis
tributers for from to 3 cents a thou
sand cubic feet. The situation in the
Usage country has also had the ef-
1ect of causing a similar advance in
other producing fields
1hese facts are chiefly resnonsible
1t is asserted in authoritative circles
mere, Tor the small increase in rate al
lowed TO Receiver Landon bv the
montgomery county court, before
which the complicated affairs of the
Kansas Natural Gas company are he
ing adjusted. The Montgomery coun-
ty court is acting under authority OF
the Federal court, which body de-
cared after a thoro investigation of
the natural gas situation. that the
Kansas Natural is entitled to a COM
: pensatory rate for its product.