The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-16
Kansas Natural Promises an
Increased Supply Soon.
Attorney Says Half Million Has
Been Spent in Betterments.
CAN SUPPLY 12O MILLION FEET
That Is Limit of Capacity of the
Pipe Lines.
Everybody willing for the Do
hertys to Have 1t.

Officers and attorneys for the Kan
sas Natural Gas company are not op-
posing the sale of the gas property TO
the Doherty interests, according TO a
statement today, by Robert stone OF
Topeka, an attorney for the Kansas
Natural. Stone declared the officers
as well as John Landon. the receiver,
and the attorneys in the case, are will
ing to cooperate in the sale and IN
any move that will mean more gas.
With that, Stone checks the next
move to the public utilities commits
sion.
At present, Stone declares, the Kan
sas Natural gas contracts will shortly
provide 120 million cubic feet of gas
a day. That supply is declared to be
the maximum test for the present pipe
line system. Next year new pipes and
many betterments will be necessary to
meet the demands. Either in event of
a sale or continuance under the pres
ent policy, these betterments will
doubtless be made, Stone stated.
With the present shortage of gas,
Stone urges wealthy consumers to
abandon the use of gas in their fur
naces. In this manner, he says, an
adequate supply will be available for
the poor people and small consumers.
Stone emphatically denied reports
that opposition has developed to the
sale of the Kansas Natural to the
Dohertys. If the public utilities COM
mission will merely live up to advance
advertising, the deal will be made, he
said.
Promises More Gas.
Discussing the sale today, Stone
said:
'"ihe story mas been circulated vt
the purchase of the Kansas Natural
by the Doherty interests. 1t is only
fair to say that if there is any oppo-
sition it does not come from Mr.. Ian
don's side of the present litigation.
Mr.. Hays, -r lent of the Kansas
Natural and auditor for the recei---~;
Juuge F'lannelly, Mr.. Landon, the re-
ceiver, and each of his attorneys are
very much in favor of the sale of the
Doherty interests because they hope
this will mean a better supply of gas
to the consumers and they want the
litigation ended as soon as possible.
1t may not mean a larger supply this
winter than Mr.. Landon would be
able to give, because during the sum-
mer he has done everything in his
power to procure an adequate sur ply.
Spent Half Million.
HE has spent nearly a half million
of dollars in drilling new wells. pro-
mains for that purpose. He has un-
der contract and production over 120.-
100000 cubic feet of gas per day, all
of which will be accessible within the
next two or three weeks and this is as
much as tht system viii &c.,.
it's present condition. BY another
year more pumping stations or adj
tional pipe lines in the northern part
of the field must be added to give bet
ter service. This is what Mr. Landon
mas planned to do and if the property
is sold to the Dohtr,rs, we have every
reason to believe that similar or bet
ter provision will be made by them
Every assistance possible on his
part and their part is being rendered
by the receiver and his attorneys tc
perfect the sale to the Dohertys and
as we understand, it now hinges upor
the granting of permission by the
public utilities commission We are
glad to notice by the press report.
that such permission will be granted
In the meantime if men of wealth
who consume large quantities of ga:
in their furnaces would install som,
other fuel for this winter. the poo1
people who use small quantities woulc
be very much better accommodated