The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-16
WEST VIRGINIA GAS
1cont,nned from Ftrst PoEe)

,ho hazard Of drilling in non-produc'
tive territory.
"Thc Chamber Of Commerce of Char
lesion has adopted resolutions. "pi"S'"
the proposed advance In prices an"
many citizens have stnt protests 10 inc
,,rblic Service Commission. IhiS'
think Is unreasonable OH their part III
view Of the fact that lie IHi'c" u,
Gas company can sell at wholesale a..
the gus 1t can produce u. "T III cnm-
nnny I'm now Ertling only MY per r'',,
~ The value OF ITS product, WheL'h"
,nuIt ret twice that amount. not ny eA
u.rilng II out Of tho state. hut ny tu'"
roroe Companies to Export.
eff Ih,. urnrl,. uf the state keep Ilhh'-
u. IN, IN, rumpnnius when hrn ri>
,I.rNurIug T." get only fhIr pr''" 80 ~,
Ihrir commodity. the fhn ""l'P"''''a W.
h,. ,n,nprIlod to find proper h"FR', "
.-rynrrr conservation IF Enn 'hh "h.y
r., hr,,uuhi about by IL liberal attitude
nu The lnrI ct tho ""nn'I"lnE r"'"'' 81
V,at VirpIuIn. Tli" ""inI'"nl"r I""7' h''
rt,rn whuI pnr ~ F""i ln w"r,"'
'..I'h, I'uIIir !Irrri"r t"Iutnlrnl"n h'i'l
l.,.k uuuu thln unenllnn WIN w ''"''
irInm nud ruurI'l.r II from "Il nhEi"n'
tnnrund If hciuH Iurlu"n'"'l 10y Im''',.
n,irInn....nn uIimi"u formed hy II lack Of
EnmwI",lro "f actual '"nli'l""r
Ohlerta or haHuOiation.
..rhr NntIIrul emu A'nn"iatI ION Of Wh""l
vIrrIuIn vnu mrnnuiH"d for TIA" purr"""
Of n,urnlinR tn" public M L" "S'nlinE
,nndiiiuuu To- iron cut rr"""nt dlIirr"
currg briwrrn the rrutIuc"Ia ma lhr
consumers. and !" Anticipate and guard
,ruiurt future dirfi-ulitics In IN" pro
rIurIinn Of gn". II i' nl"" our "h]""l I"
for consumption within tho stntc Of
Wrut virginia.
"'rhr nssuclaiinn has Il membership Of
more Ihnn "3hn Arriv" and prm"il'aI
ruturnl rms producers ana distributors.
II IL largely through their efforts that
Wc., EirrirIu hns taken tho ranking
rnsiIInn in the Union IN tn" production
If natural IaH."
col. Grnsscup thrn referred to ihr
vital part Wcat Virginia Gnsnlinr Is
uInyIng In TN" world wnr. "horinHc
If ras ar gmaulnr would seriously ham .
per the United States In the r"n'liiE' 81
:hr war. hr sntl.
Expect Governmental Assurance.
Col GroT.cup diEr"%"rd from DIS
rrIsrl"u 81 ia" EaH nllnnl'"II |" nr''
rrIrrcnrr Ia til" runl lnduatry. conf
,.hnrInur would hr IL ,"ri"uH mnii"r n"
,nId hui Indications are TINT one VIII
.n,,n rxIrI ,rIr "a tn" uncertainty 81
the attitude at III" government t""hfl
the ruul "u"rni"Ih
'Srrrrlnry ~ ia" Interior Limo sue
rrr,Ird In establishing nnHIItIiul
price. or ~ II ton Tor ""nl, which. I"'
Il.yr In n fair pTir" IL NIL concerned.
Ihr cnluIrI ruld 'HOwrvrr. !'"'r"tnIF
I!nkrr nuh other hlrh government "ll'-
,inlr irik'y" thlr price To-" hIEh hhl
rhrruIru f., uu,lm NIL that hHn boon don"
t"wurh ia" riNimR "l T"lr nm" "I"'
nhI, price on this imp"rinnt '"intn"!l-
uy AS u scuuli the coal "l"rnt"r" mr."
uncertain NJ - whni 10 10 Th'r I'M
certainty m I" III" future Ia ""rl"u"lF
rrIrulluE tn" production or r"hl IN"
very thing TINT rs" EnT"ruin"nt !" wi"h-
ur in uvmIh July and August nrr tho
months when IN" r"nl Industry "rHan-
tycS Cor tho urvt y"Hi's output. Thi"
nrrnui2atIun Is nrw E"'nE h"Iny"d The
industry must hr pro- ectrd TO III" "x-
tent Of "a rcnsonnhl" Profit for itH COM
mndItv nur government has been most
liberal tnwnr1 our alh"G. II must be
lilnrnl toward nlgn our own industries
10 .urcrrd in ;hie Hr"nt war.
PAGES Actual shortage.
N.l,cd rs Ia ih" probability Of gas
shnrtnrr. COL ,;rnsscup replied that nm
actual ShurIaE" /" Imminent, Th"''
will hr u snri"ua snoring" within five
,rore. he Suld II" referred IN III" ne
ZION Of In" Onto pmhli" Eiili'i"H com
mi..Inu in ru:nr' l!iuE the cn" com
rn,,ire nr that a;mt" to "raS" furnishing
IN. n4 = rurl I" the Industries in order
To- cur.,"rI" I'll" supply Tor d"m"Htlc
..unHu3urrS
II hr-r heard complaints from mani
r,rIurrr., In Wr%' NiIEiniH h"rnus" they
hn,.. been uuIiii,I hv gas ""mrnni"" t"
lr. r..,r.. I" iiS'. '"nl instead al EL%. Tor
fu.I H.. ,o"nliuu Il. "lnsi":"l - ""nm-
,,I,irinr nrlinS' ia" gnS companies
ia, Warming Th' :as ""rntmmlr" ar-
=. E.r,. :, til. INTEREST" 81 Tho manu-