The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-24
Snow Ranging from
Nine to n Inches
Covers -Four States
Gas Company Cuts Off I0-
dJstIc5 From It's Mains

dJo''IC5 IRON us Mans
NrI a minimum Temperature cot
from u 90 y degree predicted by the
weather bureau Tor tonight and %.
morrow Oklahoma Cuy again ia,e'
"a, shortage, according 20 Oklahoma
Gas and Electric company Official,
Every possible pfecau,ion has been
taken. but notwithstanding = shortage
Is probable II the temperature drops
10 . or 4 degrees above" sald Man
agcr J T. Owens
Industries Shat on.
Industries OF every character have
been shut oil since early last night a.
the hope OF filling the mans 10 ca
paeity for domestic consumption. and
emergency pressure /, being mann
tanned at the pumping station OF the
Oklahoma Natural to tide over tive
cfIsis
The fact tina, tomorrow is Christ.
mas and that large number of Nore.
and other places, which conc under
the domestic consumption head ara
closed, may go long way toward &c.
lieylrg the situation. according to Nj
Owens.
so lar we are III good shape. Nc
shortage has yet been reported he
continued "bu, how long this condl.
ton will last | cannot say. Everything
possible IS being done 10 MAINTAIN
sufficient supply IN the lines. and
while am not absolutely certain ]
feel that the shortage, IT one occu's
will no, he as serious as they have
beeu IN the past"
Many Using Coal.
Pruiitlng ny the experience IN fe.
lying exclusively ou gas for iue.
throughout the winter a large number
ot Oklahoma Cl,yans have installed
coal heating appara,uses. while others
are now making an eleventh hour rush
TO arrange emergency heating conyen.
fences
Weather bureau records SHOW IN,
snow fall IN Oklahoma City this win
ter in the las, +S hours TO have been St
inches There wa, a S.S inch snow it
February, 1918; 70 inches in March
1913; so in January, 1918, and oO iu
February 1918
Reports received here this morning
hy telephone. railroad and telegraphit
companies show that practically eycD
section O. the state is blanketod by
from two to SIX inches OF snow, Me.
AleSter and Durant being the onll
points which report none. A ra,r
which i' falling At these points j, eS'
pccted to turn to snow before night.
Trains Are Delayed
Rock Island passenger trains oper.
atlns NJ and out OF Oklahoma City
are running from eight to ten hours
behind schedule, Other lines report
similar delays which is working great
hardships on Christmas travellers IN
making connections for their homes.
Hardly street car IN Oklahomi
C.ty is running on schedule time but
heroic efforts are being made by the
company TO keep the lines in good
shape.
Officials OF the Southwestern Bel
Telephone compan, stated this morn.
INK that there were at least 800 long
distance circuits out OF commission
m the state, thus seriously interfering
with service. There are comparatively
few telephones out OF commission IN
Oklahoma City. due TO the UNDER
ground equipment which is not Al.
tectcd by climatic conditions.
Streets Slippery.
streets are slippery IN every "o-
ton OF the city due TO the rain which
preceded the snow. aud while falls
have been numerous no serious acti-
dents have been reported Neither
cold nor the condition OF the street,
has failed 10 check las, minute Christ.
mas shoppers, who are ,hrongina
downtown stores and streets. Auto
and taxioab drivers are much In de-
mand.
Reports show the snow has beer
heaviest " the section OF the state in
which 1t is most needed. the extreme
western and panhandle country which
IS embraced in the Oklahoma wheat
belt In addition to the moisture It
will put in the ground the snow will
also he Of great value in the des,ruc.
,ion by freezing of erop-ds,,royins
insects,
CHICAGO, Dec. 2a-The storm