The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-27
LOCAL NATURAL
Gas MEN HOME
WHEELING DELEGATION RETURNS
FROM STATE CONVENTION
at HUNTINGTON.
George B. Riddle Tells OF Interesting
Address and Says Gas Supply
in State Normal

\. s. Hare cashier; George 8. Riddle.
SUPERINTENDENT; George r. Johnson.
t;tnrgc r.. Caldwell. Russell Nuidnon
and George Horn. all connected with the
local opera ion of the Natural Gas COM
pauy. returned this morning from
Uuuijn:,lon, where they attended the
third annual meeting nI tho West VIZ
ginia Natural Gas association. which
convened Wednesday, and closed last
niEht II Vas the largest convention
over held by Tho organization ana was
attended by some of the most prominent
natural gas men in this state and rem
Sylvauia.
: MIR. Riddle said that the Princlpa |
; feature Of tho meeting was the address
Delivered BE- Governor John j. Corn
we'll who spoke upon legislation anu
gas operations and took up many adai-
tiuual rhascS of interest to gas men.
: \. =. bedford, chairman uf the national
3 petroleum war committee, AIS" tr!iN
cred I'm interesting ta!k I'r. l. \.
. White stat. ""nlngIst. read paper on
."prrp We'll Dril!:ng:" j. l.. FREEMAN. OF
Chicago. spoke upon concrete '!l Slor-
,,.,c Tauks;'' II. H. Abto4EaXitz. OF PITTS
hIrcn, read Il paper on ''themical foS-
. sIbiliIi..s If Natural Gas" Edward l'op-
/ jnsuu. o; Fairnunt. secretary OIL inc
! dissertations delivered u talk on inc
; Natural las Industry al West VII
giuin." while *. lIu"sSrncr. president "L
, The pu1rI.Sur Further S"rHIc" cohpah!
! I.iliSbur;:h gay', an Interesting thIh OH
! eliminating Mast" "i Natural ''''
! Plants" Another ON" Of the nrincir".
talks was given Ivy r. i. Gregory chI"i
. of III" natural Eas departments Oh '"'
! n,1jrnaI fuel administration.
Mr Fiddle said that the annual re-
NOR, read bv the Hon. Fred Paul GroSS-
'.in ,,rr>iLcnt Of IN" orEanizat lion anu
; r.r,r,l manager al the Dunbar IaS
| rnmrnnv. ii Charleston, SHOWED. thi
! tbr association WIS in every VA! III
h,.1lrr shape than any tlm" Si''' Us
! organization md that the in'hloc'E"'I
had increased materially during me l''S'
y,ar. lie said that other reports SUI
United showed that the natural S"S
: produrt ion WAS about IN" same inns ~"
-. last year. dcspii" IN" report 10 Nn,
c,,ir,ry, He further SAID lh"r" M"
been An unusually heavy u"'''h''" "p'r
,bc ros supply during the past E'ar'
49,, I,r~rs, in m, stairs history. he
J ,,us. If heavy and long operations III
misunderstanding war munitions ana 81
,c,r,r;ty uprraiion Of prarll'alIF every
| ,,I,,.,r, in this state and western Tenn
sylTania. ~. ,nc
H.. said that action Vas taken ny Inv
dissertation 10 wurm IN c"nJUnrl'"h WIZ"
t,r, ,,uyrrrmrn; IN bringing IN" "ar !"
, nrjcE and successful rnd ana t!'",
resolutions were passed I" that '""''
and forwarded :" tn" President ana WAT
,nirialS IA WIshnTi ON.
In giving an idea "i the i"Fsc n"'',
h,- ,f Jrl, gates attending III" c"nNHi-
lion nn said that Il special IRAN e..
rI,.c coaches. S"v"n from 'ltrk"n"t :
and two from park"rshuTS. arrive" III
|! Huntington Wednesday m"Tnl'S' !" 81:
nnti,iug # IN" lnany visiting ""S
from western Irun*rl'an't. ana or''
. r,r..s from the southern ana cthv' f'' i
: Of tho state.