The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-07-24
Representatives of Company
Here and Will Ask Council
to Permit Installing of
Line and Laterals.
MAY HAVE NATURAL
GAS BY NOVEMBER
Can Get Piping for Line; All
Plans Complete, Transporta-
ton Only Problem; Gov
ernment May Aid.

According to Clint C. Steinberger
secretary and treasurer OF the Cor
ton Oil and Refining comany, work
will be started on u gas pipe line
from the Gorton we'll in the Cement
field to Chickasha, Immediately fol
lowing the granting OF q franchise "a
the Gorton company by the city
council and the ratification Of that
franchise by the people at an elec
ton to be held 80 days after the
council passes on the proposition.
Mr. Steinberger. and George e
Montgomery, general manager of the
Gorton company are in the city now
completing the necessary arrange
ments. They are scheduled to meet
this afternoon with the city council,
in an informal session, to talk the
matter of franchise over with the
members and familiarize the bcdy
with the terms for which the com
pany viii ask. Final action on the
proposition is expected to be taken
"a inc regular meeting Of council
tomorrow night
Equipment A Certainty.
IN the opinion of Mr. Steinberger
the company will have little or no
trouble in securing the pipe neces-
sary to laying the main from the
field to Chickasha. 81 believe the
question of the pipe will be a sec
ondary consideration" said Mr.. Stein
berger "In fact, Mr. Gorton is now
in the north and east completing ar
rangements for supply of pipe,
concerning which we have had some
correspondence. We have virtually
closed the deal We know where the
pipe is located and it is but ques-
tion of coming to terms as to price.
"The main question to be consider
ed is of course the transportation.
If the cars can be secured to trans
port the pipe and ditching ma
chimes, | see nothing to prevent us
making a record in finishing the
line. / am also disposed to think
that the government would give us
some aid in the matter of securing
cars, considering the fact that ma
tural gas piped to Chickasha would
relieve any fuel situation that might
arise. With that fuel in use here
many cars used for hauling coal
could be released for other points.
Outlines Plans.
Mr.. Steinberger stated that all es-
Inmates and preliminary computa
tions had been completed. 1t will
require an eightinch main pipe tC
supply the town, he thinks "If we
are successful in securing the fran
chise, and if that franchise is rati
fled by the people, we will star
work Immediately securing our righ
Of way. That will doubtless be one
Of the biggest jobs ahead of us Ou
surveyor will be on the job whel
we are assured of the franchise ant
the ditching crew will follow a
once.
There is plenty of money back o
the proposition. When we start w
intend to set a record for construc
ton. We anticipate no trouble il
getting plenty of labor and a bi
crew of me- can do an enormcu
amc in short time.
7 S.s to agree to hsv
gas a. -asna by January. Tha
month is the time dead line we wi
set, but firmly believe that if notl
ing prevents our plans can be ca
ried ut as made, Chickasha peopl
will be burning gas from the Go