The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-14
Marshall Indicates Posi-
bic Action in Talk
Before City Club.
OPPOSES COLLECTIONS
Injunction May Be Asked
for Hating Payment
During Probe.

decision "a begin legal proceed
lngs against the oklahoma Natural
Gas company at once was The re
nlt of the conference yesterday
afternoon between Mayor c. II.
Hubbard and his legal committee
composed Of city Attorney Edward
? Marshall Judge NJ. A. Breckcn-
,.dge ana Flint Moss The commit
lee representing the chamber OF
commerce composed Of A l.. Far
mpr. Fred shaw and George Black
aso took part In the conference.
Every member OF the committee
Was ot one accord In the matter
And We decided to take definite ac-
lion 90 remedy the gas shortage
Monday morning" declared Judge
Breckenridge, chairman OF tho COM
uii,er. We also urge that any one
who knows OF any available gas, or
who has any gas to sell to com
nunlcate with the committee at
once We want 10 hear from the
people who are said % have tried
10 sel-gaS 10 the company We are
urgently in need OF information CON
rern!ng any gas that may be had In
this part Of the state" He declined
10 state what the naure OF the ac-
ton Monday would be.
Double Delivery FUrrc.
Business was rushing at tho may
ors office yesterday with the Their
mometer SIN lowering near the zero
mark. orders for coal and, wood
poured In so fast that there were
t0 tons OF coal ordered and still
undeilyered late last night. This
n al 10 tnls
Ing Mayor Hubbard said last night.
md promised that The delivery force
employed by the city TO haul the
eoal from the cars TO the customer
would be doubled Monday.
Any Tulmns wanting coal through
the local distribution plan inaug-
urated 10y Mayor G. H. Hubbard are /
asked to phone Usage 42l7-J on
Sunday and give their orders and
he coal will be delivered TO them.
Can he oklahoma Natural Gas
company be cnjoined from the col
lection Of gas bills In Tulsa during
The period OF the next 80 days dur
lhg which time a thorough invcsuSl- .
Ton can be made as to whether the I
company has made every reasonable
effort to comply with the terms
'' '''fN ~ hlH' - fh-Sf1 Alt NV ''N''
alriog ina past two years have been
authorized by the state corporation
Commission?
This is the question with which the /
tE'c committee OF the Tulsa City
tub viii wrcstle during the next few .
aays AZ the result OF action in the /
matter taken at the Saturday noon |
hy luncheon OF the Organization.
Following a discussion OF the gas |
Nuiuon from every angle "A motion |
was made by G. T, Merrill authoriz- |
ms the chair TO appoint a commit |
we OF three aggressive citizens who |
would so before some Judge and re- |
Yles' the Injunction outlined above. |
4 substitute motion prevailed that
We matter be referred TO the civic |
committee /
Ias Sent Away From Tulsa?
Il Il was pointed out that every time |
we gas rates In Tulsa were boosted !
we gas company secured the con
.sSsion upon the grounds that the
eu1'Hohal money was needed to de-
pmore gas to use IN Tulsa Instead
mas ie.ds In the western part Of
we sa'e were developed and th@ga
yl y'el e.seW here. Gas from the fields
Ia should naturally supply Tulsa
sue pumped westward leaving the
Ssepp'e mere AZ the mercy OF every
hs north
~ me gas company has not de-
,Sgu I.s additional revenue TO the
~ ~ pose r' supplying Tulsa with an
s.sfl'ie supply OF gas. then mem
,s ot 'te city Club hold itH Gus
=, "'fiH are entitled TO refund. or
~ ''asl a return 70 the former rates
ir,,. matter could he properly ad-
''ssea during the go DAYS In which
INJUNCTION would be effective.
P Attorney Edward L. Marshall
80 .h. discussion and told OF
,,-l mus fir taken At the city han /
r..,nE 'n5 remedial measures lie
81 lhA. upon his desk there now
s.a "1J'fully prepared court
y, IllE awaiting The action ~
80, comm. Tees 20 which IL viii be
,,.sI.a. We indicated that the pro-
r.-,ots mean the application for n
r'-'sh.F FOR the company.
4, Hs a's'einent of the gas com pany
a, .H' reasons for the irsufficipncy
"A, "a. his time as presented 10 \
h., o,o''I ~ directors OF rhe cham Il
D., .''n'9'rc" at the Friday noon \
h L..'"''n was read 20 the club Il
y. me secretary.