The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-21

Local Company Responsible
The gas company that serves
Tulsa has with a singlc exception
expended more money IN the qut5.
Tor gas han any other interest ln
me S.outlMest, And. With possibly
one exception. II controls today more
gas and gas territory than any other
concern ~ The state Bur m tho very
ntture OF the business II Is !upellod
To sell ITS supply once acquired as
speedily as possible. For II ~ get
ting away slowly at best. IN some
Instances, AS has been shown.
speedily whether It passes through
meter at 30 much por thousand
cubic feet or not
The popular theory which We all
heartily believe IN. MIeu our hands
ana feet are cold--that the COM
pony takes a iieudIsh delight IN
'f''nlhS Ia our groaus and
dugu1shcd cries. probably ism more
man about 90 per cent true. Selling
gas being its business. aud ihtcrcs,
ci IN having the sales roll up as
speedily as possible, II naturally
would like 10 have AZ much pass
through those dcviiish ll.te thleyeR
N''' ''''''A - bh p'SHAblf.
81 is Cvr,aIn.y Nciy reasonable to
suppose that II 1t had me supply
OF could n any way get It al thut
precise iuue--it would gurn II on.
huL says one very Indignant
gentleman, they are hooked up TO
some o! my gas wells and they don /
Hhc enough from me 10 pay taxes
on my property | have several
oIher wells, but they won't bay EN-
and ] won't hook onto their lines
on 1000 cubic foot basis What's
tLc us,
No use at all. that | can see. But
mere are some OF the stubborn mat
lers OF fact that bob up to spoil
SO much that We, really believe. The
stale Law permits the company to
MAINTAIN a pressure on It's main lines
OF something like ESQ OF 800 pounds
Now mat gentlcnan'S well with
well pressure OF anywhere from
100 10 700 pounds isnI going TO get
much gas into the line against the
greater pressure or course when
the line pressure drops to a point
below the we4 pressure hc'u be get.
lng gas into the line That month
III ges nice check
Booster stations are Expensive
By putting a pump on the well
and increasing The pressure he could
shove his sds IN but the pump would
cost mere Than his well n worth
even II 1t lNed out the average. Like
WlSe the gas company cant afford
To huild booster s,ation for every
well. for those things are iuXuries
even In tho gas and o. business
"here SIX figures IN finance are moth
lng more than dog meat
a separate feed line and gather
lrg system for that one gas field
leading to The city distributing sys-
tenn and put into that system by
booster stauon Is a way out. But
that would entail an additional in
'rstment equal to thc total invest
ment OF the first gas distributing
'ystem'iuIsa had. And for what
purpose?
To at most take care Of a demand
not exceeding 10 days out OF 3Gj.
Which would require anywhere from
30 to 100 years from that particular
Investment 10 show profit even
granting that the local field thus
'trvcd would last that long Which
I wuu.dn mot by from 40 to liO
ionrs | haven't a doubt in the !
Nor.l hut the gas company would |
ad'H. take all the gas at the city |
limits such an Independent concern
would Eivc IT, ana a. a good price I
or at least 10 days out OF the year /,
or as often as It's own pressure 7
proved Insufficient.
But the company should be /
orced 20 get a sufficient supply and .
maintain the pressure regardless Of .
ost' we all declare when our 3
lands and feet are cold.
And hats one argument am not
'"inG TO dispute at all. I am for Il
II some way can be devised 10
orce any man or sc. ~ men 10 make .
nNcSiment contrary 70 prudent busi- /
loss considerations and their own /
nc,inations
No Company Has Made Mo,ley.
uun. know Just what woJsSl hap
zen to me i. should say here tuat
seriously .--o. whether the OK
thoduI NAtD.u Gas company. or
Hy o,htr gua distributing company |
d the state. can at thIs moment axe
rom us BOOKS "A lr,di balance SHOW
rg - C.ett prOtit on It's investments
don. uuarNc ! pusst bic.
| know just enough about the gas
business to AnOw II IS not attractive
u the big majority OF oil men, Just
nouEh To convince me that hun
lrods OF thousands OF dollars have
'ecn expended In way that now
Gems supremacy foolish and care
rss but tina; he companies felt
us.itied IN oNpeniing IN dytermu-
a effort 10 secure a great supply uf
hc fuel
Trade circles are fur of anecdotes
bout the great expenditure made
ylthOu recent months To- tap what
vas believed 20 be a wonderful field
. Cement. Okla The pipeline cy-
onsior main line-was approx
1a'cly 20 miles long | believe All
onccrncl had prom iscl Tulsa. Oku-
oma cry and other points. that
hen this Inc wns connected all
ropN'o would hr over
Tho line was finally connected.
~ i' vls fine niece NJ rtnnlfo.
sn4''Nrt'on There We rot p 'l..-~
'a matter vi'h H.-ir 'ha,. hal o'r,
con NV ~os 'a ru' 'Nvou-N % ~Na
az r~'sSVrN hnE 'isouooGrod Tho
.no'crfr' Cnuov' f"'d "hlowol
- Wl'h n ~7''|o0 n~ so dollars
'ro4ly IN no line. tho rc~1narv had /
, 'N-0v forth N search W some.
li0~ 'o run th-ourh g So n
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old toured ~ enn'hor "rreatc-' =
ne f'e'1 'r Tho state "
r rrrv No certainly homo e. 90 ,
r- nv hands a0N fpe' have been q