Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-10-02
Public Opinion
,NCERNING TilE PiPE
~, LINE PROPOSAL

Uiur ~" Nrw-
\ spirit 20 iiiIuoSs not selfish mo.
YES. prompts me TO the following. -
"a the citizens OF Amarillo ard vali
- l"asvhU.d"rs IN tn. fi'ld may have
N Sd..s of IN" question regarding
20 Wand phs lin. deal.
Upon TIE surface. Il viii appear hat
j. pipe In" project. as Ward Is r..
Diing 60 promote u. would prove an
r"rR. asset TO the cts and c u.
.ury Of amarillo: but few q the
icnt facts on the other side % thu
'"yiiou mas ..ad some 20 the conclu.
.1n that this project az outlined by
agd IN his statements 20 various pco.
3" may prove a retroactive boom.
Iing.
Firs' of 40. Ward H. promo,ins ,hts
" admits without aiN outlay - cap.
~ on his own part We urc'rdi.g e.
- own settlement. h. intcrds 70 ne
ON al l'ar q control o. the .umm,n
'nck of this company. This common
Sex should prove TO be- one II the
st diN Id rd plycis u any sou ul an.
lpris" that could b. contemplated
q u would remain "ntiWly IN the
tndS ~ p"opl. outside ~ Amarillo
r"sumably. James - Ward u repre-.
lt!nE the Gugcnh.im interests IN
ils deal ~ ~ ~ on. - their snlcl.
~ that - being used a. 'lo beverage.
r ildu'ing tho PEOPLE 20 glppot- his
.rc. IT,. history ~ III" Gug"nh-ins
written clearly ~ ~ ~ state and
'ra.,ry IN which thcy h operated.
lIc l'ts uuir % 90 back % the mining
Tvs ~ ~, eldo. ~ their 'nciapol; IN
Naska and ,any a. ~ tnrss 90
Urn ths Tho - issnh".rns are always
f,'r monopolys Tn" government h,-
j CONSIDERABLE. trouble with them
"a their methods might not prove in
his ficld L. be- ~ advar .ageOls 10
.tTillo a. Ous would desire
from an economic standpoint ANA
'Ii0 dos w.tn' not oniy one rin, line.
pei many u has the great 20 known
ppiy 81 Mother IA .th- gr.atest
fson 10 humanity. namely. natural
The department 81 a.. ! ucticr
% Washington ycc"ntiv ivSatl state
Ten ~ here was only q v,'niy.!ive.
ear supply - natural ga l.ii N this
oliIncnt N"t experts believe that
H" Pluhindi, alone has tacat".iiyS
ears supply. And u H. ISOLATED from
flre citl.s iu such e great distance
hat Amarillo and other Pan handle
iii.s should reap IN" lenei OF this
sfN uNhAhh AAll AAii - AS' ~ AiuAF
rl,s and dume-ically. on account ~
90. distance - transportailah when
could aimnst prohibit the outsider
rom carving d out ~ the district.
1uly recently e number 81 gas author.
fi,S stated that natural fus should
oily d. used for domeSl puposts
sud then % not l'-ss than 81 90 per
housInd Tie large amount here aud
o.. small d.mand tor dnf,' r.C con-
8mpii0n prohibits this policy mon -
~ adopted locally.
Il ~ ward lnteutlon THAI this pipe
.r,. b- = private line. not common
#till.r L.. ~ analsZe she di.'4,rcc.
common carrier ~ bound hy he
avs under which u ~ operitlrr. n|
purchase gas from m, M al pro
.uc.rs Nhu viii connect with its
mains q - subject ~ al times 70
tat. law md mus also iniuisr. as
1r 49, poss.1l. O. ans aud al desiring
he product t. begin With. a rffyl:,
IN. j. , monopoly and VIII tend Z"
.e"p az other pipe lines out b' ia.
ION VI this monopDl, \ private line
an buy ~ gas from 1ay ca" .
luos.s to bus from and 'sn sell j, io
hoover u no $50 1Gis might had
the following condition
u uuu|d 10, pUsslhl- ,ur Ward ard
lis asS1, .if,s D. buy 70 uuui,r 90
msu l.,s.- .u different parts ~ the
proven gas field. 90 put duNL THEN
~ wells and a. draw from thee"
VII. IN snail tracts lifgepart 1t
q be- gas that not only lies underneath
thea own land. but that lies under
De- tntll. structure. Their being prI-
ti. iln. th~y could moi 10 forced 20
49, osh.r gas and aating a m9nnllp.y.