The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-07
RATE INCREASES
HEARD MONDAY
WNDMS
% Featuring Suits of High Grade at the Lou Price of $68z5
r.,onbone, Gas and Street
i''' Car Question on
Program
WILL HEAR DIRECTORS
c..,Oration Commission Here
" 20 Consider Petitions for
Higher Rates

uoor,ngs in requests for increased
hy fhc oklahoma Natural 5as
faIes Wy the Southwestern Be'I
sopSo,o company, and the IuIsa
~, galway company VIII pcs'n
su,s' o'rIork Monday morning IN the
Nuic,ral auditorium at the city hah
ms ,he state corporation conunis-
there are three cofp"raVo"s
W.. hoard the commission dociueu
I -. to Tulsa instead OF requlr-
no hearings to be held In okIa-
| hcna city.
r,,,. the chamber of commerce
80, 90, nrht the proposed Increase
..ic,horo rates appears probaoIe
-. Inc report of its investigating
N.e N,i,,ee recon mendcd the In
asa an the ground that II Is justi-
az The report stated that the
.,r,nany Is obtaining approximate
-, ,hroe per cent on its investment
,ccommended that pay stations
Sa s.tablishcd in downtown business
t.,,sas and that the use OF parry
,.os ho stimulated by increasing
,bo diffcrence In cost between pri-
yate and two-party lines.
The city legal department has
,ondenscd and tabulated >practicallf
,u the information at Its disposal
nd according to City Attorney
srank f. Duncan. expects to pre-
,ent an increase IL possible. Dun
c,n contends that telephone rates
Uers Increased sufficiently by the
government during the war>to allow
A fair margin of prott even at pre-
10 n TOT
Roth the ciey administration and
the chamber of commerce, as well
as ali other civic organizations. are
strenuously opposed to any increase
in gas rates. The gas hearing * TO
be held first and the city expecss 10
put up a lively scrap before submit
ting to an increase, especially In
view OF the service given local con-
umers during every winter.
Duncan expects to not only Wig
orousy oppose an increased rate, but
he will insist on the adoption OF his
-four points" These points include
the establishing OF zones within the
state, radiating from the gas fields;
the cutting off of all industrial con-
sumers basing the payment OF gas
bills on 100 per cent pressure, and
charging large consumers of gas
more proportionately than small
consumers.
Cities located within a few miles
OF prolific gas fields should not be
required to pay the same rate as
some city 100 miles away. to which
an expensive pipe line must be buiit.
Duncan declares. The city near gas
fields should obtain some benefit
from Its natural resources and should
not be forced to submit to an
average" rate for the entire state.
Zones should be established similar
TO parcel post zones. according to
Duncans theory, and different
price for gas charged in each zone.
With a steadily diminishing gas
supply, industrial consumers should
De discontinued at once, declares
Duncan, and the remaining precious
gas kept for the use of domestic con-
sumers, BY fonowing this course.
me greatest good would be done to
lhe greatest number. Local indus
tries must sooner or later prepare
10 burn coal or wood exclusively. 80
why not do this Immediately, Dun
can argues
Then, too, the city attorney would
not decrease the price of gas to con-
usmers after n specified amount Is
USED He would determine the
amount OF gas used during an
average month by an average family.
IL 'his were 5000 feet, for instance,
he would make an additional charge
per thousand for all gas consumed
over mat amount. The penalty would
oe SUI greater for all gas consumed
V'er 10000 cubic feet. In some of
une more pretentiOns homes in Tulsa.
~, explains, every stove Is used in
" winter time, whether the room
4" winch It is located is in use.
hr contends that the gas company
anVuiu sell natural gas and not air.
am na thst the pressure in its lines at
=" ulhes be 100 per cent, based upon
sven figure to be established nv
~ corporation commission. Should
pressure he less than this
,S.rtouhl the consumer should be en-
tra ~ 10 proportionate discount
rom MS monthly bill.
80 pi these suggestions have al
a,,"ry auy oeeh brought inforamlly TO the
hion he... OK the corporation and have
ahy received by that body favor
the ~ T, requested increase In rates by
win a +uSS street Railway company
uev.1 Hot ne contested because 1t is be-
on h.. Jusu Unable, Duncan Nid. But
,mr,i nai ot the city he will ASK for
avg, wa transportation facilities
car, me city and for the two-pcr
40. e'uS revenue tax REQUIRED un-
ia ,i me franchise before the Increase
O, So"ed' ,Sd G. II. Bosler, president
now ue ,e street railway company, is
mai, "a ~ uIsa and Will probably re-
Civ W., after the hearing.
yes,eyda'' ''orhey Duncan declared
u.y that has cause for % co,,n,,,n ~ "a,
whioh hns' any Of the three corporations
apn.a- are seeking increases should
nv TIT u, during the hearings and tes-
sior mat the corporation commits
situatinary nay better understand the local