The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1921-09-28

proposals, is quoted herewith verbatim;
TO THE CITIZENS or CORPUS CHRISTI:
few months ago Ny Bullock visited your city for the
first time and while in conversation with Of your c
zcns It suggested that effort be made to pipe gas
from the other side Of the bay right into Corpus Christi
which naturally meant a reduction IN prices now beng
paid for artificial gas
Mr. Bullock who spent practically his entire life in the
natural buiness, made survey ot the adjacent gas
fields, their possibilities called on the lessee me
White Point Development Co. and received verbal con
tract from the directors which afterwafd repeated at
meeting Of the commercial club whereby they would sell
gas from their well al lie per Gu thousand feet There
were restrictions Later Mr. Bullock called on Mr. wal
lace and the latter agreed to accept all the from us
needed to supply his Gust mer IN Corpus Christi st stp
atcd price for domestic purposes and Tor industrial pu
At price that would compete with al other fuels
TIC Gas 10 30 accepted at the city border.
Mr. Bullock returned to Bar'esvle and submitted the
DrOpostiOn 10 Mr. Raub president Of the BaesvIc state
bank and 10 myself We three decided - finance the deal
and Incorporated under the State OF Arizona and our ap-
pcation TO do business ID IeXas s no" n ne hands ~
your secretary vi state We purchased OTer Sa0ODJ worth
OF pipe fttngs and paraphernaa afy to complete
work and had them shipped and they are now in your
CITY,
When Mr.. Bullock called on the directors Of the White
Point Co. and said he ready 70 carry ou bis art Of the
agreement they in turn submitted contract for approval
which embodied number OF restrictions winch made u
impossible for us TO sign the contract One % the Spua-
tons bound follows: hat ii we defaulted Tor ten
DAYS in the payment Of gas biz or we should any way
either through carecssness vful neglect fail to live W
property.
Second they wanted d. to bind is with an agreement
which sy- that If he Corpus Christi a Co. should charge
SOC for domestic consumption and i0c for industrial
consumption al amounts over the above prices should re-
to The Whio Point Co Under the laws Of Texas the
Nueces Pine Limo and 9 Co. Is merely cOnvcvOr Of gas
and there mir. bc Determination 10 h selling or sell
ing price. Any company DESTROYS 81 obtaining ID en-
titled to and receive it If they connect with the Nue.
Pipe Lines the wholesale prevailing price with
sonable reduction where gas is sold m q large quantities
One of principal reasons ID coming ,rpus Christi
TO deliver ga and make CONSUMPTION peceptiby cheap
ol than the am0unt charged artificial gas and to
build line cienty large 10 sell necessary l0OOOOOO
cubic leet Of every . h0u picc 70 induce larger
manufacturers 90 locae ID yg city and % very much en-
nance the proposed deep waterway.
Since We havc decided 70 establish g ipe INC here we
have had three communications from manufacturers rela
tive to The p ice OF e in the event ly octed hre one
came from refinery another from e brick concern and
still another from q cotton manufacttrer
With cheap gas, industries bound To come here
which means increased population increased business and
additional employment
We understand thele is a general impression that we
connected with the Corpus Christi Gas co. This not
true Our arrangements are contlacua solely. You know
a. we'll as that the Corpus Christi Gas co may sGppv Gas
an impossibly for competing plant % tear your
paved streets, which to my was Of hn<ng Of litc inn
pctaacc colarared 10 The large Of Gus ~ be sold
% large manufacturers who would hc k1cn city BALD
We do not wish even controversy WITH The carlaas
Chris Gas Co or the city officials We 10 not as nan
chse as or pines will lead only III the civ rnits We
want "A friendly spirit existing
We are ready to spppy any concern ar individual
who may aonncct with our apl lines and NY svll receive
a wholesale price with middle profit, eliminated.
We stand reay now % sign contract smla 10 the one
Eow held hv iho TAFT interests uamey ~ nls and to
assure Ycr th9 the work Of LAYING iho Nno i BERN IN
the movne II the contract submitted ny hc White Point
peonle signed bv comuany we would be without a
market for city through h Corpus Christi pine lines
Geuemer The White Ppin Co forcnu us 10 drill
o,r own ws s Won know we have $50 900 invested al
r'adv end Y means f"'i-preservatinn We aave TO