The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-13
HEAR MANY CASES
Public Utilities Commission
Has Big Schedule.
To Begin With Probe of Gas
Main Leakage.
|46 HEARINGS SCHEDULED
Attorneys Present Service
Charge Case for Local Co.
Commission viii Visit Four
teen Kansas Cities.

| beginning With an 1IlVeSllSdllOIi
into the problem of gas main leakage
today, the Kansas public utilities COM
mission enters an unusually busy
period. Forty-six hearings between
now and July 26 have been scheduled
so far.
! Submit Arguments Today.
/ Attorneys for the city of Topeka
and the Consumers Light, Heat &
Power company today submitted ar
guments in the local service charge
case. Evidence of engineers, the gas
company receiver and officers OF the
| company was presented to the COM
mission several weeks ago.
| The state commission was urged to-
day to set aside the service charge OF
the gas company in view of reduced
| cost of materials and labor. 1t was
also urged that many Topeka men are
now without employment and that
| they should not be compelled to pay
the charge approved by the federal
court.
Thomas F. Doran. representing the
local gas company, urged that the
commission order retention of the
! present rate in view of the tact that
| the company was shown to nave oeen
unable to earn a reason bic return on
its investment under the old rates. The
case will be taken under advlsement
by the commission.
/ In addition to the usual grist OF
telephone, gas, electric and other ut1l-
ity rate cases, several hearings OF gem
eraI interest are scheduled. These in
clude the application of the Kansas
Livestock association for reduction in
freight rates on live stock, an invest1-
CATION of local mileage class freight
| rates, and the Kansas Natural Gas
company case involving the question
LOT r.
der natural gas to be supplied for do
mestic rather than industrial use.
Hearings in Fourteen Towns.
Hearings of the commission during
the next month will be held at To-
peka, Columbus, Marysville. Hartford,
I Strong City. Winfield, Oxford. Wichita,
Fairview, Powhattan. Hamlin, Hia-
watha, Effsngham and Muscotan.
The calendar:
| June 10, Topeka-Investiga into
gas main leakage in Kansas, all dis
tributing col 4panies; Southwest Long
Distance Telephone and Telegraph
| company. Stock issue.
June IA, Topeka-Application Ar
kansas Valley Interurban Railway to
amend express rates; investigation To-
peka Railway company N regard to
restoration of certain service.
June 1 5, Topeka-Investigati local
| mileage class rates.
June 16 Columbus-Continued
| hearing; Galena Home Telephone to
increase rates Galena. Columbus, Weir
! City, Baxter Springs and Scammon.
Il June IT, Topeka-Leavenwor and
Topeka Railroad company bond issue.
June 21, Marysvil1e-United Tele-
! phone company to increase rates at
Marysville.
June 81, Topeka-Applicatio resi-
dents of jefferson county for flag sta
ton and stock yards on w. p. Cain
farm on St. Joseph branch of Santa
: Fe: application A. T. & S. F. to close
l station at Dale, Kan; hearing of ex-
ceptions in complaint Bowersock Mills
and Power company, Lawrence, VS.. *.
L c. K " and w. and U. P. R. r.
June %, Topeka-Application of
Falls township Chase county, to con-
s struct and maintain public switches
: between Cottonwood Falls and Bazaar.
D June 23, Topeka-Kansas Gas and
D Electric company. Wichita, for ap-
i provaI of schedule .'L".
f June 23, Hartford-Emporia Tele-
e tphone company to increase rates at
e June "a. Strong city-Applicatiorl
$ Postal Telegraph Cable company to
4 close station at Strong City.
June rs. Topeka-Application Qua
f paw Gas company to increase city gate
v rate at Baxter Springs.
, June 28, Winfield-App1ication Win
field Natural Gas Company, Arkansas
s Valley Gas company and Western Dis
4 tributing company for approval OF
I type "C'' limiting device; application
v Western Distributing company to es-
4 ltablish operating pressures in Ell Do
Q lrado; application Winfield Natural Gas
r company to establish operating pres
4 sure in Winfield; application Arkan
v sas Valley Gas company to establish
operating pressure in Arkansas City.
June 80. Oxford-Oxford Mutua
Telephone company to increase rate:
s at Oxford.
July 6. Wichita-Citizens Of An
thony VS.. Missouri Pacific and Kansas
=, : CITY, Mexico and Orient; Haverhil
= Cooperative Telephone company VS.
: Empire Gas and Fuel company. Lin'
\ interference.
Il July 6. Fairview-Fairview Tele
. phone company to increase rates a
n Fairview.
n n July s, Northumberland Tel
- ephone company to increase rates a
IPowhattan.
July Z. Topeka-Rehearing, com
1l plant Kansas Natural Gas company
= ct al. VS.. Southwest Gas company
l. ct al, re gas supply contract.
% July z. Hamlin-Hamlin Telephoni
5 company to increase rates at Hamlin
n July Z, Observation-Disclosures Mu
e tual Telephone company to increas
Il II rates at Hiawatha-
n July s, Effingham-Northern Kan
II sas Telephone company to increas
July 8, Muscotah-Atchison Count
q Telephone company to increase rate
10 at Musco .ah.
: July 8. Topeka-Applcation K. {
K. V. and Western for an order rela
tive to the use of certain tracks of tn
a, Kansas Electric Utilities company il
If Lawrence.
w July II, Topeka-Kansas Livestoc
to association VS.. A. T. and S. F.. ct a
ST Rates on livestock.
In July IS. Topeka-City of Ottawa 70
PRODUCTION of telephone rates.