, 1922-03-09

ton with the granting to the New
York on Company of a Certificate
of Necessity" for The construction of
a gas line from the Mahoney Dome
Fields in this county to Denver.
The race to supply the cities and
towns of Wyoming and the Rocky
Mountain region with natural gas
took "A sensational turn here Satur-
day. when no less than three differ
ent companies Gled applications for
permission to begin such operations.
The three were: The New York Oil
Company. the Wyoming Gas Company
and the Wyoming Pipe Line Com
pany.
The last named concern, however.
appears to be primarily interested in
the transportation of crude petro-
leum. inasmuch as its petition sets
forth the need of "A public line to
carry oil from the Salt Creek field
to Casper.
So far no action has beer taken
by the commission on any of the ap-
pliCations. but It is indicated that
this action will be forthcoming soon.
1t is set forth in the New York
company's petition that the towns of
Hanna. Medicine Bow. Rock River,
Laramie and Cheyenne. in Wyoming.
and the towns in Colorado between
Laramie and Denver are without the
use of any gas pipe line or natural
gas. and that the convenience and
necessity. OF Wyoming Colorado
and their best interests call for such
a line in order that the gas may be
supplied for domestic uses. 1t also
sci forth that there is a proven body
of the natural product in the Ma
honey Dome.a and that this product is
suited for. and in sufficient quanti-
ties to serve the purpose desired. 1t
is proposed to use piping IL inches
in diameter. With the Mahoney
dome 40 miles north OF Rawlins, it is
planned to hit that town. as we'll as
all those between there and Denver.
and to make Denver the terminus.
The newly organized Wyoming
Pipe Line company. another indie
pendent, relates In its statement that
it desires to construct and maintain
a line from the Salt Creek field in
Natrona county to a point at or near
Casper. That this is a case of on
%venience and necessity. 1t argues, is
evidenced by the fac that a consid-
cradle amount OF crude petroleum is
produced In the famous field. and
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greater than the capacity Of any lines
now maintained to any railroad sys-
TEN, the dearest point OF which. on
the Burlington road. is IS miles
away. 1t Is neither feasible nor prac-
ticable to conduct a tank line or tank
wagon system, it is declared. so that
the only method OF transportation left
Is by pipe line from the field to Cas-
per. At this time, At is asserted in
the statement, there Is no public line
between these two points. The appli-
cation Is signed by E. j.. Sullivan.
president of the company.
From this statement 1t would ap-
pear tina the new company proposes
to devote its activities to the trans
portation of oil instead of gas, al
though OF course the latter may come
in the urs of time.
In its petition the Wyoming Gas
Company, which seeks to carry gas
to Worland from the Neibur struc-
ture. says this structure has not been
proven so far, but that biologists
have reported that the product is to
be found there in abundance. This
concern already supplies Basin and
Greybull from the Hidden dome field.
Further indications of a near
state wide activity in developing the
natural gas resources of the state.
with the subsequent developing of
the manufacturing industry and the
building up of Wyoming generally.
were seen in the filing of tn" petit
tions.
In the first instance the New York
Oil company, of which Frank G.
Curtis of Casper is president, Alonze
Setter first vice president. Herman ID.
Curtis second vice president, and NJ,
E. Young secretary-treasurer, per
mission was asked to lay a lin" from
the Mahoney Dome in Carbon county
to the city of Laramie. and from
there southwark to the Wyoming
Colorado line, with the intention of
proceeding from that point to Denver
by way of Fort Collins. Loveland.
Longmont and Boulder. and further
to construct a branch line from Lara
mic to the city OF Cheyenne.
In its petition the Wyoming Pipe
Line Company, incorporated under
the laws Of Wyoming a week ago by
E. r. Williams, f. J. Sullivan and
associations, asked to be allowed to
construct q line from the Salt Creek
field to Casper and in its petition the
Wyoming Gas Company served notice
that It wished to do the same thing
from the NeihVr structure to the
town of Worland.
All three statements were in the
form OF applications to the State
Public Service Commission for GER
tificates Of convenience and necessity
permitting them to 60 ahead with the
work. Coming as they did on the
heels Of the application BY the Rocky
! Mountain Gas :company. . subsidiary