, 1922-12-21
DENVER WANTS GAS
FROM LOCAL field
CARBON C0UNlY'S IMMENSE GAS Re.
SERV0IRS MAY Be TAPPED FOR
COLORADO CITY'S use

cent weeks awakened to the posi-
bilities OF having the benefits Of
natural gas to add to dts other at
fractions In its announced and prais-
worthy program OF getting Its popu-
lation up to the 500, 900 mark before
the dawn Of the year 1890. The fol-
lowing from a late issue of the Dem
yer Post Is OF more than ordinary To-
cal interest, particularly to the own
ers of gas wells or the holders Of
property where gas is known to ex-
list in quantities which are practical
ly in~exhaustible:
THAT important interests are CON
sidering the subject of natural gas
for Denver is evidenced by a state
ment made by Ward A. Miller, presi-
dent OF the Illinois Pipe Line COM
pany. to George E. Cramner of Will
son, Cramner Il Co., wherein the
pipe line president said that his COM
pany had the matter of bringing nat
ural gas from one of the relatively
close fields OF Wyoming to Denver.
"Mr. Miller said that his invests
cations thus far had convinced him
that a fair return could be made up
on q pipe line from either the Lost
Soldier OF Mahoney Dome gas fields,
supplying en- route such communities
as Laramie. Cheyenne, Greeley, Fort
Collins. Brighton and other towns in
southern Wyoming and northern
Colorado, and that 1t would be pos
sible to deliver gas to the consumer
in Denver at so cents per thousand
cubic feet. and to industrial users at
a much lower figure. His state
ments were based upon the great de-
mand for gas which he believes
would follow the delivery of a COM
modify OF much higher heating value
than artificial gas at about half the
present tariff for the latter.
"Mr. Miller's company Dis making a
practical test Of his theory in its
effort to obtain a franchise in Salt
Lake, where it is contemplated to lay
a distributing system to compete
with the present holder of a fran
chise who is averse to purchasing the
natural gas at the city limits. To
reac hSalt Lake. the company will
have to lay a line from the Baxter
Basin n field. 221 miles distant
and traverse a territory which II
practically without other users.
The subject Of bringing Wyoming
q to Denver was brought up last
year by II. E. West OF the firm OF
West & HaxIett, Wyoming oil oper-
ators and representatives in that
state Of the Prairie Oil & Gas com
pany Of the Standard Oil group.
These lei estimated that II would
cost about Sf5.000.OO to construct
and equip the line from the Lost
Soldier field to Denver. They did
not contemplate a distributing sys-
tom. believing that they could soil
their product at Denver's gateway to
the Denver Gas & Electric Light com
pany, which has the only distribut-
Ing system in tho city.
According to q member Of Henry
l.. Doherty & Co. operators OF the
Denver plant. West & Hazlett called
upon that firm in New York and sub
mitted their proposal. They we're
told that as the gas company could
not distribute gas for less than IS
cents per thousand feet. they would
have TO reduce their price for the gas
delivered Mt the ctty limits by half in
order to effect q reduction In con-
sumers' rates which might make the
plan attractive. II II understood
that West & Haxlett expected to get
80 cents a thousand for their gas.
1T does not appear possible that
distributing costs In Denver through
a system already In service could cost
IS cents a thousand. nor Is Il likely
that the Denver gas company could
Justify such a charge for that serv-
Ice. taking into consideration It's
charge TO OF 80 cents. aft
cr making It's gas from high priced
coal hauled los miles Mt high freight
rates.
III the Illinois Pipe Line company
takes up the subject IN earnest. as
its president intimAtes IL will, there
will have TO be a rcaliEnmcnt on the
part OF the gas company or tho Ilf-
nois company will be forced TO seek
q charter to allow II to compete for
the business. This In permissible I'M
der tho law. as the gas company's
franchise Is by no lean exclusive.
"A group OF wyoming and Denver
capitalists is considering the subject
Of bringing Wyoming Eas to Denver
unless tho Illinois company acts
promptly and the hand of the local
concern may be forced early in tho
New Year"
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