The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-12-11
PLAN CAS- MAINS
To GRADY FIELD
IF DEAL CLOSED
Engineer and Financial Head Confer
With Local Committees; Would
Get Permission to Lay Laterals
In Alleys.
BRING FACTORIES HERE
is AIM OF INTERESTS
Would Supply Cheap Fuel for Indus
trial Boilers Now Using Coal or
oil;- Favorable Report Made;
Quick Action Seen.

gas for industrial use loom brighter.
This was the announcement made
by Chamber of Commerce officials
after a Joint meeting OF Mayor o:
Coffmans special natural gas
committee and the oil and gas COM
mittee OF the Chamber OF Conn
merce with representatives OF finan-
cial interests which desire to con-
struct a pipe line from the city to
the Grady county gas field IA miles
southwest. This meeting was held
Saturday AFTERNOON in the c. of G.
rooms.
Tentative proposal to construct
the pipe line to bring natural gas
to Chickasha for Industrial use only
was made by X. b. Ferris, banker
and oil man OF Drumright and o. B.
Bingham, Industrial engineer as
sociated with the Ferris interests.
The substance OF the proposal Is
that they be given permission to
lay their lines through the alleys
that they have the material and
financed to begin work at once and
that they desire TO begin the project
Immediately, preferring permission
to lay their pipe lines in the city
rather than franchise, as the
granting of franchise would delay
the beginning of the work several
weeks. No bonus or financial as
sistance in any way are asked for.
Factories Would Locate Here.
Mr.. Ferris declared that he has
assurance that a glass factory and
a plant for the making OF corrugat-
ed and other pasteboard boxes would
Immediately locate here when given
assurance of an adequate supply OF
natural gas. Other industries would
follow these plants to Chickasha, tho
fnancier declared. He stated that
those persons who desired to put
the glass plant into operation had
Investigated conditions in Amarillo.
Texas, Ada, Cement and other points
in Oklahoma and have concluded
that Chickasha is the logical loca-
ton for the plant If arrangements
for natural gas can be made.
If the proposal to construct a
natural gas distributing system in
the industrial section of the city de-
velops into a reality, Mr. Ferris
hopes to supply the plants already in
operation here with cheap fuel.
The Ferris interests are not in
terested in the distributing of nat.
ural gas for domestic use, he de-
clared. If a surplus from their main
becomes available, however, they
agree to sell this surplus to the
Chickasha Gas and Electric COM
pany or any other corporation or
concern engaged in distributing gas
to the domestic consumer, at rate
of % cents per 1000 cubic feet.
Definite Proposal Expected.
After prolonged session with
the two committees, Messrs. Ferris
and Bingham left Chickasha for
with their attorneys, af.
ter which they will return to Chick
asha to meet with q subcommittee
representing the two communities.
AT this session, definite proposal
will be drafted for submission to
the city council for action. They
are expected to return here in the
next few days.
Members Of the subcommittee
which will receive the definite de.
mands of the financiers and, In con-
junction with them draft proposal
to submit to the city council, are:
P. G. Stacy and Ben f. Morgan,
representing Mayor Coffman's com
mittee; John A. Hyndman and My
ron Humphrey, representing the
chamber; Secretary J. W. Conner. of
tba Chamhar ~ Cnn,,,1aroa opJ IIor
ry Hammerly, city attorney.
Mr.. Bingham, the engineer assoc.
ated with Mr.. Ferris, recently made
an exhaustive survey OF the Grady
county gas field and the industrial
field here. The findings in this
survey prompted the proposal of the
Ferris interests to install the gas
system in the indus
trial section.
"Most Satisfactory SoIution.v
Commenting upon the tentative
proposition submitted by the Ferris
Bingham interests, Secretary Conner
Of the Chamber of Commerce said:
This arrangement I believe, az
lords the most satisfactory solution
Of our natural gas problem. A con-
nection with the Oklahoma Natural
Gas company's main, towards which
definite steps are now being made,
assures us of permanent supply
Of gas for domestic, or cooking pur
poses.
THE Ferris Bingham proposal
would afford us an abundant sup
ply for industrial purposes. which
supply could not be secured through
the Oklahoma Natural lines. In
addition to furnishing a supply of
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