The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-18
HEARING ON CAS-
MATTER ENDS At
T0DAY'S SESSION
Petition Of chIckasha Gas and Elec.
trio Company Before Corpora
tion Commission Now Up
TO Commissioners.
BOTH SIDES PRESENT
EVIDENCE ON SUBJECT
chIckasha Claims Not Using All
Duncan Gas; Oklahoma Natural
Says Wells Short Lived;
Other Towns Are Heard.
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Especial TO The Express.)
Oklahoma City. Jan. is.-HearInr
OF the application OF the Chlckasha
Gas and Electric company for an
order requiring the Oklahoma Natur
al Gas Company TO furnish gas for
distribution In Oaickasha, after
being in progress since yesterday
morning was concluded before the
corporation commission today. The
Chickasha Chamber of Commerce
and the City OF Chickasha were in
teryenors In the petition.
Mr. Sharp. vice-president and gen.
eral manager OF the Oklahoma Nat.
ural, was on the stand this morning
In his testimony he told of the rapid
depletion Of gas fields and the
heavy expense cntailel upon his
company in taking up old lines and
PUTTING down new ones In order to
supply its customers. He also told
OF the penalties imposed upon his
company for failure to meet de-
mands for gas.
AT the conclusion OF Mr.. Sharps
testimony, both sides rested. Attor.
neys for the petitioners expressed
Willingness to submit the case with
out argument but Commissioner
Walker thought that the case was
Of so much importance as to make
arguments desirable. The attorneys
will agree this afternoon on date
for arguments.
Legal representatives of Muskogee
and Ell Reno. at the opening of the
hearing, gave notice that they de-
sired to protest against the grant
ing of the order, provided their own
gas supply would suffer as a result
OF it.
Judge Cottingham, of the firm of
Cottingham and Hays represented
the Chickasha Gas and Electric Co.
while Alger Melton was counsel for
the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce
and Harry Hammerly, city attorney,
appeared in behalf of the city of
Chickasha. Judge Richardson, of
Oklahoma City represented the Okla
homa Natural
AIN of the commissioners were on
the bench yesterday morning, with
Chairman Campbell Russell presid-
ing but the latter was called away
during the afternoon and Commits
sioners Art Walker and Hughes
heard the testimony, with Mr.. Walker
presiding.
Testimony in behalf of the petit
TONERS was given by Fred Insul,
president Of the Chickasha Gas and
Electric Co., Tulsa; +. d. Shaffer,
manager for the company at Chick
asha; II. e. Musson, consulting en-
gineer; J. w. Duval, gas engineer Of
the corporation commission; ]. w.
Conner, secretary Of the Chickasha
Chamber Of Commerce; Geo. H.
Evans, o. L. Bingham, and O. Coff-
man, mayor of Chickasha.
Among those testifying in behalf
of the Oklahoma Natural yesterday
were J. w. Owens, manager of the
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., Okla
homa City; Mr.. Porter, general sup
erintendent of the Oklahoma Natural
and also a field superintendent of
the company.
Mr.. Insul told Of his negotiations
with the Oklahoma Natural during a
period of about two years in efforts
to get ftheo latter company to supply
gas for distribution in Chickasha and
also told about the building Of a pipe
line with view to getting con-
nection with the Oklahoma Natural
line about four miles south of Chick
asha. He said he had had number
of conversations with Mr.. Sharp, vice
president and general manager of
the latter company, and the latter
had held out the idea that his COM
pany would be pleased to supply
Chickasha provided it had suffi-
cient quantity of gas available. Mr..
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