, 1923-08-22
GAS PROMISED
SURE FOR CODY
NEW COMPANY ASK COUN-
GIL FOR FRANCHISE
WILL USE FLOW FROM
PRESENT WELLS

Natural gas for domestic and COM
mercial use the coming winter by the
citizens of Cody is the plan of a
group of capitalists who asked the
Town Council for a franchise at a
special meeting held on Monday
evening.
Actual work of installation of the
gas lines and distributing mains will
be commenced as soon as a franchise
is granted.
The men behind this enterprise are
NJ. Guiterman of Beaumont, Texas,
prominent oil operator and banker;
w. o. Taylor of Cody, Wyoming, who
has extensive interests in local oil
fields, and Fred Morris of the Morris
Ranch.
These men declare that ample
funds to finance this proposition are
already available, and that the COM
pany which will be formed will be a
close corporation, with no stock for
sale.
The gas supply will be obtained
from the wells which were drilled
some IL years ago by the Western
Oil and Gas Company on their lease
CT 800 acres that lies north of the
river and about one mile east of the
depot.
Experts have been making exhaus-
tive tests of the well which is now
flowing gas, and has been since the
we'll was drilled. They declare that
at the present time there is approx
mately 100000 feet of gas flowing
every "a hours, with a rock pressure
of over $50 pounds.
Another well that was drilled on the
same lease was flowing owe 100000
feet when it caught fire, burned the
rig down, and had to be plugged to
extinguish the blaze.
With these two wells it is assured
that an ample supply of gas is al
ready available, as the experts say
that with the wells cleaned out and
new casing put in place, that at least
calculation 100000 feet per day will
be a certain supply for many years.
This property has been lying idle
for several years because of legal
tangles, and only recently has the af-
fairs of the company been so arrang-
GU biial a lCASC was oDleillidpIC. n.
NJ. Berringer, a local oil operator, at
once secured a lease from the West
ern Oil and Gas Company, most of the
stockholders in which are local peo-
Pile, and has transferred his lease to
Messrs. Guiterman, Taylor and Nor
ris for a consideration said to be close
to $4,000.
The plans of Messrs. Guiterman,
Taylor and Morris also contemplate
a drilling campaign which will thor
oughly test the local oil fields, es-
pecially their present holdings, and,
should sufficient production be Sc
cured, a refinery will be erected of
sufficient capacity to supply the local
market with gasoline. Several of the
wells on the Pulley lease east of town
produced oil that was of high gasoline
content.
A shallow well on the Western Oil
and Gas Co. lease also produced some
oil of the same high grade.
The Town Council look with favor
upon the proposition as submitted,
and as soon as a suitable franchise
has been prepared, will give the mat
ter a thorough investigation. 1t is
n certainty that n franchise will be
granted which will adequately safe
guard the interests of the town.
Bringing gas into Cody will be the
realization of the hopes that have
cherished by citizens for many years,
and will undoubtedly be the means
of attracting many industrial enter
prises.
Already two different enterprises
are under way that will be the means
Of establishing a substantial payroll,
and many more manufacturing plants
will undoubtedly be attracted by the
availability of gas.