The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1923-08-23
Eugene Enloe Buys Output
of Walla Walla Company
Wells
OFFERS TO SELL 1T
TO CITY AT 30 CENTS
Kennewick and Pasco Asked
to Undertake Distribu-
ton

To Kennewick and Pasco is pre-
scented the opportunity to become the
first towns in Washington supplied
with natural gas for cooking, heat
ing and lighting. The gas wells in
the Rattlesnake hills 80 miles north
west Of here are to be harnessed and
the gas brought here for domestic
and industrial use, provided the peo-
pie of these two Columbia River
towns are willing to obligate them
selves to consume limited amount
yearly.
The proposition is submitted to the
two towns by Eugene Enloe, Of Spo-
kane, who has entered into contract
with the sWalla Walla Oil, Gas a.
Pipe Line company for the purchase
of the gas from their wells. The
substance of the proposal is given in
the following letter addressed to
Mayor H. w. Desgranges.
81 recently concluded a contract
with the walla walla Oil, Gas & Pipe
Line company for the purchase of
their gas contingent upon the securing
of a market for the same, and in view
of the fact that the towns Of Kenne-
wick and Pasco being located nearest
to the gas fields, | am looking to the
officers Of these towns to assist in
the development of this gas field and
viii construct a pipe line to deliver
as much gas as the two towns can use
provided that the city Of Kennewick
will pipe the city and buy and pay
for 250,000 cubic feet as daily aver
age for the year at the price of 30
cents per 1000 cubic feet, and take
the gas at the city limits; and also
agree that gas used above 100000
cubic feet per day shall be furnished
at 25 cents per 1000 cubic feet during
the life of the gas field. The prop
osition is on the assumption that
Pasco viii take proportionate a
mount.
81 think all believe that it would be
quite wonderful thing for your COM
munity if it were possible that natural
gas were available for the many pur-
poses for which it can be used, and
i am sure that it would be for your
best interest to assist in providing
gas for your city.
"Kindly give this matter your
prompt attention, and advise me what
action your people are disposed to
take in the matter"
Yours truly,
Eugene Enloe.
Similar letters have been addressed
to the Kennewick Commercial Club
and to the mayor and the Chamber
of Commerce at Pasco.
Mr.. Enloe is well known throughout
out the Inland Empire and has
reputation as a man who does things.
For years he has been engaged in
the development and operation Of
hydro-electrical plants and only re-
Gently disposed of large part Of his
holdings to the Washington Water
Power company, of Spokane. He is
rated as having plenty of capital to
carry through the pipe line project
without seeking financil aid from out
side sources.
Harry ]. Neely, of Spokane, who
directed the negotiations between Mr..
Enloe and Henry ID. James, general
manager of the Walla Walla COM
pany, says Mr.. Nicely has already
placed tentative orders for pipe,
pumps and other equipment for pipe
line and will be ready to deliver the
gas from 60 to 80 days after contracts
with the two cities are concluded.
Mr.. Nicely appeared before the Pasco
Chamber of Commerce at luncheon
yesterday and will meet with the
Kennewick Commercial Club this
evening to outline the proposal more
in detail.
Mr.. James has had several other
proposals for the purchase of the
gas but he declined to consider any
proposal which did not contemplate
the piping of the gas to Kennewick
and Pasco where it might be utilized
for domestic as well as industrial
purposes.