The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-11
NATURAL GAS
SALE FAVORED
IN COMMITTEE
Plan to Supply Industries of
City Is Approved by
Civic Leaders.
TWO VOICE OPPOSITION
White and Dublin Against
Recommendation to
Commission.

Plans for sale of natural gas to
Indianapolis industries we're in.
dorsed Monday night by action OF
the natural gas committee of the
indianapolis Federation of Com
munity Clubs.
A majority of the committee hav-
ing voted in favor of the proposal
recommendation will be made to the
public service commission that the
Manufacturers Natural Gas Asso-
citation be granted permission to sell
its product here for industrial pur-
poses.
Hearing before the public service
commission on the Manufacturers
association petition will begin al
$50 Wednesday morning.
Gives Reasons for Approval
The natural gas committee of the
civic clubs bases its recommendation
on the following reasons:
1. The Manufacturers Natural
Gas Association, Inc, can obtain
a sufficient supply of gas and can
place it with factory owners with
in 100 days.
Q. To meet competition, it is
necessary that the factory MEM
bers obtain sufficient supply of
natural gas at the earliest pos
sible moment.
3. Department. Of public utili-
ties for indianapolis can not
enter into contracts to procure
and furnish natural gas to the
industries in indianapolis.
d. It is not known when the
utility department will be able to
take over and operate the Citizens
Gas Company.
5. If the utility department Is
ready and willing to supply nat
ural gas, no other company should
be permitted to do so.
6. New mains and property will
be turned over at cost, plus an
interest charge and depreciation
allowance, to the utility depart
ment, when it is ready to take
over the property.
z. Private consumers will not
be supplied with natural gas. The
present mains could not be used.
s. About $1,000 operatives will
be given employment if natural
gas is available to factories of as
ISOLATION members.
IF fIo
voting in favor of the reconmen-
dalton were William Bosom, chair
man of the committee; Oscar F..
Smith, president of the Indianapo-
lis Federation of Community Civic
Clubs, and G. G. Schmidt.
Two Are Opposed
John F. White and William r.
Quillin voted against the recon-
mendation. A sixth member of the
committee, A. Leroy Portteus, was
out of the city.
There is no better plan to wreck
the Citizens Gas Company" White
said. "a proposal like this can't
be anything but an injury"
There was considerable difference
of opinion over instructions issued
to the committee by the federation.
White announced that he would
protest against the action of the
committee at the next meeting of
the federation.
Women Approve Purpose
Resolution urging permission for
the Manufacturers National Gas
Company to supply natural gas to
industries here was adopted by
unanimous vote at a meeting of
committees of the Indiana Womens
Auxiliary of the Thirty eighth di-
vision Monday.
They met at the home Of Mrs. M.
B. Spellman, 5355 Broadway, where
they we're addressed by Frank Le-
wis, department manager of Kingan
& Company.
Distribution of natural gas here
would prevent additional factories
from leaving the city, and would aid
employment, the resolution con-
tends.