The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-07-14

The straw vote may lead to an
other election unless a majority of
the voters fatty turn down both pro-
positions. Company estimates are
that 40 men would be employed to
install the plant and that it will be in
operation a month after it is definite
ly approved.
Prepare Analysis
Representative of one of the COM
panies interested have prepared the
following analysis of the proposals
made, with the approval of the mayor
and city council members:
Tuesday night the city council met
in special session and determined to
call a special election to determine
the consensus of the public in respect
to a proposed gas system for the city.
The special election is called for Tues
day, July &c. This is a straw vote
and for this reason only one polling
place will be had, namely, the City
Hall.
This and previous city councils
have had a number Of gas PROPOSE
lions submitted to them, and they
now have two definite propositions
before them, and they are asking the
public to indicate their wishes as to
which of the two propositions shall
be submitted for a final vote of the
people.
One of the propositions being con-
sidered is to grant rs year fran
the application, and the other is for
the city to construct and own a mod
ern gas system.
$4,000 in Territory
Late in April, Lee H. Barker, pre-
sident of the Liquified Natural Gas
Corporation of Minneapolis, started
negotiations with the city council.
MIR. Barker explained that the COM
pany was interested in installing a
fropane gas plant and distributing
system in Redwood Falls so as to pro-
vide a distribution center for the dis
tribution of gas to the adjacent terri
tory as we'll as furnish modern gas
service to the citizens. of Redwood
Falls. Under the newer methods of
distributing gas, it is possible to
serve gas to the population within
radius of so miles by truck to the
smaller communities that could not
support the necessary investment for
complete gas system and storage
facilities. There is a population IN
excess of $4,000 people available for
gas service within a radius of so
miles from Redwood Falls in 33
towns.
The company has employed the en-
gineer who designed and built the gas
systems at Wahpeton, North Dakota
and Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. De-
troit Lakes is such gas distributing
center, and from early June last year
until November, franchises and gas
systems were installed in "a towns in
the territory adjacent to Detroit
Lakes. Mr.. Barker states that his
company desires to build up this type
of group gas service out of Redwood
Falls.
Propane gas is what is commonly
known as Skelgas, Philgas or Pyro-
fax, sometimes called bottle gas. 1t
is by-product saved in the process
of removing gasoline from natural
gas wells. This gas, under Mr.. Bark
er's plan, will be shipped to Redwood
Falls in tank car quantities and I'M
loaded into a large storage tank in
this city; from that tank the gas will
be carried to all parts of the city IN
the customary manner, through mains
and in addition will provide the stor-
age facilities from which the trucks
of the company may be loaded to dis
tribute to the town in the adjacent
territory. Under this plan, it is
possible to furnish gas to the popula-
ton either in or out Of Redwood Falls