| Show GAS TO MAIN STREET American Datura Gas ComJ I panys Mains Reach There I SYSTEM IS VERY PERFECT EXHIBITION IVHk FHOBABI1 JJI MADE THIS EVESIXG Great Salt Lake Coiuuaiij Will Commence Com-mence OucraHonK ThIs Afternoon Insurance 3lcu Fail to Agree on the CJnsljy Loss and negotiations Were Declared Off For tile Pres Continental Insurance Coin puny Refused n Out lute Policy on the Sunltnrlam mUcc Taller Irrigation Enterprise Salt Lalce city now has natural gas delivered on Main street and within the next few days the consumers in every section of the city may make use of thevapor for both lighting and heating purposes At the Intersection 9t 3Iain and South Temple streets on the northwest corner four lanterns placed on as many mounds of earth last night made the silent announcement announce-ment that tne mains of the American Natural Gas company had reached that point One of the regulation valves was put in at the end of the line and it is anticipated that an exhibition of the gas will be given today or this evening All preparations for a show with the exception of attaching the flambeau were made last night but it was deemed advisable to complete several small details of the system before setting before the public in such a forcible manner The new line was tested during the afternoon and i found to be in splendid shape the regular I reg-ular pressure being maintained while the joints of the mains were underwater I under-water Had there been any leaks bubbles bub-bles would have made their appearance In the water but as all of the Joints I held the backfilling was commenced without delay and completed before the hour for knocking off work Full connection with the gas house of the Salt Lake and Ogden Gas and Electric Light company was made during the afternoon and the gas can now be turned into the system of the Pioneer company at a minutes notice South Temple street was an extremely extreme-ly busy thoroughfare yesterday from 7 oclock in the morning until sometime some-time after 6 oclock last evening In the neighborhood of 200 men ftere engaged en-gaged In completing one of the most Important Improvements this city has ever had and as stated by The Herald would be the case the last section of pipe was put in and jointed just at 12 oclock noon Three hours later the gas was turned In from the gates at the Grand Pacific hotel corner and a test of the mains was made Everything Every-thing was found to be in perfect condition condi-tion This practically completed a 12 mile natural gas > system the first ever put In the west It is said by experts to be one of the best constructed systems sys-tems in the world 3he mains are six inches through and made of the finest steel They are thin but guaranteed to stand a Jl constantly in force of 50 pounds to the square inch The pressure will be regulated entirely en-tirely by valves at the well connection out at the Lake Shore fields and for the purpose of securing Immediate connection a telephone line is to be built out to the wells from the nearest station The wells are holding up in splendid shape and a pressure of 300 pounds can be secured at any time Such a flow wouldxbe entirely unmanageable unman-ageable for commercial purposes however how-ever Th sixinch mains are capable of delivering sufficient gas to supply a city three times the size of Salt Lake It has not yet been decided when the gas celebration Is to take place Getting Dot to Work All of the machinery for the driving of the weils on the lands recently leased by the Great Salt Lake Natural Gas and Fuel company in the near neighborhood of the Lake Shore Yields has now been removed to the proposed location of the wells and this mornIng morn-Ing several officers of the company will go out to the fields for the purpose of making the selection of the point at which active operations are to commence com-mence One cf the provisions of the contract with the contractors Is that they shall drive as long as the management man-agement of the company desires or they shall cease operations at the command com-mand of the same authority and move to a new location if desirable The Great Salt Lake people have extremely ex-tremely favorable indications on their lands and it is anticipated that they will secure g well within 600 feet although prepared to 1000 though they are 1repared go if necessary |
