Show T TASK OF BRINGING NATURAL GAS HERE TOLD AND ITS VALUE VALE Its It's a n lon long m J jump p from the spectacular spectacular spectacular cular da days 3 of the early arly trail blazer and the time when hen Brigham Young first introduced the use of gas pas in Utah In the year vear ear 1872 to January 1929 1923 s hen the ilic natural gas companies un- un un der under the leadership of Frank McCarthy 1 I and Jules D Roberts first broke ground in the de dead d o onn of win win- winter winter ter te-r to inaugurate the advent of nat nat- natural nat uial ural ulal gas to Utah E Den n as the early plon pioneers rs and fou iders helped icon con pon the barron west plowed the sOil cultivated d it J bu built t homes and established c our institutions of ser ser- ser service vice VICC of learning l of art and of com com- commerce sturdy merce merce sturdy men are now noVo pioneer pioneer- pioneering pioneering ln ing the natural gas utility to Its present size And today the natural gas as com companies are exerting all ef effot effo to help build our commonwealth to that proud positron which it is fat fast fa An expenditure of millions of dollars this year in constructing the huge transportation system stem to Utah cities and towns and in m per per- r- r perfecting systems s sv stems is 15 a token of t the desire of these natural gas leaders not only to keep pace with the le city's and states state's development but to lead out as us a community build build- builder builder er of or the Intermountain West But few persons re what lIes back of the actual delivery and lse ise of this fin fine new fuel in their homes and factories or know what lies hes back backof backof backof of mating this new public sea Ice po possible A trip with mth Mr McCarthy McCarth vice vice- vice president president ent of the Uinta Pipe Line Co Coover Coover over r the natural gas us s steel hIghway across the mountain through canyons canons and valleys valles s across rivers reveals the interesting story stor of planting and maintaining the ilie huge steel tube which wrIggles its v ay from W Wyoming and Colorado into moo Utah sending this new fine fuel racing to Utah homes and factories f from irom holes in m the ground hundreds of miles nules away We are approaching the first an- an an anniversary of the actual constructIOn ork stork fork which started at the height of I one of the most severe winters in the history of this section of the country January January 1929 1923 Due largely to the ilie severe weather veather conditions tion construction of the line Ime is us said to be one of the most difficult basks of I its kInd In the United States The main 18 inch 18 inch mch line Ime reaches rea hes an elevation at the head of Chalk Creek just east cast of the Utah Utah Wyoming line of t feet t abOve elevation set sei level lesel The lov lowest est eleva eleva- tion bon is feet feel on o the tb 14 mc inch line one mile e east of Sunset station thus crossing crO country varying from low V to the rock rocky cliffs chiTs of or the summit While enjoy the comforts and benefits of l gas as this th hob hoh hobday holiday day season all along the mile mlle milc of giant pipeline transportation system system system tem paralleling old trials blazed by early fur trappers pony express rid rid- riders rid riders ers Mormon pioneers and sturdy founders of the west cst following following- the newly blazed air nail rout across the mountains s of southern Wyoming and northeastern rn U Utah past icy ri- ri riv rivers ers through snow filled sno filled canyons and andover andover andover riders line or over windy peaks guards petrol their lonely beats brots along niong the steel girded firmly anchored hue hueto to insure a contant dependable flow of tins this fine new fuel to Utah cItIes an and warmth and service serce to o Utah homes and factories In the ilic more rug rug- rugged d mountaInous country some w will l travel tra their beats beat thou through h the snow afoot Others Will ride ho horses hor s Each man will patrol from fifteen to twenty t mires mIles At night n line lInc riders rider's cabins stationed from 5 to 20 mlles miles a apart afford food comfort and warmth W tor lor horse and rider A company built owned and operated telephone system parallels the natural il al gas pipelines for their entire length Each guard rd reports at stat stat- stated stated ed locations Sl and intervals and if any d nger ng-er menaces his stretch of line he will mIl call can for the maintenance crew at once A trip with nth the Seasoned poisoned natural gas as executive c Mr McCarthy over the main line proves pro es an In interesting e and displaces the loyalty of the personnel from the line riders to the dispatchers rs and main main- maintenance maintenance officers of the various sta stations hons and camps The stations e- e eqUipment equipment e the hl highways h aS and telephone stem sy-stem built and maintained by the company are marked evidence tw that th t Utah enjoys a modern modem natural gas gac system |