| Show n TASK OF BRINGING A L GAS HERE z TOL TOLD AND ITS VALUE t r 1 I Its a lon long bump from the spectacular spectacular spectacular cular days daj'S of the early trail blazer and nd the time when Brigham ham Young first introduced the use of gas s in m Utah Ut m in the year 1872 to to January 1929 when the natural gas s companies un- un under under un under der the leadership of Frank McCarthy L Fitzpatrick and Jules D Roberts first broke ground in the de dead d of winter win WIn- WInter winter ter to maug inaugurate the advent of nat- nat ural arai gas goas to Utah Even as the early pIOneers and founders helped pen con conquer penquer con conquer quer the barron barren west est plowed the sOil cultivated it built homes homed md and our institutions of ser ser- service ser service vice of learning of art urt and of or com com- commerce sturdy merce-sturdy merce sturdy men arc are now naw pioneer pioneer- pioneering pioneering ing mg- the natural gas as utility to te its present size And today the natural gas lS com companies ames are exerting all effort to help build our commonwealth to that proud positron position which it is ms fast attaining An expenditure of millions of dollars this year in constructing the huge transportation S system tem to Utah cities and towns and in m per per- perfecting e systems is ms a n token of the desire of these natural gas leaders not only to keep beep pace with the city's and state states state's development de but to lead out us as a community bu build d ei Cl of the Intermountain West But few persons persona realize what lies back of the actual delivery and use of this fine new fuel in m their homes and factories or know what lies back of making makIng- tIns thus new public service possible l i A trip with th thIr Mr Ir McCarthy vice vice- vice vice-pi president of the Pipe Line Coaver Coover Co over aver the natural gds steel highway across the the- mountain through canyons nyons and ald valleys across rivers reveals reve the interesting story of planting and m maintaining the huge steel tube WhICh wriggles its way Wyoming and Colorado into Utah sending this new ev fine fuel racing to Utah homes and factories from hol holes s in m the ground hundreds of miles away way We are arc the first I an- an anniversary an anniversary of the actual constructIOn I work which started at the height of I one of the most sev severe re winters in to the history of this sector section n of the country January January 1929 1920 19 D De Due e largely to the theSe Se severe Seere ere weather eather con conditions construction tion of the is 15 spid sad id to be one of the most difficult of its hind hindin m in the United S States The main mam 18 18 inch line reaches nb afi nbc an c elevation at the I head of Chalk Cree just east cast of the Utah Wyoming Utah Utah line Im lm of feet t above elevation sea level le The The lowest eleva- eleva bon tion tion is 18 in feet t on oil R the tl inch mch IJ L line i- i i 11 one mile nule cast of Sunset station th thus cro m country varying from loW to the rocky cliffs of the summit While enjoy th comforts and benefits of natural gas s this holi holI- holIday holi- holi holiday holiday day season all aU along the th miles of giant lant pipeline transportation tran tem system ys paralleling old trIals tria bla blazed by early fur trappers pony express ridera nd rid ers era Mormon pioneers and sturdy J f founders of the west fallowing the theY Y l newly blazed marl nr r route ute i cross the mountains of southern mn and northeastern Utah paIt past past ere ers era through h snow filled f pd 1 over windy peaks peals riders lipe jOT or guards patrol l their lonely one one- boots boats Monk n the the he steel girded firmly anchored line to te insure a contant cantant d dependable flow of af this fine new fuel TO Utah cities an and warmth and T ee to Utah homes and factor factories es In the tM more ru rugg rugge country Some gome will Wll travel el their bean l tl the snow a afo o t Others will ride nde horses Each T an ian will p patrol from fifteen to twenty miles At night line riders rider's cabins R s boned aliened from 5 to 20 miles apart fro affa d food comfort and v for or ho hors and rider A company built owne ovine and telephone c system pa p the natural il al 1 gas pipelines Imes fo for their entire len length th Each guard ard a at stat t stated stated ed cJ loc locations and rote intervals als and if any nger menaces his of line Ime he will call for th the maintenance sow crew at once A trip with mth the seasoned d natural gas executive Mr McCarthy McG over the main mam prove proveS proved an interesting experience and displaces Ces the loyalty of the personnel from the line hue riders to the dispatchers rs and main maintenance officers of Ithe the various sta- sta statIons stations sta stations and camps IThe The stations equipment e- e e ment the and telephone telephones s system Stem built and maintained by the company are marked evidence that th-at Utah enjoys a modern natural gas system |
