Show MORGAN ORGAN AND MAGNA AG MA MAMO NOW MO BEING SERVED I WITH NATURAl GAS Blazing New NeVI Trails of Progress By L D SIMMONS SIl Two more moreo Utah towns Morgan towns and Magna are arc now being served with Ith Utah's new fuel Natural tural Gas Heavy avy construction in laying the huge p pipeline system in m these his been speeded up during the past few weeks in spite of rock rome s bar bame ies I pastI and Int intense n cold and storms and nd actual delivery in m these thes-e new towns during the week k numbers past w among the fortunate Clue cities now this new I Ithe publIc service Its It's a l long jump lump from the s spectacular spectacular cular days of the early trial blazers and the time v when n Brigham Young I first introduced the use of g gis m in Utah in m the year ear 1873 to rv Janu 1920 when the Natural Gas Compan Companies leS ies under und the leadership of Frank McCarthy 1 L Fitzpatrick and Jules D Roberts first broke ground in the dead of v winter to inaugurate the ad- ad adent ad advent vent sent ent of Natural Gas to Utah E n as s the foe t e early caily pioneers and founders h conquer the barren west vest plow plo plowed plowed ed cd the soil sOlI cultivated it built homes and established our institutions of ice sei-ice of f of f al ait and of commerce sturdy commerce sturdy men men are now pioneering the Gas utility to Its pre present nt size And today the N Natural Natural tur- tur tural al Gas Companies are exerting erting all effort to help build our commonwealth eal th to that proud position which it lt is 18 fast attaining An e expenditure of millions of dollars in m constructing the huge hu transportatIon system to Utah cities and towns and n in 1 perfecting e exist existing hist- hist histing ing mg systems is n l token of the desIre of these Natural Gas leaders eiders not only to keep pace with the city's and states state's development but to lead learl out as a community builder of the Inter Inter- Intermountain mountain West But few persons realize re what hat lies back of the actual deh delivery ery and use of this fine new fuel in their homes and factories s or know mow the romance the hardships the dangers and the engineering facts that overcome un- un unexpected un unexpected expected obstacles and other ele- ele elements elements ele elements ments composing a stor story of real hu- hu human human hu human man interest in making malang this nc new publIc service possible A trip with Mr McCarthy vice vice- vice president I presIdent and general manager of the I Uinta Pipe Line Company over the I Natural Gas transmission I way vay across the mountains 1 can ors ons and valleys and across rivers reveals the interesting story ot 01 I plait plait- plaiting ing I I mg ing and maintaining service in the huge steel tubs which Its I I way from WY Wyoming and nd Colorado m- m into in into to Utah Utah sending this new fine fuel rac me ng to Utah homes and factories from holes in the ground hundreds of miles away l I Were We ire are approaching the first an- an anniversary an anniversary nl ersa of tlc the actual construction I work ork which v uch started at the tte height of one of the n ost severe v w inters IP lP the history of this section of the country I January January 1929 1129 Construction of the theline theline January I-January line is said to be one of the most d f- f f cult fi-cult tasks of its lan kind in m the United States The main mam inch 18 line Ime reach reach- reaches re re-ach-es re es an to elevation at the head of Chalk Chall I Cr Creek k just lust east of th the Wyoming Wyoming- W Utah omm Utah state line feet above sea sealevel eel The lowest elevation is lS I feet on the 14 1 inch mch line one m mile e cast enst I of Sunset station statton thus crossing coun coun- country coun- coun country country try var varying mg from low 10 marshes to the I i rocky cliffs of the summit During the fir first fiat t t two 0 months of construction it was va necessary to ex- ex excavate e snow for a nave rage depth or of fi fie e feet before reaching the surface of the ground Frequently after fter re- re removing re removing moving snow from the ground storms and winds would cause th the snow to drift and fill the recently opened e The frost t was va 3 from 9 to 30 inches deep It is es- es es estimated that between tween the Salt Lake Lahe statIon and nd the summit of the Was Was- Was Was-atch Wasatch atch range a distance of approximately approximately t m lv 12 miles that enough dItch was vas du dug and that if laid end to end would equal 35 miles Die to the frozen ground and rock It was vas n necessary s ary to break up the ground with portable air ahead of the ditching machines and hand gangs EI Eighteen and two two- two tenths o- o tenths miles of rf solid s rock were ere re- re remo re removed mo moved moed ed edAt At t points on the mch 16 line Ime teams t and wagons and sleighs took the pIpe from where here the trucks tricks could reach the nearest paint to the line and place it joint by joint on the line Ime The abundance of snow and rain ram and the late coldsprIng cold spring left bare mountain mountain- mountainous mountainous ous ranges saturated with water ater and m muck k which made it almost un- un impassable im impassible passable for light cars and saddle horses to sty SlY nothing of the heavy y trucks loaded with th p pc pe Trucks generators and ditching ma machines machines chines would bog down and cater ter pillars in some cases would bur bury themselves s in m going into pull them The Natural Gas line did not wait aIt tor better weather but roads roach were ere bUIlt culverts placed in m to drain dram off the surface and inspection At sever sever- several several several al points a caterpillar especIally equipped with cable and winch wa wax statIoned t to pull the generators load load- loaded loaded loaded ed trucks and ditchers up st steed d in- in inclines in inclines clines elmes where it was vas v as anpo impossible sible for them to go on their own 0 n power Be- Be Because Be Because cause of this muck it is at times reqUIred eight horses and a GO 60 horse horse- hors horsepower horsepower power caterpillar to move mo one gener gener- generator generator generator ator weighing but pounds On tho the inch 14 line seven miles nules of solid rock were vere removed This lade practically follows the Weber caon ion ca-ion for its entire length In a distance of 28 miles nules there were re 21 major river Clo crossings 18 cree creek cr crossing mg and 11 track track double railroad and the state highway the pipe hue had no choice as to route ly half alf of ot the rIver I crossing on this line were made m in solid rock The Weber river riser and Its tributaries S ire ne very swift and tur tur- turbulent tur- tur turbulent turbulent bulent so much that workmen at some of the crosSm crossings would be swept off their f feet t by the sw swift t current The most difficult construction work worl was as encountered on this line All creek and n riser nver er crossings were made by diverting dI half of the water water- waterway waterway way ay at a time so that workmen cou ecu d blot out a in m the river bottom Continued on page 5 AND D A NOW OW BEING SERVED t I WITH NATURAL GAS Cent Cant fr from n pa page e 1 orb or by Y ditching crosS across the rivers and nd with drag dr lines T steam m a-m shovels shovel or ditching machines s All river and reek andi-reek creek crossm crossing were ere buried with at least cast a two root foot h ha coffering co pipe being held in m p place lane b y heavy rater n clamps At tunes times there ere ft n ere 1 1800 OO men at k ro k rokon on the pipe at one time Water had to be hauled in m mans nany caves ca es fro i Ij 5 to 20 miles In some me cases it fits 5 nere nece nary ary to dig wells W While Il sit snug and warm arm D b de Q-de Ie their Natu Natural Ga Gas logs tl ti is 16 winter m all along this miles of gIant pipeline system p old trails blazed by bv early fur trappers poney express Mormon fannon pioneers and sturdy found ers era of the West following fallowing Ing the neily ne ly blazed air mail routs across the of southern Wyoming and northern Utah past I- I icy IY Y rivers through t rough snow filled canyons canons and over windy p- p peaks pcs cs r Line ders or guards patrol their lonely beats along the thes s steel girded firmly anchored line to insure a constant dependable fio flow of this fine new nev fuel to Utah cities and towns and warmth ind md sen sere ice to Utah homes and factories But Bat the consumer n need have no nD fear that this thi-s sen ce e ce w will l ever be shut off through any damage to the thelme theline line a according to company offIcials r for r t the 2 dut e ment nt and M lct reserve will wiH take care of that The Theas gas as cannot freeze for all moisture Yoe u been taken out |