| Show NATURAL GAS PROGRESS sloten niles miles of tips pipe tested seventh north Ite ached the natural gas mains are in to seventh north street in one A cok more they will connect with willi the jhc regu lar rity city mains at the gas war works its and virtually be ba ready to offer their product to tho city cut the of wilt arrive e probably before the entire city will get tue the privilege april elege of 0 using the stuff and ana relegating their dirty stoves and the coal combine to harmless harmles 4 ob sc licu rity larity on that date or thereabouts there therea bouta the great ellebra ce ebra lion natural MI gas IT day will occur and zion alon thereafter be forever happy secretary driver and superintendent of t con ct ruction galpin were together in the chamber of 0 ca Cominer cc rooms yesterday discussing with the he committee the plans orthe of the celeb rit ion ahn A he ri acy ahey announced to the tribune sow bow los as the pipe had reached to abe body of 0 the city arid how soon oon the connection willi the artificial livanna can be established the gentlemen centle mea conveyed the further information Informal loll that eleven billea of pipe were tested on sunday with n thirty pound pressure from their wells the aliven miles were filled in alx in minutes ind at the nd erid of that time the wells bad fully regained their pressure no ile loss of pressure was experienced ile because all tho the joints have bave been tested la in awater and made s secure e c u r after the line haa bas been con connected n e c t ee 4 with th tile mat is tt a special high pressure lna line will be laid down south temple threet tie the av e ra ga pressure in ili tro the will tx be be heij ld down to tir two a ounces a trefle arille etron st ger pressure than that now given to the artificial nas gas it Is estam atad by the natural sos gas people that tho the natural gas baa at tio cents per thousand feet the rate to be ba charged to the iho public will be as cheap all things thines considers contil derei 1 as coal at am 6 per too ton the chamber of Com commorice morce Is still alti 1 l actively canvassing the plan for or the celebration Oelo bration of natural G GILS da day r it Is 1 now definitely determined that the day mn nn bi be sut jm as early as four our wee weeks ka from rom the present tine cirile X company compan v aji then bo be ready to furn tin ah the e mn ma tortal and it Is in ticer ned bt to lo anake the celebration before the gas la is t limed in malm probably the full plan of tho the day will be forthcoming at the 1 I rw torB meeting in the chamber to gilb slight vt |
