Fillmore Progress | 1924-06-27 | Page 2 | 210 Miles of Jointless Pipe to Carry Gas

miles of pipe to carry gas JUr byville tex A continuous stel sit el tube miles long without a coupling or ti it screw thread connection will be laid this summer be between teen the texas louisiana natural gas near shreveport la and beaumont tex when completed the lie longest six teen inch diameter pipe line in the world will cross two rivers innumerable creeks aud and run underground through four counties to jearry the natural gas to beaumont oxyacetylene oxy acetylene welding wll seal ery joint replacing the old met method I 1 lod of screw couplings thus reducing the upkeep UPI beep of tile the line to the vitals vanishing bing point and conserving a great quantity of gas from the leakage which lias has always been unavoidable with threaded joints