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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 17 miles of gas distribution mains, Union Gas is in the centre of an area which has been producing its own natural gas for over 50 years, The first commercial oil well to go into operation on this con- tinent was at Petrolia, near Sarnia, in 1858, Oil has been used from this area ever since and natural gas has also been found in this region, At present Union Gas has close to 1,400 wells in 14 gas fields throughout southwestern On- tario, Besides the gas from these wells the company is glso piping in natural gas from Alberta, Some of its gas wells have dried up over the years and are now being used to store natural gas from western Canada for use in an emer- gency or when extra heavy loads of gas are needed in its area, From these storage de- pots far underground the firm can also supply other On- tario gas distributors in case of need, From Kingston, Lakeland Natural Gas serves the com- munities of Port Hope, Co- bourg, Trenton, Belleville, Napanee, Gananoque, Pres- cott,Cardinal, Cornwall and Kingston Township, This is one of the younger organiza- tions, coming into_existence in 1957 and beginning to feed gas to customers in 19858, Close to 4,000 customers are now served with natural gas piped in from western Canada, Most spectacular of the distributors is Northern On- tario Natural Gas Co, and its affiliate Twin Cities Gas Co. The latter company serves Port Arthur and Fort wil- liam, while Northern Ontario Natural Gas takes in the entire area from Kenora in northwestern Ontario to Oril- lia on Lake Simcoe, just 80 miles north of Toronto, With almost 700 miles of gas transmission pipes the organization serves 55 com- munities which had never before used gas as a fuel, and had always relied on expen- sive wood, coal and oil for fuel or heating purposes, In its vast area of over 1,000 miles there are only some 355,000 people in scattered communities, Before the companies be- gan operations they had to be certain of some large cus- tomers for the natural gas from western Canada, Cas is now being used by mining and pulp and paper com- panies in the northern On- tario region, Residential cus- tomers were only too anxious to obtain service when they learned that they would no longer have to fire their fur. naces with wood or coal to obtain ample heat and hot water, The use of natural gas has revolutionized heat- ing in the north with over 15,000 home-owners contract- ing to take this new fuel, The companies have trained a staff to service and install gas appliances, bringing a new industry to this vast sec- tion of Ontario, Generating More IF a relatively few years the use of natural gas has grown from a few local- ized markets to a national in. dustry, employing some 28, 000 people, Sales of natural gas have grown from 44,335, 000,000 cubic feet in 1950 to 282,358,000,000 cubic feet in 1959, The number of gas cus. tomers has increased from 224,000 in 1950 to 1,063,000 last year, according to figures of the Canadian Gas Asso- ciation, Revenue has incre- ased from $15971,000 ten years ago to $159,627,000 last year, Employment in all branch. es of the industry is expected Jobs 'to double in the next decade. This will include more people in the service of gas distribu- tion companies throughout Canada and in the many fac- tories making gas appliances and servicing appliances, In the same ten years the use of natural gas is expected to more than double, "The outlook for gas sales in Canada is most favorable," said Ian N. McKinnon, chair- man of the National Energy Board, at the June annual meeting of the Canadian Gas Association, "The National Energy Board anticipates hat the Canadian' demand for BAS in 1960 will be some David P, Rogers (left), president of Union Gas, C, S, Coates, president of 'Trans-Canada Pipe Lines, and Oakah L, Jones, vice-president and deneral manager of Consumers' Gas, at the ceremony on Oct, 27, 1958, marking the arrival of Alberta natural gas at Toronto 365 billion cubic feet, that Facts and Figures about Oil and Gas A concise factual review of the current position of the Canadian oil industry and of the part it plays in our economy is given in the latest edition of 'Facts and Figures about Oil in Canada, We shall be pleased to send you a complimentary copy of this booklet on request by mail or telephone to any of our offices. Wood, Gundy & Company Limited Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver Halifax Quebec Ottawa Hamilton London Kitchener Regina London, Eng, Edmonton Calgary Victoria New York