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 thereto, in reaching a place of consimption. By means of said lines gas is transported and delivered to the gateway of more than fifty city distribution plants in Arkansas owned by the respondent, to approximately 318 rural customers along the lines, and to the pipe line customers.

"In addition to the lines hereinabove described, there are in what is called the El Dorado District, a vast number of lines, primarily constructed and now generally used, to distribute gas to oil wells and petroleum industries located in this area and not to transport gas beyond or through it.

"All of the gas transported by respondent from the state of Louisiana into the state of Arkansas is consumed in Arkansas, with the exception of a relatively small amount consumed by citizens in Texarkana, Texas, and Junction City, Louisiana, served through city distribution plants.

"The gas moves across the Arkansas–Louisiana states line through each of Lines A, H and K for the purpose of serving the respondent's customers in Arkansas. At times the principal portion of this demand is supplied through Line A; at other times through either, or both, Line H or K. When the principal supply of gas is brought into Arkansas through Line A a portion of it is diverted into Line E and carried to the El Dorado District, and when the principal supply is carried through either or both, Line H and K, a portion of the gas is diverted through Line E into Line A. The lines in Arkansas are filled at all times with gas under high pressure, in readiness to serve as needed. The movement, volume and pressure of the gas in the pipe line are directly governed by the use of appliances owned by consumers irrespective of whether said consumers are served directly through a tap off of a pipe line or some spur thereof, or through a city or town distribution plant.

"There are 415 customers in Arkansas served through taps on Lines A, E, H, or K, and their laterals or spurs, if we treat each city or town distribution plant