William O. Douglas

“ If petitioner is engaged in 'the transportation of natural gas in interstate commerce' to those Colorado towns within the meaning of § 1 (b) , its wholesale sales in Colorado are also sales 'in interstate commerce of natural gas for resale for ultimate public consumption' as those words are used in § 1 (b) . That commerce does not end until the gas enters the service pipes of the distributing companies.
Most of the other objections which petitioner raises to the Commission's method of allocation of costs have been considered in the cases of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. ”

“ We held that the Illinois company by virtue of § 7 (c) of the Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 717f (c) , [1] could build an extension to connect with the facilities of a company distributing gas to consumers in Illinois only after obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Federal Power Commission. We held that the Illinois company and Panhandle Eastern were engaged 'in interstate commerce in the purchase and sale of the natural gas which moves in a continuous stream from points without the state' into the pipes of the Illinois company ”

“ We have repeatedly emphasized the need for clarity and completeness in the basic or essential findings on which administrative orders rest. State of Florida v. United States, 282 U.S. 194, 215, 51 S.Ct. ”