New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-16
THE PETROLEUM CONTENTION.

A STANDARD OF GRAVITY EsTABLISHED-THE
QUESTION OF MEASUREMENT UNSETTLED.
The National Convention of Petroleum Re
hnePs was session again yesterday in the Merchants
Exchange Mr.. Morgan of Pittsburgh in the chair. Dr
Hertz of Pittsburgh introduced the following resolution
COMPROMISE following the debate of yesterday re.
garding the specific gravity OF crude oil:
That the standard gravity Of crude petroleum he natural
state shall be 80 degrees and and after January 1870 all contracts
shall be made and between and ~ degrees g I uT tuh
bearing gravity above AZ degrees mrchalbe and a pot be
reduction beyond that which provided for On oil up 20 ~ degrees II
the seller wishes TO deliver crude oil Ola gravity lighter Than q a
price barrel gallon for each degree o. degree above
oil not duterse eow &C degrees snd not below - then
shall os the amount 90 q cent? upon eaiand every degree
The resolution unanimously adopted Mr.. Forsyth
offered the following resolution, which was adopted
R,soed That Committee Of Three be appointed to have made
cnra instruments oI ng crude OIL and have them 'tb to me orr
considered aud accepted a. the standard iHsiumeLis
Messrs Flager OF Cleveland, Dr. Hertz OF Ttusyle,
and Wcks of New York were appointed such committee.
Mr. b. W Morgan asked Mr.. Wcks to take the chair, and
aterward offered the following resolution:
Resord That from and after the ' day Of January 1870 viii
e oil accept By actual weight and a aad that COMMITTEE he
appointed meet The exporters and arrange The mode and number Of
The debate occasoned by the introduction of this reso
luton dscursive and acrimonious and II turned out
10 be between Pittsburgh and the other cities
AS 10 who should control the trade. MI Livingston OF
already adopted the system Of weights believing il to be
the only mode o. just lie explained IN
ingenious manner the many opportunities that offered
Tor false by the gauging system False rods
uneven barrel slaves and heads. aud the scarcity Of
standard measures. particularly referred TO- Mr.
Morgan strongly urged the adoption OF ms notion aud
denounced the gauging system defective and
Enthusiastically, and concluded by stating that he
had in his possession statement that would
convince any one that the exporters OF this
city had been more or less imposed on by the rehners.
It now belngl o'clock the Convention adjourned for
hour during which time the delegates In better
humor, not being restrained by parliamentary laws On
reassembng, Mr. Fiager asked for the reading Of the
resolution which had been passed regarding the specific
gravity Of crude petroleum. and remarked that he hoped
that the proceedings Of the mornings session had been
enacted good faith in that matter what mi sh occur
during the remainder OF the Convention they would agree
disagree IL plain To be that the hours
had been prO1taby employed by those in favor the
gaugiug system Mr. Micks of Newly Ork remarked that
the NewIOrk relners had taken back during the
Convention but ne believed something Onght be said
with regard 10 what had transpcd between the export
aud reiiners I'm the past The retneTs OF NewYOrk
had had many mkud remarks made about them by the
exporters and had been accused Of many Irregularities
their dealings The reners had been furnished by the
exporters with recitation OF their grievances Com
mttees had been appointed from each side, and they
went 10 the warehouses aud made every kind Of test
that could be suggested thought OF, and every
endeayOr made TO ascertain the most advantageous
mode OF measurement and in every instance the export
eTs failed To sUbstantiate their allegations.
Tie Convention the adjourned sine due without taking
any further action on the question Of measurement