The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-15
PETROLEUM.

| Meeting OF Oil Renners ana Producers-
Discussion as to the Standard of Specific
Gravity for AIerchantnble Crude OIL.
Pursuant to an Invitation which had been issued
| the re1ners Of petroleum assembled In convention
| yesterday afternoon at the newsroom In Pine
street, There were representatives present from
| Cleveland, Pittsburg, Boston, Baltimore and this
| city. The meeting was organized with the election
| OF Mr.. w. P. Morgan, OF Pittsburg, chairman.
committee on business, appointed TO prepare the
question or questions to be considered by the Con-
! vention, reported as follows:-
Fns-The quesion Of crude OIL ts present gravity
pared with previous years The causes hn have brought
upon and without indicating ne in which the object
part Of this Convention, that the difficulty may be at
VIII well consider the fact that certain guam
safed from rosIaaaa b and napSths,
tent added IL the deliveries q crude That feature pre-
aaSg 2 he supply Snps liz 10
VIII g. ys ne q
| system Of tamperng with crude oil.
The report OF the committee was accepted and,
in the course OF the discussion Mr.. FLAGLER, OF
| Cleveland read the foIlowng:-
The manaae,.r AZ dealer. in petroleum Of ccvean.
Nth sspiemSeP @ w
fsas sesse.sa sSer
equal and onefourth per the price paid
sso 'n :ad as ss s 81
@ mot and s
Ss $sss conform xra.Sgds @
Moss Nav wa aap'd BY the United States Petroleum
| An Informal discussion then sprung up in regard
to the method OF sampling oil, the cnemical proper
ties or oil. naphtha and benzinc, and In regard to
the gravity o. meIcnantao,e a OIL one gentleman
| the Convention at this meeting, or until report
could be received from committee which was now
rod IN yrot lima ot he huf
4 the majority seemed to be in favor OF some definite
action being taken by the Convention. 1t was finally
mako the standard between the different gravlties
| OF oil, ana what percentage producers should allow
Mr. WIcEs moved to amend, by forming q com.
mittee OF the whole and take up the address
or agreement Of the Cleveland rcnners as basis OF
The amendment was adopted. whereupon Mr.
FLAaLEn moved to have the paper so amended as
discussion and decision which might be arrived at
was entirely In regard 10 crude oh.
Mr. WICKS moved to amend the FIRST portion 81 the
! III lieu thereof 'forty-nve.
On this the discussion sprung up anew. Mr..
| CLARK. from Cleveland. did not wish TO take any
arbitrary measures and ask for oil at standard at
oil could i be S oDianea led Below ss rory s x' e
DIR. HERR said 1t was forty-six because the pro-
M put penHo a mn 70 can 1a1 me ws .,
obtain OH below fortysix and that there was in fact
no natural oil below that gravity; lie referred to
was impossible because OF the gases to use benzne,
and yet the gravity was fortynlne, and he did not,
therefore think fair to ask for OIL at foryhve de-
Mr.. wEsrLAxE, from Cleveland. said that when he
bought oil by quantity ana not by gravity he had
had oil sent him from forty seven to any one and
he had been told that large quantities OF benzine
was used az The oil regions for Illegmate purposes
The CHAIRMAN mr. Morgan) compared oil to any
other product OF the EARTH The oil dealer was just
the same as dealer IN aour, Or IRON or glass the
matter IN their own hands, and r they adopt
standard gravity and insist upon having OIL fur
nished them with that gravity as basis the pro-
Queer must sell. II he refuse the reHner can let
him keep III he can't afford TO build extra tanks ana
store the OIL lie must sell It.
Dr. EaBHRr thought II by placing low standard Of
gravity the benzne would be stopped thar they
would IN oil probability suffer more from adutera-
DIR. HERR SAID there was little danger OF that as
Mr.. WIoKs' amendment being put TO the vote was
adopted by standing vote OF nfteen TO eleven
manifest s ~
did properly understand the question and conse
aeny motion 90 81 % was made ana mo
producers who were present were permitted to
DR.. EGBFRr said II deduction were required for
any excess In weight on account OF the benZiue
woud an allowance he made In proportion should
benzine become, as u was more valuable than crude
oliY
DIR. HERR thought that question wonld be easily
settled, n benzInc ever became more valuable than
the oil It would not be used for aduteiatng or doc.
torng the oil.
MT. FJA6ikR moved mat 1Ofty-5X Do adopted rs
the Standard. and that reduction OF price be made
Tor oil above that gravity, and pro rata allowance
be made to the producer for oil furnished at lower
gravity.
Mr.. WEsrrAxs thought that the interests in the
business were not fully enough represented to take
any final action in regard to tho question OF stand
ard OF gravity and he moved, therefore, that the
further consideration OF the question be postponed,
and the convention adjourn " meet on the 2lst
inst at Titusvic.
An amendment was offered 70 the effect that as
the 21st was so near the holidays, the convention
ADJOURN to the hrst week in January. A slight dis
cussl0n was then INDUCED In, tho ground that It
would be futile 70 90 among tho producers ana ask
them to attend the convention with the hope OF
coming to any definite conclusion when those who
were present, and to guard whose interest the meeting
was called, could not determine among themselves
just what they thought was right and what they
wanted. AS II was growing quite late Mr. WICKs
moved that the meeting adjourn until half-paat ten