New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-15
CONTENTION OF PETROLEUM REFIYERS

| A UNIFORM STANDARD FOR CRUDE OIL DE-
| MANDED-vIEWS OF PROMINENT REFINERs.
The convention of oil refiners met yesterday
morning at the Of the shipowners Association IN
Pnes than 30 delegates being present and repre-
senting the interests Of NewYork Boston, Cleveland.
Pittsburgh the oil regions. On notion Mr.. Paine Of
Cleveland called TO the chair Committee on Per
manent Organization then appointed together with
q Business Committee, after which taken
TIL 23O p. m. The Committee Permanent Organization
reportedthe following nomination for officers President
Mr. b. W Morgan Of Pittsburgh; VicePresidents, Messrs
NJ. b. Clarke of Cleveland s. DOwner OF Boston, and
JOhn Warner OF Pittsburgh. and Mr. Robert VeIplahck
Secretary, who were unanimously elected Mr.. Downer
made few remarks on naphtha. which he thought
should not be used in wells aud that oil is getting
Lighter every day. something should be done to
then entered and presented their report:
crude oil and Its present gravity compared with that
OF former years and charged that certain quantity Of
OIL, purporng to be crude which Is really manufactured
from residuum manure and naphthas is to certain ex-
tent added to the deliveries Of crude OIL That this fea
ture prevails only to limited extent s perhaps owing
to the inability OF the parties To supply themselves with
the necessary ingredients. After further remarks by
MT DOwner, In which he advocated the agreement be-
tween rehners standard specific gravity for crude
oil, with rebate for oil. which would compel pro
dueers to eVaporate IT, and bring 1t to the standard.
On question by Mr.. Flagler, to whether the pre-
sent interior quality Of the oil was attributable to the
system Of aduteraton natural decrease in gravity,
it stated that heault in neither but in the
TEN OF rushing oil into the market Formerly the oil was
stored In wooden tanks evapOrated and its specific gray
ity increased now u was rushed into market with
large quantity OF volatile oil III IT, which, OF course, less
ened It's weight two three degrees Natural oil as 1t
came from the wells from 400 to 400 member said
that much Of this true, but not true the fact
that great deal Of benzine was going 10 the wells
thousands OF barrels shipped weekly and the railroad
companies have at last refused TO take IL account or
It's dangerous properties. While the wells have in
creased the quality has grown INFERIOR owing 10 TAR
aduleraton oil bought az 4jo 4Go specific gravity only
produced IS per cent, while two the product
was ~ to 70 per cent Another OF depreciation was
the substitution OF iron fOrEwooden tanks. With regard
20 adulteraOn 10 stated that at Oil Creek benZne
has been openly turned into the tanks thousand
barrels at time ana mixed with the crude oil III things
went should have oil at $50, or even
low 500 The Chair thought the remedy in their own
hands bulls" always low iNo ring be successfully
formed IN the oil regions. The oil must on the mar
ket. There nothing like sticking TO business and not
following theories OF the IS firms which In exs-
tence at Pittsburgh when he commenced business, only
eight remained. The others had fallen through. The
motion carried by vote Of 10 to H. five members not
voting when discussion ensued and ended in the
question being recOnsdered and after voting the adms
Of buyers and producers to the Convention the
sion adjourned.