Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-13
OIL MEN PLAN A
| TANK FOR SAFETY
1AF'TS APPOINTEE APPROVES
STEEL BARRELS AND CARS.
10 Recommend new Law
Newspaper Woman Calls Leak Most
Dangerous Thing In the
World.

ST. Louis, Mo-, MAY 12.-The fea
ture of the first days session of the
third annual meeting of the lndepend
ent Petroleum Mark eters Association
OF the United States at the Planters
Hoiel, was an address by Col. b. w
Dunn, who was appointed by Presi
dent Taft as chief Of the Bureau for
the Safe Transportation of Explosives
OF the American Railway Association
Col. Dunn is the inventor of u new
explosive. 'Dunnite."
He announced he would recommend
70 the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion that after a certain date, gaso
line, benzine and naptha which are
the high explosive products OF petro-
leum, be shipped only In steel barrels,
He has submitted he said, to the In
terstate Commerce Commission speci
fications for the manufacture Of steel
barrels. He explained his idea Is to
promote public safety.
His address provoked much discus
sion on the part Of oil men. The
independent trade today uses wooden
barrels largely. They are valued at
81 to $1.25 per barrel, where the steel
barrel sells at from $3.50 to 81 each.
The wooden barrels weigh from 20
20 80 pounds, against an average OF
20 pounds for the steel barree. The
consensus of opinion among the oil
men was that the railroads should
give an lnducement to use steel bar
rels in the shape OF a lower rate.
T.. A. Parsons of Chanute, Kan,
said that nothing had been heard re.
gardng danger In wooden barrels un-
til four or five years ago, when the
Standard OIL Company pulled its gath
ering lines out OF Kansas. When com
petition developed he said, the cry
of danger arose. He declared the
railroads are trying to force steel bar
rsls on the Independent oil men to af-
ford "A protection they should IN
ish themselves by careful handling Of
oil freight.
Some humor was interjeeted by a
speech of Mrs. Elizabeth Cochrane
Seaman, president of the American
Steel Barrel Company of Brooklyn, N.
Y, who, at one time, was well known
as a newspaper woman under the
non de plume Of Nellie bly,.
What is the most dangerous thing
In the world ?" she asked.
"A woman" was the reply from
wag In the audience.
mo. leak" Mrs. Seaman replied.
smiling In appreciation OF the Joke.
She declared a steel barrel never leaks.
Mrs Seaman was famous as writ
er for years in New York City and
for her feat CT encircling the globe
In 76f.lys. She succeeded her hus-
band as manager OF Iron Clad Manu-.
featuring Company In 1900 and later
t.sunded the American Steel Barrel
Company, producing the first steel
barrels In America.
"I attribute my success TO my
newspaper training" she said yester.
day. II learned to observe and ask.
'why?' I observed that oil was shipped
In steel drums In Europe but not IN
America. 'Why?' asked. Because
no steel barrels are manufactured in
America was told. I will manufac.
ture them then l said, and I did.
This habit of asking, 'why?' has also
benefited me In numerous other in
stances where It has led TO reforms In
the conduct of my business"
/. The fo1lowing committee was ap
pointed TO answer questions pertain
ing to oil shipment, propounded by
Col. Dunn: II. c. Mather OF Clncin
,Iati; Henry II. Wilcock of Pittsburg,
md f. A. Parsons OF Chanute Kan.
Papers on Steel Barrels" were read
by Il. H. Hackney OF Milwaukee, and
Curtis M. Wilcox of Defiance, o. The
election Of officers and selection of
The place for next years meeting was
POSTPONED until this morning. Last
night n smoker was given at the
Planters Hotel, and the women ac-
companying the delegates we're taken
on trolley ride during the after.
noon.
The general subject for this after
ioon VIII be "The Refining Process"
oapers will he read by; George r.
Janneld Of Cleveland. o.; r. A. Par.
ions of Chanute. Kan; M. NJ. Sander
'nn Of Buffalo, N. Y; F. p. Peterson
v Grove City. Pa; and Arthur stem
II Cincinnati. o.
Z The delegates are invited to inspect
Temps brewery this afternoon. Spe.
ial trolley cars will leave the Planters
Il II n. m. In the evening their |
ndges will admit them to the theater
I Forest Park Highlands
The gasoline tank car explosion, |
,prll 80, in which seven persons were
filed at Main and Ferry streets, was
huch discussed. The general SUB
ect was natural gas gasoline
A paper on this subject by Frank !
!. Peterson. chemist Of Grove city, |
"a, brought up the discussion. f. c. |
lretsnyder. president of the Bell oil
'ompany OF 81. Louis. who was pres
int at the explosion. described 1t.
'arlcus views were taken. some OF
he oil men maintainlng that natural
rs 's always dangerous TO handle.
nd others maintaining that II is no
bore DANGEROUS than other oil pro.
ucts " properly handled II was
enerayy admitted that when I'M
roperly manufactured II is not as
bfe as ordinary petroleum gasoline.
nd lengthy argument TO whether
should be listed under petroleum
roducts or as gas product occurred.
Col. n. w. Dunn, the United States
rmv expert on explosives, who is
hief OF the Pureau for tho Saie