The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-04
NO GLOOM BRIGADE.

] III CbuAL! VI ptdIt' Ilt pOlAtS Ous'
too, that there will be no panic in
the oil business and his cheerfulness
ia refreshing. In his September issue
he says:
"No man who is outside the zone
Of war should consider himself in
hard luck no matter how tough the
business situation may appear to him
Just TO be on this side Of the At
lantic is all the good fortune a rea-
sonable human should expect. Think
Of the hardships and the losses that
are being suffered in Europe. Let
your sympathies 20 out TO the mill.
ions upon whom the burden is fall
ing over there and thank your God
every day that your country is not
involved.
Cheer up, The worst will not
happen.
Newspapers daily, trade and fnan-
cihl, have published all sorts of
alarming reports in the past month
as to the effect of the European war
on the oil industry Of the United
States. Most Of this stuff came out
of New York and had its origin in
the temporary cessation of export
shipments. The Gloomy Gus oil press
was quick TO take up the mournful
cry emanating from the pessimistic
metropolis.
III such a thing as a panic in
the oil business were possible it
would have happened in August,
OveIproduction of crude, European
war, curtailment Of runs, all in a
bunch Enough, truly, to make a
timid oil producer give his leases
to the nearest bystander and go back
to the farm.
But now the tune that is being
played by the typewrites and limo
types in the east is changing. There
is a cheerful note where a few weeks
ago everything was as dismal as
Chopin's funeral march. The big oil
exporters have announced that they
will place their great fleets under
the American flag, taking advantage
of the provisions of the new ship reg
istry bill Thousands of men who
were laid off in the Standard refiner-
les in and around New York City ear
ly in August have been put back to
work
THE seas are open to shipping,
and while it it true that oil may be
regarded as contraband of war, Eu-
rope is crying for it, and already
there are cargoes en- route from this
side to supply the demand. More
will follow, and at good prices. The
reserve stocks of the American mar.
keters in Europe will not last long.
Russia alone has a supply adequate
for her needs.
an the thirty days ending August
% nine cargoes of oil fuel, destined
for the navies of Great Britain,
France and Italy We're cleared from
the docks of the Teiineries at Port
Arthur, Tex The aggregate guam
tity represented by these shipments
was close to $4,000 barrels. Oil is
almost as much a necessity as food
in this day and age, 1t may truly
be described as the food of navies,
because it is the fuel of all modern
ships of war. This being a fact, it
is only a matter of weeks until eX
ports Of this commodity will be NOV
ing on a larger scale.
Another factor that will eventually
benefit the producer Of oil. although
he may not feel its effects for some
months to come, is the increasing
consumption Of petroleum in various
forms in this country due to the low
prices. Fuel oil is finding its way
back to the railroads of Oklahoma
and Kansas, its use is beng extend
ed in Texas and Louisiana and in
many of the industries that returned
to coal two years ago when the
price OF oil became prohibitive.
Some of the great shipping com
binations Of the world have their
plans made for converting their
fleets from coal to oil. The settle
ment of the European war will be
followed by the era of oil fuel or
land and sea. Consumers will look
for their supplies TO the oil fields
and rehneries Of the Texas and
Louisiana Gulf coast. TO Mexico and
to California.
"St tight and dort rock the boat
There won't be any worst.
Po-Do.Los 8snishes Pimples.
Bad Blood. Pimples. Headaches,
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