The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-07-27
Uncle Sam Asks for
Aid Against Army Worm

March and the spring sun brings the
grass out In beautiful green.
The army worn may not give much
trouble again for many years, ac-
cordipg 10 Prof r. NJ Webster. the
expert In charge OF the cereal and
forage insect Investigations carried
on by the United States bureau of
entomology OF the department OF agrt
culture. The governments scientists
say that there is no way OF account.
Ing for this years unusually large
conclaye OF army worms which dis
tressed householders and lawn max
.ers have just Witnessed.
One OF the most important moves
made In the recent development OF
any natural re-
Plan to Limit source in the Unit
OIL Production ed States. accord
ing TO government
mining engineers IS the decision OF
operators in the rich Oklahoma oil
fields 90 combine in an endeayor to
curtail production. This move on the
part Of the oklahoma oil men Is OF
much interest 10 the officials of(the
United states bureau OF mines, be.
cause OF the fact that its chief pur.
pose is conservation OF oil To the
general public, the oil mems action
| Is interesting, because OF the fact that
Notwithstanding It's good purpose, IL
might later be construed as com.
hination in restraint Of trade, and
may have TO be taken up by the
United States department of Justice
Conditions in Oklahoma are mark
ed 10y overproduction to the extent
that there was not sufficient transpor.
tation for the products Excess pro-
duction either means low prices and
great losses, operators point out. or
else makes necessary the construc.
tiaa Of large tanks. TO store the oil
until siCh time az the market i'm.
proves Worst OF all. they say. ex-
cess production means excess vast.
age
In 2 recent meeting OF the oil pro
ducers at Tulsa, Okla. resolutions
were passed by which II was propos.
ed 20 produce no more oil in the Okla
homa fields than could be taken up
! BY the capacity Of the transportation
companies now or hereafter in the
field and the oil men in their resolu.
lions PASSED az the time frankly adj
liiAiAtA Niihi We viii Illll Ilt DTOOUt.
tion Of oil by all proper and legal
means" Whether II is legal for the
producers 10 combine in the con
, scrvation OF oil and in the mainten-
ance Of prices those present made no
effort 10 decide but they gave reasons
I for their interesting move in the fol.
/ lowing statement
'We believe by doing this We viii
get the producer q fairer price for his
oil end at he same time by producing
\ daily and steadily a fixed amount OF
4 oil will give 10 the consumer a cheap.
( er refined product at stable and Ger.
ttain price.
/ we believe that the storage OF oil
/ in steel tanks is expensive. and that
4 the ultimate consumer must finally
/ pay for the same We believe that
| vast production OF oil beyond the
lcapacity Of transportation tends 10
/ exhaust the fields and finally raises
4 the price OF the refined product TO
! such an extent that the ultimate con
sumer Will pay for all expenses OF
lsteel tankage and waste"
/ Many OF the Oklahoma oil fields
iarc owned by Indians. with Uncle
I Sam always ready 70 give financial
ladvicc and help The maintenance OF
Toll prices and the conservation OF
1.-THE oil viii therefore give added hene-
/ Ats 10 the governments red-skinned
wards.