The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-23
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FlFTY-CENT GASOLINE.
Washington Correspondent points Out
Shortage Of Crude Oil.
(By John w. Flenner
in The Tulsa World)

ashington-Recent rises in the
price Of gasoline have been taking
much of the Joy out of automobile
joy-riding and it is freely predicted
that unless the new oil fields are
brought in or a new form OF motor
spirits from any now known is de-
livered, the price of gas" will be 30
cents a gallon within the next six
months.
Eastern newspapers are now becom-
ing greatly concerned because of the
rapidly advancing price of gasoline,
and they attribute it to largely in
creased exports. Only because of the
war and the difficulty in making for
eign shipments is the price of gdso-
line as low as it is today. When the
war is over the price will undoubtedly
mount by leaps and bounds.
The recent startling advances in
gasoline are due to one cause, and
one cause only-there is not enough
crude oil being produced today to
supply the demand of the motorists
and other users of motor spirits. Py
| the end of the year there will prob
| ably be 2,225,000 automobiles in the
United States with a daily consump'
| tion OF two gallons each. 1t will re-
quire 4,450,O00 gallons of gasoline
daily to supply this demand, while
probably another 100000 gallons or
100000 gallons in all will be de-
manded daily by users Of gasoline in
the United States alone.
In an ordinary 42-gallon barrel of
crude oil, combining all oil-producing
states, the average amount of gasoline
/ extracted probably does not exceed 6
gallons. While larger amounts are
extracted from the Oklahoma, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and
New York oils, still the oil in Cali
fornia, the leading producing state
produces little, If any, gasoline. 1t is
doubtful if the combined oil produc
tion of Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Ohio and New York furnishes enough
gasoline to supply the demand of au
tomobile owners in New York and
Philadelphia.
Demand Exceeds Supply.
It is figured that at least 100000
barrels of crude oil must be pro
duced daily to supply the demand for
10000 gallons of gasoline in the
United States. The total oil produc
ton in this country today is less
than 100000 barrels, and Tor the en-
lire world less than 100000 barrels
II, therefore, naturally follows that
new motor spirit other than ga5o
line must be found for automobiles
or the output of machines must be
greatly diminished.
Cushing Field Was Life Saver
Were it not for the fact that re-
narkable oil pool was discovered in
/ Oklahoma two years ago on a strip
/ Of land three miles wide and Il niles
long. which has since been known as
F the Gushing field" gasoline would
today be worth 80 cents a gallon. The
total production of gasoline oil prior
TO the bringing in of the Gushing
| field in eastern Oklahoma was less
than 100000 barrels a day. This eX
cludes the California oil fields which
. do not produce a light oil During
( the last two years the Cushing field
I has produced approximately 10000
100 barrels Of crude oil, or 30 per cent
Of the worlds total production of liSht
oil. Had the Gushing discoveries not
been made the total production Q.
gasoline oil at the present time, in
stead of 22O.OO0,OOO barrels per an
mum, would be less than 100000 900
barrels, and with a consumption Of
at least 10000 900 barrels a year the
users of gasoline and other light oils
would see their finish.
The Cushing field FOR the past few