Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-30

otfcr associations in allied Industries,
| the marine engineers and the aerOn-
aLtic engineers have asked to become
affiliated with the Society of Automo-
| bile Engineers
Merging plans Incomplete.
Inasnuch az complete plans for the
| co. opcration Of these societies have
| not been worked out as yet, II was de-
cided to defer action for the time be
| ing. Comment in general was faVcr-
able.
The standards committee adopted
standard specifications for numher
OF features OF gas engines, ana II was
notable that recommendations were
insofar as possible, to follow the
present standards of the Society OF
Automobile Engine ars. The associa-
| tion formally adopted STANDARD
guarantee for gas engines warrantlnB
them to be free from defects in ma
terials and specifying replacement OF
parts proved defective in material Tor
period OF one year. This does not
include ignition or other accessories
which are guaranteed by their manu-
fatulcrs. The engines also are war
ranted to develop rated horsepower
and rated speed in factory testing
room.
At the election Of officers the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer were re-
elected, as were most OF the wee
presidents and executive committee
c. Il. Bement, Of the NoYo Engine
company, Lansing, Mich, Is president
H. Il. Brate is secretary, and Otto Nj.
Knoblock, treasurer
That former low price OF gasoline
is a thing Of the past is the hetiet OF
T. T. Grant, secretary of the lnde-
pendent oil Men $ association OF chi
cago. who in an address entitled the
"F'ucl Problem as It Pertains to the
Internal Combustion Engine dis
cussed tho factors which have caused
the rise in the price of gasoline ana
the probabilities Of the future. lie
stated that 1t is his belief that the
average price of the future would be
from Is TO % cents, and does not an.
ticipatc that the cost to the con-
sumer would be very much less than
Is cents or very much higher than 20,
at least for several years.
lie confirmed the general impress
sion among gasoline users that the
demand for motor fuel has become
so enormous that quite frequently the
quality OF fuel is increased by adul-
teration lie made a plea FOR CO.
operation between oil men and engine
makers and proposed an association
of gas engine, motor-car, marine ana
aviation engineers and the oil men
experts who could work together for
the solution of a proper fuel ana
mechanism to handle IT.
lie brought out the point that dur
ing the last two years the increase
In the price of crude oil had been 700
per cent and in addition to that. it
often is necessary to pay premiums
over the market price. He figured
that the consumption of gasoline for
1916 would be l,93400b,O00 gallons,
but stated that much progress in in
crcasing the yield had been made
within the past year. and that at pres
cnt per cent of the gasoline iS made
from natural gas. The gasoline from
this source has low boiling point OF
g. to 80 degrees fahrenheit and high
boiling point Of 300 degrees fahren-
hcit.
lie mentioned the fact that pro-
cess u pressure distillation for in
creasing the yield from crude was
patented by u DaCtor Packer us early
as 1907. this antcdating both the
Rittman and the Burton process pat
cnts
lie emphasized the need Of the de-
vclopmeut OF engines to use low grade
distillatcs. and stated that when the
troubles with Mexico are over, that
country win be able TO supply suf-
lcient crude for the entire world
this. however, is not rich in gasoline.
seventy five per cent OF the oil in
dustry in Mexico at the present time
is owned and controlled by American
capital.
Mr. Hall also confirmed the gen.
eral IMPRESSION az to the decrease in
Beaume gravity of motor fuel during
the past two years. He stated that
no. long ago, gasoline OF 7s degrees
Beaume was common. Now It is not
over So degrees and sometimes as low
as 90. Within the next two years 1t
will be somewhat loVcr than so de-
grees Eaeume. He said that gasoline
Users are gradually coming to kero-
senc and that before long we may ex-
peCt 10 be using kerosene. He be-
licveS that within five years. engines
would be so designed and distillation
process 50 refined that Of the crude
oil - per cent will be used as fuel
and ;hs remaining 25 per cent as
lubricant
in the discussion, Mr.. Hall was
asked. since the profit Of 3 cents be-
tween the cost OF manufacture and
selling price Of gasoline is reasonable.
why the profit between cents for the
manufacture OF kerosene and the sale
price Of l0h cents. In answer Mr..
Hall said II is impossible to figure Il
tnAt way and that is one OF the points
that is engaging the federal trade
commission at the present moment,
that It is competition that set the price
OF crude and set the price Of the fin
ished product.
In the discussion OF ". w. ROBBERS
paper On liquid fuels, present and flu
tire the fact TaS brought out that
IN England thASs has been consider
able experimenting with the use OF
rllverl .ed coal. and in Germany with