Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-01
May Force Roads to Move
Gasoline Before the
Strike Comes.
EMBARGO MEANS
LINES TO SUFFER
If Blow Falls All Refineries
in This Section May
Close Down.

A ROUSED at embargos placed yes
4 n terday on gasoline, rcfiners Of
the Mid-Continent field may go into
federal court at Kansas City this
morning to force railroads leading out
of Tulsa TO accept and carry gaso-
line cunsgnmcnts until the strike IS
actually called.
Unless this plan is carried out or
some other means taken to remove
the embargo the entire southwest will
be handicapped, as it's supply of oil
is obtained from local refiners. The
refircrs planned to rush a huge re-
serve to principal distributing points
before the strike was actually called
and mad counted upon two more days
Of grace, at least.
Until Yesterday afternoon 1t was
thought that gasoline could be shipped
Subject to indefinite delay" the
cls use which is used by railroads for
all freight except perishatle. Late
yesterday afternoon the Frisco and
NJ, X, & T. offices here received
orders TO refuse all gasoline after mid
night last night, thus cutting the re-
finers two days short.
II was thought that they would be
willing to ship the gasoline until a
strike was called, even though the
railroad refuses to guarantee delivery
The new ruling of the Frisco and
* ATTY makes ii impossible to ship in
this manner
1t was at first thought that the
Santa Fe and Midland Valley would
take similar action but u. T.. Nc
Kirahan, local commercial agent of
the Santa Fe, announced last night
that his road had not declared an
q m IN rUO on on ba ol,
being privileged to ship it subject to
Indefinite delay. The Midland Valley
Is expected to cut off the shipments
tonight.
Refincrs Get Busy.
Several leading refiners in this city
Immediately called an informal con-
ference upon receipt of word of the
gasoline embargo and discussed plans
for securing mandamus which would
compel the railroads to accept gaso-
line as long as possible. Their de-
cision was not given out.
The refiners base their claims upon
the fact that in case of a railroad
strike the country would fall back
upon automobile delivery for i'm
mediate commercial needs. Owing to
recent congestion in the local yards.
| important cities in the southwest are
not well stocked with gasoline and are
absolutely dependent upon the Tulsa
Industries.
Although the refiners made a rush
upon the railroad authorities yester-
day, they were unable to get all their
shipments out and as result their
output may be entirely inadequate to
the demand.
An indirect effect of the EN- barge
also would be that the refineries
would be forced to close down, as il
is estimated that they have tanks for
storing less than a weeks output
When the tanks are filled they would
close down and discontinue the pur-
chase of oil. With this move the oil
development would cease.
1t is possible that the Santa Fe may
save the day by holding open its
freight doors to the oil men today, as
per the announcement made last
night.
Local railroad men have nothing to
say in regard to the situation, as they
are dependent entirely upon orders
from headquarters.