Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-14

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| consumption Of automobiles IT 70
happens that the proyerbial bull ia
the china shCp is a real connOisscur
OF antique pottery by comparison with
come Of the fgure-mongers who have
no acquaintance with statistics. These
gentlemen have been in tho habit OF
figuring automobile gasoline con-
sumption at 460 to 500 gallons per
car every year and drawing rIdicu-
lous conclusions therefrom ls TO the
demand for gasoline and the pcrma-
nCncc Of the boom in oil stockA
"EVcn the Federal Trade Commits
sion in It's special gasoline report OF
April. 1914 fell into this childish blum
der. News has apparently not reached
these people that the average slz9
of new automobiles has been dimin.
ishing for wears with a proportional"
economy In gasoline consumpuon.
Also, far be II from them to recognize
the laCt thht the plg increase III Ics
iHtrhuohs mas peeh "nlonF t''e hl."us'
ana poorer C'aSAes VINO CUulu '"' a,
FORA hOO EalohS ol kas"l'ne per .h.
luln. PRODUCTION OF RaSoilne =" Wv
United states, according 10 tn" ''ureau
Of mines, ana exports of gasoline and
light nAphthas according 10 the bu-
i'hu oI commerce. ""Nc 'e'e""! i'o
~ lo'l""s' , U,,,,.,,.,
r"'' ~" o.n"no
t"i' 'oSi'33o" 00H ooo c,o q.
a., St95o0 0S0 oSI 600 OSI
intc onrS qooS9S AKA .17t25
.S't,cS-o SSo 1tIIa2 o0S
,oi- fi.,n.o, ara c,tirnnted
,,,,n ,bo hosis ~ .,v IN eipht months
,i,,,rr. IL, ri corncctirn ono must
o.usiIn,. no stocl,s of rnsolirc on
.,'I in r,c rrrt,oI stot.s ns rcnorted
h,, ,be b,,r,,,, of mines These were:
~ Yc,r stock.
1,,,,a.rv tqI5 - 27g.OGi.S2p
Arm Ia15 - S46,s9S4O5
June. 1915 .......... 32S.9S3.0S2
December, 1915 ........ 1S4.5IT.466
January, 1916 ..... 203. .95l SSS
December. 1916 ........ 326.S25.l37
June. 1917 ......,..... 3G4,9il,l45
1T above appears that there was an
increase this year of about dSS'iOo'-
600 gallons IN our prou uuctIon oi s"Ho-
hne But tne laree lhcre"se III
ports plus the Ihc'edSS III WV N.,'i
supply oI ghsoline on mann ~ auioun.9
70 hpout -'u,oVu'uuu sais''s it'ia ii'
Ter repfesests Pi oouctiun no. IN
sumed mere ano ueuuc'lIs II I'm ny
increase IN gross ProuuNlio" me
iound 10 oe Inference % ""S 20
SOO,OuO EiHohs' Wnlci coulu p"SsipiS
have been consumed ny autoIuopics'
Yet car regiSirauoiis' "VCotulns W
NutohonlIe, lhcr'"aeu iIodn I''o-'to"'
june du' l''o' 'o a. f-'iSy 'u"c "u'
the present Near' 0uch " p'E ~ e"ae
s ieslSuatioh '"Se'"et wv" a'
Slsht an H,Vi c"Se ~ h",oi,i.o
sumption ueHi"ilSul'.ee 'iiuue tl.
doubt Irst, thht 'ohSuUlpti"" ~ "u'o-
mohiles is not increasing III pIoporuo''
to humoerS' as ain"ost every onr 80
SuineS' anu 9eOoI'V, ''"'' ~ ,,t'S 'u'S 80,
below the generally used laSures OF
$50 to 500 gallons per car Inc iac'S
are "pout an lu''""S'
Auto Gasoline Same
Year Registrations Consumption Per
Jdne 80 Gasoline Car
1915 2,O7O.9O3 1,0l9,31I0O0 1920
1915 .2,932, 465 ll67,43l, 900 3S4.f
1917 .4,24A139 1256,23 900 1861
',Ve cannot vouch for the number
of cars In use as these registrations
ore unofficial figures and NOT strictly
,bot tbcre has been n hure decrease
in the consumption per car. The in
crease in ears has been mostly IN
to'u" u,V'S' '',Nu'S, ,n i,uo ava
thsso bo,,a gnnn 1arr,,lv into the hands