The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-13
.HEA[DTON OFFERS SOLUTION
FOR PETROLEUM PROBLEM

The following hysterca unreasonable and apparently load
message came over the leased wire of the Associated Press
me DAILY Ardmorete this morning
NO man capable of filling position of director of mines for
he federal government should be guilty such utteances
interests. " ~
The Ardmoree here repeats its statement made
times the past month to the effect that there is enough
oil IN storage the Headon field today furnish all demands
on the part OF the for year that the produc
to over 2OOOOOOO barrels with the incentive Of better
price the production will much higher than is TODAY still
further relieving the fictitious situation that has been worked
up by governmental bureaus and committees
Recently Mr.. A. c. Beford chairman of the committee on
petroleum of the Council Of National Defense came out in
long report in which he asked that pleasure riding abridged
If not wholly abandoned
This report was replied to at length from Ardmore showing
te price paid Tor Headton crude per
OF Its actual value judged by the prevailing prices in the Okla
homa field and The Ardmoree followed up by showing the
acCua amount storage and calling upon the to
commander the oil here the producers preferred to give
to the to having taken away from them at prices
set by the Standard Oil subsidiary
Inc inst protest answered by an increase of 10 cents
barrel on the posted price of Headon crude the second let
Ter setting forth the storage figures similar
manner thus increasing the value Of the oil in storage at Head
ton approximately three millions of dollars less than week
All these facts submitted to the secretary of the navy
Chairman Bedford and Congressman Carter Now The Ard
moree editor receives letter from Mr. Carter in which he
says:
Mr. Bedford chairman of the committee on petroleum of
CoQne OF National Defense has had considerable difficulty
l am today placing your letter before him."
very ingenious say the least Mr. Bedford in his
cees the Daily Ardmoree day and has all the time he
has been president for the distinct purpose of keeping touch
with what is said about the Healdon field And it is not at all
key that field which gives the country approximately one
tenth OF It's production today would be overlooked.
TACT OF the matter that this furore all being
from washington with distinct purpose view
far as the Standard Oil Co. concerned The stopping of
pleasure riding would result in putting the independent rener
entirely out of the business On the other hand increase
the price given in the Headon field already has been entirely
at the expense OF the independents the Magnolia ruung its
own oil and is not buying at the posted prices.
Director Van H. Manning wishes find definite and eff
cacous method of conserving the oil produced in the Unit
ed States let him start the slogan American oil for America
HIS attention respectfully called the report of the For
egn Commerce Bureau which shows that exports for eleven
months up to July of mineral oils of all grades amounted
4S36Ol229 gallons being 2630O0 900 gallons in excess of
the same period for 1916 while is approximately half bill
lion barrels more than for 1915 The of gasoline e
ported the past year actually than double that of
the previous year.
The Ardmoree does not urge the cutting off of exports to
shipments to other than the allies that in no case it be
shipped past through other producing points which would
more naturally supply the demand
The Ardmoree would also respectfully call the attention of
Mr. Manning and and all government investigators the
TACT that proper price for Headon crude will greatly acceer
ate development with the probability that present output of
the field be increased fully 80 per Headon fur
nshes the solution of the present difficulty of the government
and should have the personal attention of Mr. Manning
equally capable and representative from the federal gov
ernment 1t will answer concusvey every argument put forth
in his wild nightmare printed herewith:
Washington Aug -warnng of of the stop
he possibility drastic action and extravagnt
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