Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
COMMENDS SPIRIT
OF OIL MEN HERE
Visit of Federal Representa-
tives Does Not Mean Gov
ernment Control.
MERELY SECURING DATA
Prominent Producers and Re-
finers Banquet Trade Com
mission Agents.

That the presence here OF represen-
tatives Of the federal trade commits
sion was not a threat OF government
control of the oil industry at the
present time, was the statement made
by DR.. Wilson Compton at a banquet
OF refincrs and producers held in
Hotel Tulsa last night.
"Our mission here" said Mr.. Comp
ton, sis tc secure competent, FIRST
hand information with respect to the
conditions actually existing in the
production and refining of oil.
This information with respect to
current conditions is being secured to
The end that any future action taken
by the government shall be based
upon exact facts and shall be fair
and equitable to all interestes CON
cerned. This information will be
availa BILE to expedite any action which
may be later found to be necessary"
These expressions greatly relieved
the minds OF men interested in the
producing and refining of oil of much
of the uncertainty which has pre-
vailed during the past several weeks.
Appreciates Their Aid.
Doctor Compton personally COM
plimented the frankness with which
the oil men received him and COM
mcnded their readiness to furnish
the information desired by the gov
ernment. He made 1t plain that he
considered the oil men without eX-
ception to be ready and willing to
Cooperate with the government in
the prosecution of the war to n sue
Il 81. ts,,,,
in every practicable way In the
supplying OF war materials and mu-
nitions.
After Doctor Compton's speech the
other two members of the trade
commission, Messrs. Tackett and
Shanks, we're called upon and com
mended the oil mon for the co-opera-
ton and hospitality rendered them
While in Tulsa. Then a general dis
cussion followed in which 25 speak
ers took part.
Chief among the latter were Bill
Durant. who intends running for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket IL
the next election, and u. w. Moffit'
Of Cosden & Co. Mr.. Durant made
O highly effective speech for fair gov
ernment and insisted that the oil
man take a hand In politics. Mr.
Moffitt made a wonderful plea for
patriotism and asked that every as
sistapce be given the government
representatives for their future use In
order that the war be made a sue
cess. W. II. Peck Of The World pre-
SIDED as toastmaster.
Those present at the banquet were
r. II. Winget and X. b. Tansel OF
Anderson q Gustafson: d. w. Moffitt
Of Cosden e. 60 l.. NJ. Miskell and
II. Rosenfield of the Empire; Car
Foley Of the Oil Well supply: q
Wildey Lloyd and j. l.. Brady of the
Sapulpa refining company; d. A.
F'roelich and j. NJ. Carson of the
Union Petroleum company: II. 5
Ayers Of the Southern oil company
John +. Campion, marketer; Ed Cow
hey of the Stewart Petroleum COM
pany; Jules Constantin of Constantir
Refining company; w. G.. klien OF
the Acme Refining company; NJ. a
Isaacs of the Home Refining COM
pany: George Snedden of the Ameri-
can Petroleum company: f.. /.
Klewer paints; J. A. Albert and X
NJ Blakemore: II. A. Griffith of Sin
clair: Mcssrs Hopkins and Gross OF
the Pan American Refining company
j. l.. Riley and Harry BELL of the
Carroll Oil Marketing company: +
w Perry of the Economy oil IS Re
| filming Co. r.. L. Robinson of the Al
lied Refining company; Doctor Ken
redy, capitalist. w. II. Peck: Messrs
Compton, Shanks and Tackett of the
federal trades commission Bill Du,
rant; W. +. Corcoran of w. +. Cor
coran company: c. G. Daniels; Albert
Il. Aaronson of the Midco Petro'
I leum company; Mayhall of the In
ternational and Ardmore Refinine
comrrnies; NJ. c. French of Okmul'
geo. Leo Kaufman; Wilbert OF The
Midland Petroleum company.