Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-17
Urges Producers to Keep Stiff
Upper Lip and Cooper
ate With Uncle Sam.
PRODUCTION TOTAL SOUGHT
Questionnaires viii Be Sent
to All Producers of
Petroleum.

Stating tset his purpose in calling
a meeting OF the oil men of the mid
continent. field was more for the
psychological effect than for any
actual business which at this time
could be transacted, Thomts -.
O'bonncll. assistlut.to Mark Ecqul
national OIL 'administrator. NHst'r-
day In open meeting with oil men
FROM an over the uld-ContluCnt
field. brought relief and comfort by
assuring and rc-assuIng them that
II was not The intention Of the newly
created oil administration to rcgG-
late their industry, Mr. Repu1 had
expected TO be here but could not
make tho trip because OF tho de-
mands Of, his office.
There is not n great deal 10 he
done" he said. Amy effect that the
appointment OF an oil administrator
might have had upon you at the
time the appointment was made
any doubts that might have existed
In the minds Of you as 10 whether
or not the government was going
10 run your business and II II was
whoAwas going to do IT, any creut-
lne or doubts ana anNieties which
unquestlonablv and inVoluntarily
your activities and thus have al
slowing up effect on the industry
II Is to eradicate any such updesir-
able aRsychologicnl condition In this
District that ], In the name of Mr..
l'osia, have called this meeting, 4
Encourages Optimism!
"On the other hand there seems
IN exist. to slight degree, a feeling
- A
the difficulties which have been eX.
istent In the oil industry for tho last
twenty years thatI am to beosort OF
patent sdiuster, whose dhti"I II
viii be TO readjust and eradicate
all the economic differences which
have ever arisen to torture an oil
man This idea is equally failacious,
"Al that lis necessary at thts par
t!cular time Is 10 reaasure ypu,
fshse beeN an OF man all my NE
and 2 have always found the men
In this particular industry 10 be y
ueculiarlv courageous class. And ]
know that they do not need any.
one to buck them up
"lt takes an optimist TO he n sue
cessful oil producer. He must be
man who looks at the hriehtes; Side,
" he doesn't early he gets out ~
the game. Therefore. ! am whole
heartodly in favor Of letting him
alone as much as possible
81 would like to meet you al, per-
ycnallv and 20 become personally ecy
'pplnted with the personnel Of the
Held hut my physical condition Will
not permit IT ct this time.
Not 10 FIX Prices Now.
Il think n you viii carefully renl
Mr. Rcdua's statement In yuAner-
Ion with my appointment Won VIII
Ind that he covers the ground thor
)ly Under the Webher bill We have
10 authority 20 fix the nrice. either
Ip or down 7 make this statement.
'ather broadly. to renssure you that
he government at this time has no
intention Of doing ANYTHING alopg
that line, Now II II develops that
wch thing becomes necessary, pnd
Mr. BeGuarand myself believe that
II Is for the hest Interests Of all con
'erned that price fixln" he ortercd
nto. ! wish 20 start off by ASSURING
YOU that | have spent NV whole life
In the oil business There is no
phase ~ the business that have not
entered into IN It's entifetv ana do
moi bolleve there is anvthing con
ncctcd with the production Of oil,
the refining Of oil or the marketing
of oil with which I am not familiar
And, out of the fullness Of my own
'NpericnCo~ defy any man, env
scientist Cr nUv HCcnuntnpt - tell
TnNFrTNTrp ~ ntTE rIfnNt,