Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-17

| this country. have the great oil res
! measures which other countries
must take because of the difficulty
| OF getting supplies. need not neces-
sarily bc adopted IN the United
! States itself
/ ut would be a great misfortune
| IL anv policy would be adopted, or
/ any procedure taken. not absolutely
necessary for The successful conduct
OF the war. which would hamper or
! handicap In any way the growth
and yalue Of the automobile INDUS
| try as manufacturing enterprise.
lor the successful and efficient use
Of the automobiles in the possession
OF the public. 'Our national policy,
therefore. should he directed to-
all that we have. and taking care
OF the needs that are upon us.
CurSlAl Unnecessary Use.
1T Is true that immense ocono-
my In the use OF gasoline could he
effected by present d~ners OF auto
mobiles There is no reason why
everybody should not continue TO-
use motor cars in their business, IN
movement from farm TO village, or
even In their pleasures. There is,
however, an Immense amount OF ut
tcrly" unnecessary use OF the auto
mobile which could be curtnilcd;
likewise considerable saving could
hc' brought about by more intelll-
gent handling OF the automobile en-
gines themselves. The mere matter
OF letting engines run while cars
stand still is a little thing In itself
but In the aggregate II results IN
an immense waste in gasoline.
There should be a campaign OF edit
cation Of automobile users, showing
them how they can obtain the ut
most usefulness from their cars
with n minimum consumption OF
nsoline."
In our talk incidental 10 this
statement. Mr.. Bedford reviewed
some OF the elements OF fire lmme-
diatc and prospective WIT program
and In the course of that review he
said:
with the tonnage. situation what
n ls the nation and the oil pro-
ducers and reflners can give sincere
thanks that there is In this country
an automobile industry and an auto
mobile use that furnishes a ready
nearby, consistently heavy demand
for gasoline Otherwise we should
be compelled to pump gasoline into
the gulfs and bays. for we have not
the tonnage with which 10 carry Il
TO our allies and our storage space
is limited. We should not only he
confronted with terrific waste,
but We should face--as nation--a
skyhigh price for fuel and other oils
In great immediate demand by our
navy and the navies OF our allies"
No Shortage Of Gasoline.
Additional facts appeared in an
article IN the New YORK Times for
January Z. 1918 as follews:
After meeting yesterday. the
following statement was authorized
BY the petroleum war service com
mittee. OF which A. G. Bedford II
chairman:
"'There is no shortage OF gaso-
line for use In this country. As
matter OF fact, as a result Of the
light domestic demand incident to
the winter weather. the stocks OF
gasoline are increasing ana will
further increase before the heavy
summer demand Is encountered.
while there Is an increasing
demand abroad for gasoline for use
by our own army and navy, az well
as by our allies the limiting factor
there is shipping tonnage. All the
gasoline Is now being forwarded for
which ships are available. Exper-
fence and inquiry make II clear that
the petroleum industry in America
can and will supply all the demand
for oil products for the war pro-
vided sufficient tank ateRmers can
be obtained. II ls estimated that
I'm 1917 not over 25 per cent OF the
gasoline produced in this country
was exported. That fact should he
teassurinE 10 anyone who doubts
this country's ability 20 supply the
war requirements OF our own and
our allied governments for this i'm
portant product.
"It is. indeed. most fortunate
for the. petroleum industry in this
country that there Is ready market
for both fuel and oil and gasoline.
for II the demand for the one was
out OF proportion 20 the demand for
the other such a condition would
materially reduce the total quantity
OF crude which would be refined IL
is likewise important that as long
ns IL is impossible 20 ship more gas
ollne than is now being forwarded
to Europe. the broadest possible
market can be afforded for gasoline
which is available for use In this
country. Unfortunately. gasoline
can not be stored In large quantities
for lack Of storage facilities. which
cannot now he built. II is. however.
important az the chairman OF the
petroleum committee some time
ago emphasized. that there be no
wastefui use OF gasoline. In war
time Il Is unnecessary to point out