Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-10
TANK CAR PROBLEM
TO EARLY SOLUTION
Ncfincr, and Ilailrnad kdminl-trn.
ton Hcnns Discuss Nccds Tor
Transportation Facilities.
SOME REFINERS NEED CARS
\, General Thing, However. Present
situation II Good Must Prepare
tor the Winter Demands.

Every railroad representative pres
ont at "a meeting held yesterday In
the offices ~ the cham bcr OF Com
mcrcr. including the officials Of tho
principal railroads In tho mid.con-
uncnt field. went upon record un-
unimousy that from practical
standpoint ot car supply. hero VAS
not surplus of oil tank cars In the
middle west and that their reports
made daily were not Intended TO
convey the idea. but took into ac-
count and included bad order cars
being cleaned. cars arriving too hate
20 be switcbed 90 connections for
rcfincrics
The meeting between tho different
refinery and railroad representa-
lives ui the mid continent field and
refinery and railroad representa-
lives OF tho government was held
for the special purpose ~ determin-
ing whether there Is "a surplus or a
deficit Of tank cars
The meeting wac conducted by W.
y. MhcEwcn. supervisor of rail
transportation and n member OF the
advisory committee on tank cars OF
the national petroleum. war service
committee; y l. swearingcn, super
Visor OF OIL traffic or tho western
district FOR the United States rail
road administration, and O. NJ. Con-
Icy traffic agent OF the oil division
Of the United states fucI Hdminidra-
ton.
Bcat 1911 Records.
IL was pointed out that cars In
tho mid continent field had handlod
forty-five thousand more loads of oil
during the firs eight months OF 1918
than for the same period IN 1917.
ana that the average haul Of the
cars was very much greater than Ia
1911. owing To the large movement
70 ~, eastern seabOsrd that with
the magnificent service that had
teen rendered that the field had but
a working margin from day 10 day
rather than surplus, and that the
present service Of cars would have
10 be maintained durtpg the winter
months 10 prevent a shortage.
II was further stated that such
movement could hardly be expected
during the severe winter months. so
that ANY tank cars under construc-
tlon az tho present time should be
hurried cut Of the shops TO prevent
a shortage due TO natural weather
conditions
Cases developed where the rail-
road reports show that certain re-
fihers have tank cars aplenty and
In two eases there were Hurplusea
but contracts were tn order by these
concerns 20 cover this surpluH within
20 DAYS and this length Of time was
agreed upuR as being too short 20
lease the cars TO other concerns. The
companies having temporary sur
plusus were the Pan American Re-
fininE company and the Great
American Refining company OF Jen-
ninRs
Some Need More Cars.
Three or four rcfiners announced
that they could use additional cars
at the present time, the chief de-
mand being for fuel oil tranHporta-
ton. The whole situation as viewed
from testimonies resolved itself into
n very well rounded up affair
A committee OF four Was appointed
by MIR. MacEwcn to draw up a re-
port oS the situation and this COM
mlttee will report 20 the Kansas city
office. made up OF Aea-rs MacEwen.
swearlngen and Conlcy. not later
than september n. 10 that the re-
port can be forwarded 10 Washing
ton ana be taken up o. a meeting
Of the petroleum war service com
mlttco September ~ The committee
appoined 20 draw up resolutions was
made up or In ". Roe Of Cosden 4
Co, ] G. Holmes of the Empir"
Gas 4 Fuel Co, ,. e. Gov, terminal
traiumager OF tho Frisco. and r.
". Steftens OF tho sand Springs Rail-
way company
Tho railroad Representatives stated
that no different situation existed iu
the OIL Industry thln in other in
dustrios and that they would not
want 90 attempt 10 take cnrc ut
rcfnerles without forty.eigh, hours
supply Of cars ON hand II WAS
pointed out hHt coal mines using
hut one class ot equipment required
about forty-cight hours supply of
cars while "a refinery must use se'-
oral classes Thus the practical app- /
ply would he forty eight hours sup.
ul, rather than H numerical supply .