Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-18
As the OIL, Paint and Drug
RepOrter Sees II.

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f,I uf N. rD administration. was
100 ..H .Ib two daEs hast week. tu
conference RlIh petroleum men. and
WIN thu fugu members ~ tho pc
uu.t.m vrr service committee, ut
VuI.n A g. I,dtoid of the stand
n.H o.. company ut New Jersey. In
thr chairman lhc principal topic
,..htrrrI Wt~ the necessity of pro
.|IIup q 1lurnal well supplies par
fy.HiN .tltr cable .onud also the
Iu,ryHr OF refined products The
uU administration aud the war scrv-
..r committee are also devotlng con-
H'd.lhlr time and attention TO the
production and movement Of fuel
ull the lTrros' single item In miu-
cral r,l expectation at the present
tlne..ua h has been for months,
The provision Of adequate storage
facilities and the need OF improved
transportation facilities for both oil
am well supplies, have been given
u1N. emphasis by the announcement
that steps Wolld be taken Co prohibit
tnr export OF wire rope ana oil well
ca Hing.
Mr. LcuuS Is convinced that the
appeals TO the oil administration by
lr!llcra TO- the provision OF both
casting ard wire cable have been
founded on fact. and that the pre-
vision ~ such materials Ls a neces.
lily to the Increased production OF
crude a. .hGuce his attitude! lie
stated plainly during his visit that
proflteerinF IN wire cable and sim
liar oil field requisites would be
stopped, either by agreement OF the
johIers or by federal action under
the Lover law. This statement was
made NJ n conference with the wire
cable iGterestA and jobbers at the
office OF the oil administration at
~ broadway. at which u was de.
cided that there should be an I'm
mediate speeding up Of production
of wire rore, II wells necessary 10
tho production OF oil for army ana
navy contracts are to be properly
funlDDtus II NhH bNVlh Nv WV -
this conference that between 20, 600
ard 5000 tons OF wire cable would
be required Tho makers of this
cable Informed Mr. Requa that the
Re- requirements OF the government
have been and are such that the
manufacturers have boon hard
pressed 10 meet their contracts with
the federal departments and I'll 9TH
o. demands. but they assured the oil
udminlstrator that the estimated rc-
quirem,nt ~ from 10000 TO $4,000
tors would be met
Fuel on Shortage.
In speaking OF the fuel oil short 3
age and the necessity Tor the proVis-
lon os adequate storage fHcilltiea,
Mir. ReqlR made the following brict
statement
I'VE are getting up a list ~ con.
sumers OF fuel oil and want them to
provide adequate storage facilities.
We want them to provide storage
facilities 10 meet siNty.dAy require
msuts soma uf these ,consumers
ara uaing tank cars In their 6ArGs
for storage purposes drawing on
tho car1 for the oi. as required. Thts
prNcticp tics up oars urgently need
ed for quick transportation move
mcnt With proper storage faclli-
tics, consumers would not be under
the necessity ~ tying up the rolling
stock wanted 30 carry OIL
II is known that certain reflneries
In tho rast hlye been hard put 10
ohtn n srfflcieut supplies OF crude
oil, anI Ia keeping with HIS convic-
ton, many times announced, that
the present prohlem is one " 'lOO
per cent transportation" Mr. Re-
uul l9 eNerting every effort toward
the provision oBnew facilities for. Oh
moving AS wcIt as TO utilize TO the
almost cvciy tank car available,