Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-10

be surprised we're tho wonderful
story OF oil and the war be given
In fun. 10 would doubtless fan TO
Interest very many people In Detroit
at that. ns the business. simple as II
Is in all IT'S details. is not at all un-
derstood They imagine that gaso-
line Is grown on trees and is squeezed
from some Kind OF nuts, or n Ike
lInsecd oil. the result OF pressing "A
seed that is grown Ike flax
OF course. not All by any means
are 80 iguursHt, but % was frequent
question asked during the summer
vacation us 10 what Kind Of oil OK
1homa produced one man ia par
uCulnr. who claimed 70 have been
IN the oil business, soon disclosed his
utter ignorance by askinE some OF
tho most ridiculous questions as TO
how Oh WAS produced.
They do know however. that gas
olIuo ia selllng In all the numerous
nlllng stations at 23- cents gal
Ion. and also are aware that there Is
difference in quality lt has been
taught hy the Manufactures them
selves. an ~ whom nrc anxious TO
Eet the best possible STUFF 10 demon
STRAIT" the new engines. while tho
government experts are looking on.
They do not fully understand tho
valu" ~ low end point but are
certainly learning
Gasoline ig distilled from crude oil
ana tho fret run is the highest gray
Ity and usually the lowest oud point
" is the kind that is used in Ryin-
'iun and the next lower gravity Us
better suited for motor trucks ana
cars Crude Oh iE produced In OK
mhuma and commands price rang
Ing from 42.25 90 1926 per harrei
at the well and ls not higher on -
count of the war. IN fact had there
been no war much larger price
would have been tho rule long ago.
There i8 a tremendous Increase IN
the price of labor and OF pipe and
OF all the fittings that are used
around wells and sull there has been
no increase in either the price 20 tho
man who drills a well or TO tho con-
sumner who uacs gasoline, as every
hodv knows who has purchased any
OF either during the last year
More than that living expenses In
oklahoma are exceedingly high, ana
beefsteak costs moro In Tulsa than
la Detroit by at least per cent al
though here In oklahoma there ar"
great herds Of cattle 10 IS also a
good cotton growing state and cot
ton Is selling at around "a cents "A
pound. which is at least relatively
three times hs high as oil or gasoline
as sold In Detroit
There Is no disposition 20 raise the
price on tho part Of oil producers OF
reflners except that % ia the CON
scnsus OF opinion that Detroit should
be paying the same at least as Tulsa
people pay for gasoline. namely. 25|
or 25i5, according TO quality and
that the added price would not be
noticed with great advances In all
other commodities.
one thing the oil men do. when
not buying Liberty houds is TO buy
cars made in Detroit, and there arc
more OF the better variety In evil
dence In Tulsa than In the very home
OF motor cars. so that one can see
anytime on the streets OF Tulsa cars
that would average $1,000 higher
per Ger than those seen around the
circle In front OF the Siatlcr and the
Fuller hotels. IL Is no disgrace at
mat To conserve gasoline bye-using
The lighter varieties.
There h no request on the part or !
government officials 10 refrain from |
riding on sunday here as there is !
IN Detroit. and yet there Is at least I
l6 per cent less pleasure riding than I
before the conservation request was |
ssucd. o
Before long II is thought that the |
terosine will be IN much greater de-
nand ana that gasoline can be used |
tecly. IL is said that General Perish |
ng has issued reuuisition for
many thousand oil stoves and that
contracts are TO be let shortly for
anne. There is disposition on the
'nrt Of some OF the factories TO hold
~ the business. but that Is another
tory
II will be but. a short time before
'asollnc tnNes are on and the two
ent advance Will cover same. but Of
curse Il viii be difficult 10 boost the
rice even cent a gallon after that
aN "a on.