The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-12

CORStnntin REFINERY at
West Tulsa Ia close

u CuuHuntln. president NJ the
Couuautu Refining company am.
u1uupg Chat hH refinery ut Wcu
Tulm viii close to-day uu account
~ the blk railroad strike which iH
playing uuya, with the uII industry
respectfully with the ronucrH Wud
mIrkclrrs " tho. mid continent
field Iy result OF This shut down
lt VIII throw about go men out uf
WORK Tho capacity of th, MnV Irl
10 refinery k l2uOO hurrrH daily
The CuusuutIn refinery lt nr.nl
OkRhom% which employees around
200 men was closed down several
days ago and the contracts made
with producers 10 take their ulI have
been called on until after the rail-
rond situation IH settled This H Boo
deed - very great handicap tu tnu
produCoy iu the Texas fields, uH
we'll ns being serious thing Goo tho
men employed at tnoH" Totnrrlc-
Mr. ConHthaun states that this la
one ~ the most serious situations
that this country has ever had fu
deal with ANA iv one of worst blows
that could be dealt tho oil Industry
lie further says that sunday Gyou-
inE was the first shipment uf OIl mat
has left his refinery iu several DAYS
II is q serious handicap to the
mnrketcrs who hulo made contracts
to deliver oils throughout tho United
states Rnd IL means the loHs of mil
Hon ~ dollars per day to the oil
men.
According 10 word received from
the local FRISCO office Monday even.
ing they state that they see little
chance Of the strike being called OF
ana II la assuming one OF tho most
serious situations that ever the pco.
plo In The United states have had to
deal with.
The Cosden ana company refine.
~ In West Tulsa. wi4th employa
around 1000 men, IL only running
about ono-third OF their regular out.
put ana is managing to ship about
twenty fiNe per cent Of H. the other
golng 10 storage. The reason that the
tosden refinery Is shipping their
OIL II accounted for by the fact that
ihey have their own switching
crews ana are sending Il over tho
Santa 10.
Tho situation ls becoming mighty
serious WIN them and n is only "A
question or Few days until they will
bbe forced TO shut down. The shut
lng down OF the Cosden plant win
mean mighty serious blow 20 the
men who are employed
West Tulsa h the home Of "A prent
many OF the mid-contlnont refineries
anu there are between g. 500 and
1000 men working In the varIot,s
Ieiinerles and with the closing down
OF these plants It will mean that
d hR
take care OF these men. many OF
whom have large families dependinr
on them for support
y The Mldcu Petroleum compnnv Ia
ftill operating Its plant, but ls not
marketing any oil and has only a
small amount of storage
The output Of tho plant has boon
cut down to the lowest possible pro
duotion In order Ia keep running ana
Keep the men on tho job. They have
perhaps enough storage room 10 last
n week at the rate they are running
the oil and n relief IL not fnrthcom,
ing II II Just question ~ "A few
days until they win be forced to
close down entirely
The Pan American Refining seems
10 .be about the only one who VIII bc
Ablo TO last over 10 days. They are
able 10 take care OF about ib davs'
storage and after that time will be
forced 20 shut down.
The Frisco has refused to take
any tank cars from West Tulsa ana
there IN absolutely no outlet FOR the
foflncru from any other source.
About the only ones In tho OIL In
dustry who Will he able TO keep run
ming will be- the large pipe lines. who
VIII be able To run the storage for
some time TO come
From The present situation Il is
Just a matter ~ 10 DAYS until prlc.
tically all " the refincrics N the
mid-coutlnent field will bc forced To-
shut down, throwing several thou.
sand men out OF work, and it ls
about Time that some one takes tho
matter In hand To- settle this ruIl-
road strike, because Il In not only
affecting the OH industry, but every
other Industry In the United states.