The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-11-10

tary action OF consumers, such as
Improvement OF firing methods, re-
n duCtlOn OF waste, and other Congorya-
tiOn OF this character: Tho chamber
BtrOngly' endorses and urges this
method OF curtallmcnt and believes
that the sum OF possible savings
through more careful storage and
transportation and increased firing
efficiency would be OF some Inn
pOrtanCe.
/. An efficiency engineer at the
Moore ShiDbuldIng company in Oak
land states that many OF the oil
burning furnaces consume from 10
per cent TO 80 per cent more fuel oil
than Is necessary to get the required
results. owing to improper design or
careless control Of the oil flow"
Something rs being accomplished
along these lines through the oil
marketing companies engineers, but
the chamber believes that activities
OF this nature should be more wide
~ supplemented through individual
initiative on the part OF consumers.
|, In this connection the chamber also
|
made by the California oil companies
10 conserve fuel oil through the
subBtltution OF other fuel or power
In their own operations whenever
practicable.
2--Increased Production OF OIL.
, (a) FaciiitatIon OF shipments OF
oil well supplies and materials, no.
tably casing: The chamber OF COM
merce already has accomplished
something in this direction. Further
| appeals TO railway executives and the
Interstate commerce commission are
contemplated by the yhamber when
, ever such methods are necessary.
OBJ encouragement OF prospecting
, for oil: II is claimed tha; uninten-
tIonally the federal leasing Law opor-
/ ates 20 discourage oil development
, on government lands, rticulariy
with respect to individual prospectors
as distinguished .rca. .he larger and
well organized companies II this
claim Is found TO be Justified upon
/ further investigation by the cham
ber's legal advisors. II Is recommend
! ed that appropriate efforts VIII be
! made by the chamber toward secur-
|, ins modification OF Objectionable fca-
= lures OF the laws or regulations In
: question.
q (c) Increased recovery from oil
. oil fields: The chief petroleum
I technologist OF the United States
, bureau OF mines. early during the
, current month. stated that ION many
old properties In the eastern fields
: the Smith-Dunn compressed air pro-
cess has increased the recovery from
! so per cent to 100 per cent" and
that ''if Il proves true. as seems to
, be the case. that only 10 TO 90 per
, cent OF our oil Is now being recov-
/ cred. there is no telling how much
more oil may oe brought to the sur
face"
Although our oil formations differ
from those OF eastern fields the
chamber believes that the possibility
OF insreasing yields through this or
similar process should be fully ex-
hausted by California operators In
view OF their importance In adding
TO the oil supply when applied to
other localities.
(d) Development OF the naval re-
serve oil lands. to a point sufficient
to care for all or part OF the nayy's
4 current demands: The chamber Is
Informed that offers by California
operators 10 develop these lands for
the government have been consist
emily refused.
There seems 10 be no doubt that
these lands could meet naval de-
mands for an indefinite period. IL de-
veioped before drilling on adjacent
territory reduces gas pressure nee
essary TO economic recovery or sub
stantialiy depletes the supply.
However, a vital national policy is
In question here and the chamber
does not feel justified in offering an
opinion as to the relative merits OF
present and future development OF
these lands.
(e) Changes in we'll prices to stim-
ulate further the production OF crude
oil: The chamber offers no COM
ment on this possibility, Price ad-
yances for Crude oil would necessar-
lily be reflected in price increases for
fuel oil. and Il Is elementary that
this factor at some ultimate poin;
would equalize supply and demand.
4-Substitution OF Other Oils No
tably Mexican. for the California
Product:
(a) Abroad, particularly for use
OF the navy and merchant marine;
The chamber feels justified in criti-
cising the use OF California fuel Oil
abroad when other oil is available
and the selection depends entirely
on considerations OF price.
Mexican oil can now be purchased
at reasonable prices delivered at
Mexican gulf ports. and the ultimate
price is entirely dependent on the
cost OF transportation to points OF
consumption.