The Washington herald., 1920-11-17
OIL MAGNATES
HERE FOR WEEK
Kings Of Petroleum World
Arrive for Annual
Convention.
OPENS AT THE WILLARD
Problems of World Concern
To Be Threshed Out
AT Meeting.

Washington is the petroleum cap
ital of the world and oil is king
for the remainder of this week.
Between 40 Oand 500 men who lead
in the nations oil production are
assembling here for the second an
nual convention of the American
Petroleum Institute. which begins
today at the New Willard.
The willard. the Washington, the
Raleigh and other hotels already
are crowded with Advance arrivals.
Problems Scheduled.
Many important world problems
fthe petroleum industry are ex-
pected to be solved at the convention
and UNDERSTANDINGS reached pri-
marily affecting the worlds produc-
tion. consumption and supply Of
petroleum
. 1t is expected that one of the re-
suits of the meeting will be a re-
quest to Congress for legislation TO
remedy the gasoline situation. II
has been pointed out that all for
eign governments are rendering
great assistance to their nationals
in the production of petroleum,
while this government has placed
er IL difficult to compete with other
nations. Congress will be asked, 1t
is understood. to eliminate these
handicAps and to take Appropriate
action that will place the American
producer on the same footing with
foreign producers.
The first thing on the program
today is registration of delegates.
after which T. A O'Donnell, presi-
dent of the Institute, will welcome
the visitors. The convention then
will divide into group meetings
where various technical subjects
will be. discussed by each group.
In the afternoon w. c. Teagle.
president of the Standard Oil Com
pany of New Jersey, will discuss
The World Petroleum Problem
George Otis Smith. director of the
United States Geological Survey
then will take up "A World View
of the Oil. supply"
THE view point of Great Britain
on the oil question will be presented
at an evening meeting by Richard
Airey, vice president of the RoXana
Petroleum Corporation of the Royal
Dutch Group, and Frederic X keIl-
ogg. will discuss the Mexican OIL
Question.
These four addresses will deal
with the recent developments on
this continent and in Europe af-
fecting oil production and consump-
ton. Because of the enormous in
reased-dAmands for petroleum
products. government experts are
greatly concerned with the possi-
bility of Keeping production up to
consumption.
Production Subjects.
Production" and Consumption
will be the principal topics of dis
cussion at the Thursday session.
Present production will be discussed
by r. ID. Benson. Tidewater Oil
Compan-. and T. 4. O'Donnell will
deal VITA future production. c. F.
Kettering, General Motors Company.
will speak on The Automotive In
dustry," and Admiral W. s. Benson,
chairman United States Shipping
Board. on The Present and Future
Demands of Shipping for Oil"
The Friday session will be ad-
dressed BY Henry l.. Doherty, OF
Henry L. Doherty and Company, on
the future of the oil business, while
Mark l. Requa, formerly United
states Fuel Administration, will dis
cuss conservation.
The convention will wind up
Friday evening with a banquet at
which Norman II. Davis, Under
Secretary of State; T. A. lie Breton,
Ambassador from Argentina. Victor
Murdock. chairman Federal Trade
Commission, and Pat~Malloy, presi-
dent of the Western Petroleum Re-
fners' Association, will be the
speAkers