The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-04

has ever been known IN the history |
" Oh associations, or meetings.
And the convention viii be tho
means ~ bringing about many mos
Important reforms, and most n'Ccs-
stIv action on the part Of the OIL
men. who realize az never before,
thIt now " an important crisis IN the
Vorv nfc OF the industry. and II Isl
absolutely cortHin that the meeting
ln Denver Will do much to put the
fraternity In fighting trim, and that
they will meet tho emergency win
First. there must be- n revision or
freight rates. AZ IT stands now
there are many states where there.
lis absolutely no competition. on acla
count uf midCoutiurut rcfincfs bcr
/ Iur shut out entirely. n r. the on"
rocCt,ity if prices are TO DE main
tanned and competition remain on
uu. sort of an equal basis
SoXt In importance. it would ap-
pear, were the standardization VI
| trEs. and methods u taking th'm,
land the convention had the matter
most forcibly put before u. There
/ must be no charge of trickory lhld
IugpIust the rcfinor in the midpr-
|tiucut field by the rcfiuer In me
/ Pennsylvania fields. when ~ COMES
/ tu taking tests HH regards flush.
/ ,lsCuH,ty and gravity Ia the mar
/ F,iiug ~ oil. ~ makes no differ
| Iruco what system ~ used, Just 80
| that the system ~ in universal use.
! The convention was not a meet
/ ing place for buyer and seller. % u
/ WA evident that there was some
| thing wrong In the opinion of prom
] IL Na.t. .fstsr
InU asked but one question ana thht
what " the market going to d"
10 be cure there were some trades
made. Kerosene that has been q
IdruR on the market suddenly cam"
Into prominence aud there were
! many Inquiries for trMnlond lots.
nnd the chances arc there were
many deals contaminated.
The hcsitancy on the part OF
buvcrs to take on gasoline was
prinripaIly on account of IN Inter
vlow that appeared In n penS,I +
u,ucr early In the week, wherein
lW H. Barber Of Minneapolis, ono
Of the largest and wiSest Of them
lnlI was quoted as saying that 'gaS
cline has reached its highest price
land ought to be cheaper ~ soon
ns refineries now being nnilt wsN
com nieted" Mr.. Barber ala moi
saw this. and was simply mis-quotea.
hut there was n lot OF harm doh'
tuat az there always ~ whom news
naner stuff that is either malicious
Il liy or simply isnorantly wrong, E
nrInted His remarks were wired
", avsr the conntry much 20 his
annoyance. ,, =.
n was only another evidence ~
.bc necessity OF keeping the records
stroight. and in this connection "
.bouId he stated that while She Of
cdItor OF this paper was away IN,
vounp man who was hired 10 H'stS'
,,tth the work, took occnsion 10 con
t,adict absolutely tho position takct
, Inv the World, M regards trolEh
b rates, and the effect II has on pri'e'
{ in Texas. , .,
The same thing happened onc'
, before. whom on returning from
{ trim 70 Texas, the OIL edLtor WI WI
T, confronted with n story that rea'
,u,o tbis. "The trouble with me re
,inerx in the midcontlnent field, '
: mot they have set ND their lkll
! IA Tin mans and kettles In IN
! middle of tho producing country. III
= .tcod ~ the end of n long pipe 'ine
q a,a attn the man that did thus y
q tho pnpcr and its patrons, took IN
q money for his work. zine ao,l
= The convention at Denver oeu
vt onatrnted TO many oil men that Co
10 or,do has n climate that IL the rei
" Thing ana TO tho management thet
10 hereby extended the most near,
n fc,t thanks for many courtesies.
Il is easv TO undersnnd why an assI
" ciotion like the 7. o. NJ. a. prosper
!, n has many years OF usctuln''
II ahead OF II and will grow an
- nrosner ~ long rs u succeeds
" hscnjng its membership ~ nov
c,e,n and above all, indcponden
g Tbcro arc many seeking lts ruin b
n ofrera Of coo operation, but they al
~ all easily spotted