The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-01-18
The GoCernHiPH
Would Control

Secretary Lane OF the interior dc
partmcut is credited with having am
uounced at the meeting in Washing
ton called by himself that the gov
ernmcut would soon take over tho
control Of the gas business ON ac-
count Of its rapidly diminishing
quantity. IL would look as though
the secretary is talking through his
nat as there is q republican house
and senate and the people Of the
United states are getting into frame
Of mind that BODIES no good to the
party now in power who have SO re-
Gently demonstrated a desire 10 con
troll not only gas hut every other
possible business that could be
thought Of Between the labor un-
ions and tho government Interference
there IS but mighty little TO choose.
To show just how far the govern
mont is going with the power that It
already has the following from our
Washington correspondent IL given.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17--Further-
ing methods whereby more oil and
gas can be secured from the ground
at the least cost, whereby the oil and
gas can be made into more useful
products at less expense and where
by these products can be utilized
most efficiently and advantageously
Is the relation Of tho Federal bureau
Of mines to the petroleum industry
In order Ia fulfil this function the
bureau must look over the whole
field of the industry and those indus
tries dependent upon a.. II must
decide where wastes occur. whore iu-
efficiency can ho reduced or how the
products Of the industry can he made
most useful and having determined
nj t.... e..
/ limited resources can be applied to
limiter resources can be applied to
the greatest good.
At present there are only few
oil fields where the active develop
ment unCcr way promises 20 increase
to any great extent the present sup
My Of petroleum. according to in
formation obtained a. the bureau.
/ These are northern Texas Homer.
/ Louisiana. and the southwestern
| fields Of California Doyolopment
work also is in progress in Oklaho-
ma Wyoming and Kansas and pros
| pect work as vet affordiug no pos
/ itiyo evidence Of relatively large dis
| coveries is being carried on I'm Ari1-
| ona and New Mexico. Utah. Montana
/ and other states.
For several years, according TO in
/ formation obtained at the bureau.
1 the United states has produced APP
prOVimately Go per cent OF the
worlds output of crude oil. and Of
/ the total amount OF oil produced I'm
| he world 10 date. the United states
| has contributed about so per cent.
/ Moreover. the United states is the
| largest consumer Of petroleum pro-
| ducts Thus this country leads in
/ ho'h production ana consumption
] Ia.y. 1
/ estimated that the reserves I'm this
country Rrc approximately 10 per
| cent exhausted. go per cent Of the
original supply thus being left under
| GROUND
/ I. muS' ho borne in mind that Mex
/ sin and Fast Indies. Mcsopotamia.
md Africa, there are potential re-
serves Of oil that have been living
dormant while the American fields
have been rapidly developed the hu-
rcau says II these fields could be
developed without Eindrance Il
| points out they could probably meet
/ tho worlds demand for some time 20
come oven though tho consumpllon
continued 10 increase at The present
| rate when those sources Of supply
| fan or become too high priced the
country can fall back on the tremon-
/ dOus reserves of OH shales in the
/ United states. 30 says
Because OF the continual increase
lof consupptiIn through IN, in
/ Creasing number % automobiles.
( trucks. farm tractors. airplanes. mo-
tor boats etc, ana the growing re-
. .Qulrements of many large mauufac-
/ turing industries, the bureau OF
|lnIuCs has given serious con-!dera-
| tion 10 the ways In which an adr-
Imate supply can be obtained IN the
future. With This purpose In mind
/ tho bureau has buiii mp tu urg1uizl-
. ton primarily designed to aid tho
| increase II efficiency I'm production
Iaui utilization Of the petroleum sup
Ipiy in the United States ard 10 re-
duCe wastes.
/ The organization OF the bureau OF
mines for carrying on its work FOR
/ the conservation Of petroleum and
petroleum products may be divided
under four heads as follows: Pro-
auction teChnoiosy engineering tech
nology. chemical technology and oil
/ Shale technology
unlrORs NOTF From here rg il rbagh bf
. uris-unof that lhf lrrsTmeUN have JO-OnerAtfi
. IA setting fYr'h me many il'sr agsts Of GOV
emnenl supervision
Production Technology.
y Production technology includes a
number Of problems Of which the
following are typical: % Wei
ar,llIng methods In reRard Ia the