The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-21
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with tho crowd about equally dl-
yidod between last nights train and
the train that leaves tonight ana
a. Jolly happy crowd in both divis
ions, it is doubtful II over there was
a convention held at which 80 many
ull men aud their wives attended.
The meeting today of Tctlnors,
which &C. tlo annual meeting uf the
Western Petroleum RCfincrs as3sO-
citation, will elect officers and un-
less all signs iail, ". -. Richardson
Of tho Meridian Petroleum com
many will be elected president. He
IL amply qualified for the position
and holds the entire confidence OF
ali rofincrs IN tho midcontinent
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IL is Interesting to note that be
fore the big war Mr.. Richardson
was one OF the three delegates
elected by American refiners of the
independent persuasion TO 40 to
Germany with the responsibility OF
showing the German government
that II the standard were excluded
from German territory there would
sill bo plenty of gnsolino and re-
fined products available.
Al all brought about u most In
tho opposition advertised that II tho
standard were excluded and the
German government monopolizcd
the oil industry that gasoline would
Immediately advance two cents per
gallon which killed the measure
then pending in the Roichstag and
the war coming on, nothing more
was done.
And now that Germany has had
the everlasting stufflng knocked out
Of her, she In not likely to try am
other scheme TO monopoliZo oil or
anything else, but the knowledge
gained on this trip through Europe
by Mr. Richardson will give him
big advantage and worldwide view
OF tho situation as regards oil.
Right now, with gasoline In
strong demand at 10 cents per gal
Ion, there IL some danger as re
CARDS fuel oil as the temptation TO
store that product is very great. At
this meeting there Is n good chance
that the situation rs regards fuel
oil Will be taken up and some sort
of concerted action agreed upon
which win forever relieve the worry
that refiners have already ex-
pcrienced with that product.
IL may be that by pooling stocks
held In storage and by selling as n
unit while the country Is being cdu-
Gated and moro than all while
freight rates are being adjusted,
that something can be done which
VIII have a permanent effect. 1t
would seem thyt IA great plant here
care OF the residue and refine the
snme down to the coke.
For once. Tulsa will be adequately
represented at the petroleum CON
grnss which begins Tuesday. The
iobbers constituting nt least rs per
cout 0f the memborship viii be In
yitod to take this opportunity To
visit Tulsa and bring the next con-
Nention here whore II should he
see that is OF interest TO the men
who sell oil TO tho ultimate con-
sumner.
Col. p. j. Hurley has consented
TO make the trip for the express
purpose OF inviting the members
here. lie Is Tulsa's most eloquent
orator and IL back from the war
with world OF interesting expert
ences and knows the oil game and
more than all. will make every
member at the Kansas City coR-
the only place as his winning per-
sonality simply radiates hospitality,
- He will invite them 60 como at
least as soon as tho convention II
over and will make II plain that
coming for the express purpose Of
getting a line on the, situation as
IL liz, is the proper think and
further that delays are dangerous.
He will make the man who said
See Rome and die" look like "A
piker.
At one OF the famous con-
ferences held just before the United
States got into the war; Mr.. Hurley
was the last speaker ard when he
finished the great crowd was filled
with patriotism such as had never
heen felt before in the lives OF any
ono who heard him. lie. simply told
tho story OF why America was
great-because she had always been
on tho side OF liberty, and now
when the time has come for men
10 decide whether II is for America
or for the republics south OF us
which arc rich in oil, II is plain that
Mr.. Hurley IL the man TO speak
on America for Americans.
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