The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-07
Equitable Freight Rates
Taken Up at Chicago
Contention

| bring about equitable freight rate
| on oil 70 would rebound 10 tho crcdn
/ OF the American Petroleum institute
/ ana there should loo no side Issues
and no one should be- allowed To-
| intcricct any other issue that would
| have a tendency "a sidctruck thi
one particular subject which Is para
| mount 20 an other issues" said r. i.
| Gay. cX-prcsident OF tho IndepCnd.
mt Marketcrs association, who is IN
Chicago attending "a meeting OF the
directors which was largely attended
/ ana which devoted lts attention To
working out the detail OF the pro-
gram for 1879.
There is no weaker spot In the
ntire fabric uf freight rates than
The wide difference between the cost
u moving fuel oil and tho cheaper
product coal. Tho latter enjoys
rate about two and a half times
| less than the rate on fuel oil and
this should he romedlcd and that at
once"
Another thing" said Mr.. Gray.
| Ia the lack Of information on Mex.
can production and | believe that
during the coming ycnr there will
be much wider spread I'm tn
weekly bulletins sent out by the
American Petroleum institute and
hat It will hcraftcr take In not only
Mexico. which is sending tho bulk
OF its products into the United
/ states, but Columbia ana other
South American countries "A well. II
would he greatly appreciated by the
trade in general"
The above oxerps from ex-Prcsl
dent Gays address at tho Tuesday
afternoon session OF the American
|
wired 90 Tho world by W. H. Peck
| oil editor. who is In attendance.
show that the question of freigh.
rHtcs which II Of such vital i'm
portance to the Continent field
was the keynote of that session
and this. coupled with n thorough
study OF tho recovery OF tho pctro-
leum industry and the requirements
of 1879, as discussed by Tom
lO'Donncl. president of the associa-
| tion and printed I'm last Sundays
World. viii be the mytif OF the en-
;!To convention.
"a Quantltatlvo Survcy OF the Pc
troleum Industry From tho stand
point OF Production OF Motor Fuel"
was discussed by Dr. Van II. Man
ming. director OF research American
Petroleum institute Tables were
shown proving that OF the total gas
ollne production OF 1853. 900 bar
rels In 1919, 30,275,0O0 barrels were
natural gas gasoline. 6,732. 900 bar
rcls were cracked gasoline, and
74,5i5. 900 barrels were straight run
gasoline. This indicated that cracked
gasoline supplies 10 per cent of the
total gRB production.
Between the years 1871 and 1920
the number OF motor vehicles "tgis-
H.. NuN. ..... .---l =
1875 per cent and In the same period
crude oil production increased only
l0l per cent.
There ls no more striking pic
ture OF the pressure OF automotive
fuel requirements upon our ell re-
sources than that OF tho per cnr
availability of our crude oil pro-
ductlon each year he saH. For
instance, In 1911 there were 3l5
barrels of crude oil for each car
1912, 219 barrels: 1913, 1914 barrels
1914. 1856 barrels, 1915. i15 barrels
1916, S6 barrels; 1911. 81 barrels;
1913, Is barrels: 1919. 90 barrels.
and 1920, as barrels.
"As indicated by this comparison,
the increase In crude oil production
was actually insufficient to meet
automotiNc requirements. without
the subsequent perfection OF impor-
tant refinery processes, the develop
ment OF the natural gasoline Indus
try and the spreading OF the quality
range OF commercial gasoline, the
production OF crude oil would have
been all too insufficient"
H. NJ. Crane, consulting engineer,
1 discussed Requirements OF Motor
Vehicle Fuel" and presented "A
| study OF tho retail cost OF the Vari-
Gus fuels In tho New York district,
| reduced the actual cost per heat
unit on the fuel, and called ntten-
tion to the fact that gasoline b.!ngs
an unusually high price per heat
unit due to it's utilization ana eIfl-
| cheney, lie said Kerosene had more
heat units per unit It volume and
yet sells at a lower price, Continued
Mr.. Crane: I'VE feel that this is
practical demonstration of what is
a good fuel. and Ia even more inn
portant than theoretical consider
alton which we may advance as
engineers. We feel also that there
Is greater saving In cost possible
In the utilization OF kerosene as q
| fuel, but IL has been clearly before
| tho engineers In the last Is years
| that tho fact that We have not
been able TO use II successfully IL a
| fairly clear indication OF the almost
insuperable difficulties in the way"
! ~ ~ - CHlltN, ptAIQlNui IN chemist
Of tho u, S. Bureau OF Mines, READ a
| paper on Volatility OF Motor Fuel
as Marketed In the United states. q"
! in which he presented the evidence
obtained by the bureau OF mines in
its survey OF motor gasoline.
c. X. Francis. chief chemist and
technical superintendent OF Cosden
and company discussed "The Pres
ent Variation in the Quality OF
Motor Fuel, It's Extent and Causes"
and said
AN estimate OF 10000. 900 auto
mobiles. including all kinds OF
motors. operating In the United
states. may mean that there are
conservatlvely speaking 20.000.000
drivers all speeding, raising dust,
cutting corners and blocking traffic;
each pep" specialist on gasoline,
Many complaints are directed
against the gasoline. yet I am told
cars make from 10 80 miles on
gallon OF gasoline. II is obvious that
the builders of motor engines should
concern themselves in a more eff
cient and economical utilization OF
gasoline. The refiner. l am sure
viii always be glad to cooperate |
and you may rest assured that when |
the limits OF motor fuel have been /
determined and tho ponrlxat rocttra.. |