The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-22
OIL MARKET Quotations.
another Export Corporation
in the Field


. A. smith. president OF the Pc
,raI,Hm Export corporation 81 Los
Arr.I,e. who ia also interested in
,lg coleman Nelson corporation: is
ru.ar OF Matthews Nelson and IS
J.ufrtpd at the Petroleum club for
the week.
Mr. smith has just returned from
Nev orleans, where he, together
gtt Mr. Nelson, have been super
,.s.rs the shipment OF 10000 cases
~ canned kerosene and 10000 cases
~ cI-oIino This shipment OF 10000
cases goes TO the island Of Cyprus,
well known in Biblical history as tho
thgo where Paul preached the cos-
roI and which is now furnishing a
market for much Continent ker-
osrnp and some gasoline.
,Nyo have been devoting our en-
crr.es." said Mr.. Smith. "To the
,raIp with the Orient, and have an
,yport plant in Los Angeles, located
within the city proper, where our
canning is done; and from where
,,r truck our stuff to the harbor In
San Francisco we have another plant
located ON the Bay and are well sit
uaf,d 20 load ships directly from our
Wh3rycs
we are starting a large canning
plaut al New orleans, hut have h"en
using the plant Of the Louisiana
on & Refining company OF Ssreve-
mort. which is owned in partnership
with the Louisiana Export Corpora
ton. and is doing a good business
mostly with Germany. our plant is
being built to take care Of our own
trade. and of any other business that
may be offered, and f. especially
ADAPTED for the canning and bar
yelling Of small lots for foreign ship
.mcnt.
I'VE are expecting much Of this
sort Of business while the situation
in European countries is being
straightcnod out, inasmuCh as i'm
portcrs may not be able TO pay cash
for cargo lots. and can take on
smaller shipments. We are not even
thinking Of getting into Havana, be-
cause the freight rates from New
orleans to that city is four times ne
much as TO China: being dollar and
as rents a hundred. We would soon
be In midst of hard fight with the
standard which operates as the West
Indies oil company in Cuba"
Mr. Smith Is a straightforward
clear eyed American citizen; with
all the faith in his own resources
necessary to success in his enter.
prizes and evidently is finding his
partner here. Matthews Nelson, @
congenial collaboration. He is not
pretending to upset the world. bu
has representatives in several Of the
Euronean countries, who are work
ing directly for his interests and ar,
not dividing their energies with an,
other line Of work. Mr.. Smith hal
had the experience that goes will
had times and Is now ready for tn,
good things that come to him VIII,
waits
The announcement as above
shows the great strides being mad
at New Orleans in the way Of eN
porting oil. There IS first the Mex
lean Sinclair; then the Pelican; mex
the Export oil corporation; mex
the International; and above them /
located the Union Petroleum plant
while on the opposite side of tn
river, and above the city Of New or
"A leans is located the Oceanic; III
~ Marland: (now under construction
" the Carson Petroleum: (now nearl
COmpleted.) the Mexican Petroleum
IS next. the Island Oil; and the RoN
ana, which with the now plant hein
built by Mr. Smith and his associate
will make an even dozen; All devote
10 the export OF the products G
crude oil and the import OF MeXica
crude.
The big refinery owned bv IN
Standard Of louisiana Is at Bato
Rouge, so miles up the river, or a
the head Of navigation for Ocear
going tank steamers In eXplainin
the situation, Mr.. Smith says th'
these oCean-going ships are not like
ly 10 go above the city OF New o.
leans, except for a full cargo, an
u Is the small shipments and par
OF carEoes that he proposes to ma
ket we will not turn down ar
business because of it's being q
large a shipment" said MIR. Smitl
but We are especially interested
being able to furnish everything
cans and barrels that may be neel
ed. The export business Will gro'
and we can grow with It,"