The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-30
OIL MAnKrr QUOTATIONS..
orr for Vacation While
Thin0S Get BettCr Here

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Everybody knows that tho oil odI-
tor nords vacation and needs q "a
lot moro than most people. because
Of Tho fact that being q born uptl-
mist. 10 has been mighty hard 90 keep
iu line with tho gloom stuff" 40 nee
.asary to show tho real condition of
tho great oil industry and the no
.csslty FOR tariff on OIL
And while tho big news IL brewing.
g. looks ~ though Il Ia a mighty
good time to go, ana II oven hair Of
the history making events material
izo there viii bo enough 10 make
things lively around this town
But about the big news tho Royal
Dutch Shell. operating here under
Nhe name Of "RoXHua" ~ moving
into this. the very contcr Of the boat
oil producing country in tho world.
with wonderful "audnCity." II pro-
poses to put over n merger that will
he, by far, the biggest event iu years.
II will operate its pipo limo 20 wood
river H.. and extend snmc to the
plants recently taken over nj Law
renccville, Ill, where thcro Is "A re-
filming capacity of $4,000 barrels
daily nnd two fully equipped rcfin-
cries that make everything In pc
trolcum products. down 10 coke.
II will have merged with several
Of the larger producing and refin-
ing companies In this field, and. In
fact, IL credited with having made n
deal with the Union OF Delaware and
its subsidiaries here, the National
EsvyI1,a,lnp Cant '. al
Petroleum company. the Wolverine
on company and the Eddystonc oil
corporation and tho Union OF Call
fornia. all OF which means there will
he plenty Of crude 20 supply the
big 12-inch limo to Woodrivor from
southern oklahoma oil ficlda. which.
OF course, will he extended into
Young county. Texas, where the
Roxana already has largo production
Of It's own.
And Furthermore, tho new com
pany will have somo very good talent
which II In likely 20 acquire with
some Of the larger producing and
refining concerns. the heads Of which
are either now across the water
where they are comforting with tho
heads OF the big European combine.
known as the Shell interests, or will
shortly he on the way and should.
In the course of events, bring about
said merger which will likely oper-
ate under an American charter and
will be guided, principally by Ameri-
can oil men. Of whom. II In said.
there are none bctter anywhere In
the world.
n will mean some genuine compe.
tition for tho Standard in It's own
ha nin,lInaq hgrinnInE
in tho Mid-Continent, will reach tho
very center OF population and VIII
put our own big monopoly on its
mettle, ~ Il is to take care OF the
biggest and best business there IL
anywhere In tho marketing end Of
the game. II Is only in the United
States and In the central states AZ
that that gasoline is used bv every
body and that everybody is the own o
or Of n car of some kind, using oil
and gasoline. II II the very cream
of tho trade that tho Dutch Shell
Is after and that n knows something
about mark citing is amply proven hv
the fact that only recently big tank
chip loaded down with gasoline
dropped anchor in tine hnrbor OF
Quebec, where the prico was double
that preNailing on this sido OF the
line.
In letter 20 tho oil editor, Rich
ara Airoy. general manager OF thi
Roxana In New York, says 1T nN
pears that whatever work was TO h'
done on this aide has been accom-
plished and all those concerned hnN,
left for England whore the final nc
gotiations will take place. Undo
these circumstances thore Is nothinj
at present TO say or to publish hu
as soon as any news comes to hhn'
from England. will not fail 10 ie
you know" And everything bcinl
equal, Mr.. Aireys suggestion as {
there being nothing to publish, woul
he strictly followed, hut even tn
Kids are discussing the subject In tn
various newspapers, being, however
far from having the big idea and !
not being possible to mu22le any n
them. II left absolutely nothing els
10 do but to take the readers of Tn
World into the deal as far as II ha
gone until It is all worked out an
everybody has been paid In goo
hard coin or has takon his share q
stock In tho big concern.
IT is interesting, In view Of MI
Aireys stntement. to note that tn
head OF the Union OF Delaware
on the way, and that among the visi
tors abroad are such we'll known q
men as T.. w. Marland and l.. !
MARCEL and that H. W. l<istlcr wi
soon sail. lie has been delayed O
account OF some big deal for tan
cars and evidently proposes 20 4
business at the old stand, as usua