The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-30

RefiHers Of Oklahoma
Getting Al the Worst of II

kciiners In Oklahoma are much
wrought up on account Of a protest
that has been filed with the intcr-
al commerce commission in
Washington by rcfiners In Louisiana,
protesting against tho now rate
winch was TO have gone into effect
January b. lowering the rate from
Tulsa 10 gIlf ports for export. 3
cents per 100 pounds or from 32 y
To "a nc, which reduction was ox-
pected by Oklahoma rcfiuors to help
greatly after lts going into effect and
Tor which much refined stuff Is
being held.
IL has lust developed that the ihc
flat ratio reduction which was cup
posed TO have effected 81. Louis
only has been made TO apply to all
states east of the Mississippi and
north OF the ohio. This will make .
difference TO refincrs In the Mid
Continent fields Of 2 cents por 100
pounds In competition with rofincr-
les In towns lko Toledo, Ohio. and
VIII even glvo ST. Louis a big differ
entail over western refiners.
Tho announcement that the reduc-
tion of 81 zee In the rate per 100
pounds Is made I'm Horace Greedy
James paper. the Petroleum Refin-
80 lh'fihAA'h fhA AHhAANhN wy WIN
the statement that the Standard
bunch, when II went into confer
ence with the independents at Chi
cago, knew all about It and knew
that the reduction would go into Of
feet January / and. therefore. that
they did not play fair with the wos-
tern fellows. which fact was duly
pointed out In the columns OF this
paper at the time.
II has been repeatedly stated here
That the only way that freight
rate would over be put into effect,
that would be OF any benefit what
ever to the refiners OF the Mid Com
tinent field, would be when the re-
finers thomselves--indepe of
all associations--filed request for
better rates with the Interstate COM
merco commission. 10 has also been
repeatedly stated. that tho rofinerH
had themselves only TO blame, inaa-
much az there was no one to look
after the interests OF tho refiners
which meant that Secretary James
and clifford Thorno were utterly In
capable of doing anything for the
refiners here, in6smuch as they per-
sistently refused to start anything
before the Interstate commerce com
mission. but preferred to deal with
rate committee of the American Pc
troleum institute.
As the thing stands now Tulsa and
her refineries might az well be sur
rounded by tho wall OF China. so lit
tie outlet is there for tho products
of this field. There Is, 20 be sure.
long, narrow strip of country, reach
ing from here to Minneapolis that
will be still open TO Tulsa and the
shippers OF refined products--hut
the chances are that this territory
will be shortly fully taken care of
by the refineries at Caspar, owned
by the Standard of Indiana. which
can get rate overnight, simply for
the asking.
The big rofineries In Caspar are
now glorylpg In the fact thai they
are shipping their gasoline to New
Orleans directly through tho Mid
Continent field. and are finding the
situation much to their liking, IL
would look as though rofiners hare
would get together and would throw
out the incompetent secretary and
traffic council. both OF whom have
been hoodwinked so often as TO
make themselves the laughing stock
among the refiners and marketers OF
petroleum products. They were
strong at Chicago and made big
talks around the lobby as TO just
how and when the new rates were
going to he put into effect II looks
silly for Mr.. James to make the au-
nouncement he has now made, 'that
the standard did not plny fair