The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12

CARNATIONS. This Independent con-
Germ had stopped doing business and
II was very necessary for the good
OF the Independent concern directly
interested, and also FOR the good OF
my own company. that this transact
tiOn be made and be made promptly.
Some unaccountable force was hold
Ign 1t up. Coming on to New York
20 try to expedite the matter,
found out the only reason tho deal
was not being contaminated prompt
~ was the fact that the Standard s
attorneys were not willing TO Ok.
! the deal pending their consideration
| OF the question as to whether the
| public would get the impression
/ that they were buying out cOmpeti-
| tors to put them out OF business,
when the facts were that i'm this
/ Transaction the Standard OH COM
/ pany was taking over a plant that
was not being used, and through
paying a fair price FOR II that CONF
/ pauy was Indirectly saving two in
dependent concerns from possible
financial trouble.
1T has not been 10 laud the
standard OIL company that the fore
| going has been delivered 20 you, but
| only as "a brick to wakon up the
| Industry TO tho fact that II is time
that we independent oil men look
the truth eight In the face and see
that we improve our methods, go
that we can compete. II we canont
We are not entitled TO our place IN
the petroleum. world. II we can
not Improve our methods and utilize
/ every advantage we havo, and be
able TO give 10 our business tho per
sonal touch that will win. we will
80 the way OF all things unfit,
ana pass into discard,
we OF tho middle west have had
a flood Of magnificent crude, and
have arranged TO run volume instead
OF utilizing tho best methods.
I'VE como In direct competition
with the Standard Of Indiana, more
particularly than any other organ
iZatlOu. with that human dynamo
col. Robert a. Stewart pushing,
that company is going 20 increase
It's salcs as much as DO can, ana
we mus. work Just as efficiently II
we expect 20 hold our place.
"A movement was started by
which Wo can improve our selling
method OF handling Co.! %! 80.
hind II and help. That i9 the sales
Orgauilat 80. started a year ago and
through which a great many refin-
Crs are doing more or less business.
We must do everything lu our
power TO increase the use Of oil Of
any kind
we especially need some other
method of handling fuel o.l eithr
by cracking processes, or by de-
N'loplng trade in Internal nombl1-
ton engines that can use heavier
oil than gas OIL or Boy making our
residue into luhrinnUuE OH. We
must make two demands grow
whore only ono has been.
This can Dee helped out by en-
oUuruging the use of oil as q domcs-
tic fuel in hOuses--tu take the place
OF hard coal--which Is almost inn
possible az this time. \ committee
was appointed sometime ago 10
check that up. I was not present
when ITS report was made, but IL
has wonderful field before it.
one of the things that made the
standard OH company prosper was
the fact that they became IA" great
est philanthropist Us an time when
they changed the cost ~ lighting il
thc hunb'cst home from a. cents
gallon for korosenc-thc price 30
years ago--to l5 cents a gallon tho
price an this time, and by the proc
cess put untold millions into their
treasury, this by improving tho
methods Of operation and cultiyat.
ing the use OF things found In crude
oil,
Most Of you here know that !
have not been afraid 20 criticize
when | thought things were wrong,
ana hope you will bear with me IN
this talk, II I find lot OF white
whore black was supposed 20 be,
AS long as the world stands, tho
name OF John u, Rockefeller Will
be associated with petroleum.
though / have never met him | have
lot OF respect for "A man who had
the vision 10 pick the corps Of men