The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-11
Dangerous Propaganda Is
Tending to Widen Breach
Betmeen Mdrketers and
Refiners


marketers and refiners who are in
-depentent OF the monopoly, and must
fight for life against that healthy
organization; and who should be on
the friendliest possible terms with
each other. The interests Of the re-
finer are absolutely on a par with
those of the marketer.
In q current magazine which has
'ust arrived, and which undertakes
20 state the position OF the market
ers. the refincrs are compared with
the robbers in Arabia, who never
undertake 10 deal twice with the
same customer. IT is puzzling TO the
average reader, why magazine
which gets it's business altogether
and solely from the Independent
r0arketer and refiner, should chose
this unfortunate comparison, when
it would be much easier to UNDER
take TO heal the breach than to
widen II.
II IS perhaps worse when It IL
Nprinted In q magazine or newspaper,
than when 1t Is peddled assiduously
around the city of Tulsa, which is
the center OF the refining industry.
and which prides itself on It's inde-
pendent refineries. This paper has
been made the victim of a lot of
punk propaganda at various times,
but being a daily paper II is able
TO right a wrong Instantly and then
too, conditions change over night.
For instance, when an interview
appeared in this column which
quoted a leading official of the STAN
dard OF Indiana as saying that I'm
another month there will be no gaso-
line for sale" and then again. when
& was stated in this column that the
Standard OF Indiana had broken off
negotiations with the marketers; In
both instances this paper was Inn
posed upon, and the refiners are
endeavoring to figure out just h0T
such propaganda is going TO affect
the market
The fact is. there Is nothing to
prove that the marketers were ever
negotiating with any body TO con-
tract gasoline for future delivery
based on a tank wagon price, and
moreover, although 1t was denied
instantly. Il is likely TO cause trouble
unless the cards are laid on the table
and everybody Is given to under
stand that the real interests of the
independent refiners and tobbor are
identical, and that the best of feel
ing must be maintained.
And right now; It is evident that
there never was a better time thar
the present for the marketer to make
his purchases for the coming auto
mobile season, and he should visit
Tulsa II possible and can rest as
sured OF receiving the glad hand
from all the refiners here, and viii
have learned one lesson, and thai
IS, that the market is not raised foi
his benefit arbitrarily, but that the
independent refiner is doing hi:
best 10 meet market conditions, but
Is greatly handicapped now as he al
ways has been.
Il Is said that in north Texas. the
reflners are running full blast; ant
are paying As cents above the TeNa'
market, which is $2.25 per barrel
and are obliged to pay for movini
this crude to the refinery on top o.
this, And moreover, and in addition
TO II all--are threatened with Gu
in the price of crude at any moment
which of course, means disaster u
them all.
In Oklahoma, the reflners are pay
Ing unheard OF premiums rangini
all the way from 25 cents to 81, pc
barrel above the So price and ar,
obliged to do this, or at least thini
they are. to get crude TO operat'
with, There is plenty OF high-grav
xy crude, but II Is not available q
VIZ 4lNtptllutllN lfl4'l'A W eAAS o -
extent. He is therefore, biddinl
against his neighbor, also independ
ent and is confronted with threa
Of a cut in the price OF crude ever.
time he makes a contract for oil.
Certainly not can any markete
call this "a private snap" II Is
mighty bad condition, and only l
II frightened by the fact that IN
interstate commerce commission ma
promised that on July II, the hey
rates will go into effect on east
bound stuff. II will prov,ie' a bette
market, but the refiners here are nov
confronted with low priced gasolin
manufactured from Mexican crude
and boosted with easing head, an
this, is being offered as far Yves
at Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Detroi
by refiners located on the Atlanli
seaboard.
IL the officials of the Marketer
association, will visit Tulsa, It woui
a much toward bringing about
Setter feeling. and President Nich
olas and Secretary Grant. and thei
assistants would receive a royal we
come here, and would be far bette
able TO advise the members or thel
association in the future. They ca
certainly find time to make the TIL
II so desired.
Rjnuiun I'm M. Dppn Test