The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-02
Mdrketer's Association Fights
Inspection Fee and Tax
ON Gasoline

Answering an Inquiry as TO what
part the Western Petroleum Refin-
ers association have taken in the
matter OF the fight being staged in
Nebraska against the inspection law.
so far as our information goes, the
Nebraska association as the only
parties to the suit and are the only
people putting up any money.
As a national association we do
everything we can to aid and CO.
operate with the state associations
In staging these fights. You might
say we act as fight promoters, but
| understand the Nebraska situation
is being handled exclusively in the
name or the state association, and
the action being confined to mem
bers who have paid their dues and
are IN good standing with the state
association.
With reference to the New York
Jobbers' meeting, to be held May 4,
the national association, would
say, are the promoters of this meet
ing, although they are quite natural
" acting through the local oil Job
bers, MIR. Babbitt being connected
with the Mills Oil company at SYRIA
cuse (where the meeting will be
held) and Mr.. Mills being director
OF this association. Mr.. Grant will
attend this meeting and assist in
perfecting the organization. Natur-
ally We shah expect them to affiliate
with this national association.
our directors and member OF the
executive committee, Mr.. Gerkins,
Is calling a meeting for the same
date at Columbus, Ohio, where an
effort Will be made to organize the
state of Ohio. Mr.. Nicholas ex-
poets to attend the Ohio meeting
and do everything possible to assist
in perfecting their organization, and
Will naturally make the same effort
TO arrange proper and adequate af-
filiation with the national associa-
tion.
Mr.. Grant attended a meeting OF
the Illinois Petroleum Marketers
association at Springfield, ILL.,, on
April 20. whore the four resolutions
adopted at Kansas City covering
gasoline inspection, gasoline tax
laws, carload consuming purchaser,
and the national advertising pro-
gram were all enthusiastically ap-
proved and indorsed by resolution.
lie secured several new members
for the national association.
Va hPi'l anu 80, MI. NlCnOlhS
attended two-day session of the
South Dakota Independent Oil job
bers association at Sioux Falls.
where the four resolutions adopted
at Kansas City were also enthusiastic.
cally approved and indorsed by res
olution. For your further informa-
ton, resolution was also adopted,
empowering the president, Mr.. Free
man, to Immediately proceed with
his suit and injunction against the
collection OF inspection fees. An
other resolution was adopted. en-
powering the president and the
board OF directors to take the
necessary legal steps to legally COM
bat the collection of the one cent
gasoline tax. and 1t was unanimous
ly agreed they would use the pro-
test checks issued by this associa-
tion In payment OF both inspection
fees and road tax 1t was also
unanimously decided that every
member of the South Dakota state
association should be a member OF
the national association. and all
nonmemberS present turned in
signed application blanks for mem
bership in the national association.