The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-18

Who Is YGT Refiner?

Prom the Weahiy Trade bulletin ~ the
National reu oleum Matkot~S associa'
tion.
II ~ astonithinR TO note the num-
bor OF masdyleradlng rndepcndcnt
refiners, who are liatsd aa their
source of supply by applicants Tor
membership in the advertising pro-
gram Of the Indcpendcs OIL Men
OF America, and Il hringa home In n
concrete ana very dsama,-, way, the
inroads these controlled orEanizh-
tions have made into the business
which properly belongs 10 the uuV
independent rcfiner.
Tho jobber who uors not assure
himself as 20 the truo independence
of his souroo of supply OF who thinks
IL does not make auy diftcrontco' is
very shortslgUd and IL deliberately
driving nails into his own business
coffin.
what is the public going 10 thlnd
when they discover that the man
who hns been selling them their
gasoline and posing ~ an indepen-
dent oil man Is In reality n straw
boss. marketing controlled products
ON what virtually amounts 10 COM
mission bnaig. and asking ana re-
cciylng fnvns at tho hands OF the
public. under colors?
The iobber who prostitutes his 10.
cal following and community stand
ing, and permits himself to be used
RS n medium To sell TO stho public
goods thoy would not buy II they
knew who made them, In not only
blind TO his own business Interests.
hut Is betraying the best interests OF
tho Independent oil induvry. ana
must be unmnsked ana brandos Tor
what lie really II.
There are two important points we
must bear In mind. IL we are ever go
ing TO establish the independent oil
Industry on n firm and lasting basis;
First-it ~ not fair to advertise
independence and independent goods
and take advantage OF the confidence
the public places in us. and their de-
sire To buy Independent products aud
then sell them goods OF controlled
origln--goods they would not buy II
the truth were known.
n will eternally damn any inde-
pcndend business, n this policy ls
established, and proven against It,
Secondhand OF equal importance
IF we want a truly Independent; In
dustry, We must patronizo the truly
independent refiner. who is In reality
the absolute backbone OF lndepend-
ence In tho oil business, and II is not
only unfair. hut II is rotten. poor
business judgement not TO support
The man who is abs olutely cssentiai
to our weli-being. When we huy
goods from sources ,hat are not tru-
ly independent. we are deliberately
cutting our own throots.
How long viii the controlled Inter-
csts sell us goods that permit us TO
make satisfactory profit after tho
real Independent reflner has been
eliminated? And how long will the
public support US after they discover
our fake position?
Every interest we have lies In be-
ing Just what we claim TO be--i. g.
honest .to-God independent oil men
the exact opposite or everything
the controlled interests stand for.
And let us quit kidding ourselves
Each and every one OF us know
where our business properly should
GO, and W. 6now we are playing win
fire. when We place our orders else
where.
II you are ever honestly In doubt
write In and ask us, but remember
thls--we cannot expect tho inde'
pendent reflner 90 stand ready 70
protect our interests unless we give
him the support he II entitled to.
Let us quit being straw men. Let
ms quit being painted sticks. Let M
throw tho controlled reflner down sc
hard, he will know something hap
penod. and let us support the truly
Independent refiner whose Interest
l.. W. NICHOLAS.
Secretary.