The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-14
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Rack From the NeIU Orleans
Convention


The members and friends Of the
western Petroleum Ecfiners assoc
citation have returned from New Or
loan. and all arc OF one opinion,
and that is that It was tho best oil
mons convention ever held any
,,I.r.. and that all the speakers
made special effort TO say some
tHng that was interesting. There
,,c.a no dead ones on the pro-
rr1m. hut everybody who spoke had
something to say that directly hit
tg. mark and there is something TO
talk about these days when 1t comes
to ,ha refining game.
After all. there was spirit OF
optmiam which was directly in con-
mast with the statements heretofore
made by rcfners. which shows that
ftpy are a game lot, and when gath
,r.d together are only too willing TO
make the best OF a bad bargain.
The hit Of the convention was
made by w. =. Burruss of Kansas
civ. author of "Salestalk," who was
the best orator Of them all, and
quoted shakespeare and most of tho
leading authors of ancient and mod
crn times, but when he said that he
learned more real sales talk from his
little 12-year-old daughter, he had
,hc bunch with him, as most OF
them know how the Youngsters can
get the coin by using craftsmanship
In. its broader sense.
a. Il. SchoclI surprised his hear
ors. and his speech. having been
published in this column, is still be-
4 f..g.1 .Nsa
and perhaps the best comment on IL
heard at this end came from w. II.
Barber who said. 81 have mailed
copy Of it to Chicago and have
written them that it was the best
speech ever heard in my life"
And Mr. Barber ought TO know.
John Gray president of the
Barnsdall Refining corporation.
made a very interesting disclosure
as regards the Ramage process Of
refining and announced that IL was
producing 40 per cent of gasoline at
the companys Big Heart refinery.
He thus beat the oil editor to il, as
for a long time this refinery has
been carefully watched, with the
prospects of a good scoop" when
fully described. Some Of the re-
finers. notably j.. r. Perry of the
Cosden oil & Gas Co, state that they
are getting the same results, which
is good news and shows that these
refiuers with the proper process,
can play the game and make money,
no matter how hard times are for
the refiners.
OF course. the greatest interest
conferred IN the future actions Of the
new board. which il TO decide where
the headquarters of the refineTs is
10 be, and while it should certainly
be here in Tulsa, it seems as though
there is a disposition to keep II at
Kansas City, in spite of the fact that
Tulsa is much nearer the center and
that the Texas and Louisiana re-
finers would certainly prefer this
town.
1t is also left to the new board
TO select secretary, and the chances
appear to be about even now that
Horace Greeley James will be re-
elected for another year,
That the convention was 50 far
away from the center of the refin-
ing industry was made the subject
OF much adverse comment inasmuch
as 1t was only man with a strong
love for the retlners that would ever
'''''N' bllH 10 lps 1 lltg Sllbulu NG Abll-
, gratulatcd that there was SO good
crowd at New orleans.
The town itself afforde d much
that was new and of interest to the
norihorners, and perhaps never was
lnere better banquet served than
mat presided over by +. Il. Perry,
VINO was POSTMASTER, and where
everything was served with rare
good judgment and by cooks that
know the art to perfection.
Among those who made the trip
10 cuba were Mr.. and Mrs w. l..
histler, Mr. and Mrs. Grant McCul-
Tough MIR, and Mrs. c. O. Beroth
ana u. T. Bergolte OF the Acme Pc
Uoleum corporation. The latter eX-
neet To return home by way Of Key
west Long Key and Miami, Fla.
II IL mighty good to get home and
20 IND the old-timors bringing i'm
'le wells and doing it with such reg
uarlty and in the exact spots where
tney have played the game for
months, with the utmost faith that
iher efforts would finally be re-
Nafued, This applies, of course, 10
ynr old friends NJ. c. French and the
hStior brothers. who got the first
ue,p-sand well in the I'LL country
ana Homer T. Lamb and the New
mCch OH company, down in 1873
Is all IN a country that has looked
sou Tor many months, and now
.bat II is showing up so well, II is a
sssaL credit to Oklahoma, which