San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-16
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Tulsa Expects One Of Big
gest Gatherings in His
tory Of the Business.
PUTTING UP BUILDINGS
Leading Figures in Oildom
Among Speakers at In
ternational Congress.

TuIss. Okla. Sept. 15.-That the
International Petroleum Exposition
and Congress to be held in Tulsa Octo'
Der S TO ii will be even larger than, at
first anticipated is indicated by the
interesting being taken in it by the
manufacturers of petroleum equip
ment. All the 30 exhibit spaces orig
inally planned were engaged a month
before the date of the opening of the
big petroleum gathering. The exposi-
ton management now has obtained
all additional block of space and will
erect an arcade containing approx
mately 100 exhibit spaces to take care
of applications already on file and
those which will be received in the
time between now and October 8.
Work on the buildings, which are
being erected adjacent to Convention
hall, near the business center of the
city, is progressing rapidly-in fact it
has advanced so far that crew of in
terror decorators under the direction
of NJ. L. Groond Of Chicago, already
has started work. Convention hall it.
self will be adequate in size only for
the sessions of the Petroleum Con.
gress and other morning conventions,
while iii the afternoons and evenings
performances will be given in the hall
by the Worlds Hippodromc, one
of the amusement features of the ex-
position.
Two Steel Buildings.
Two steel buildings, each 60 by 800
feet in dimensions are being erected,
another 60 by 160 and several arcades
for exhibits. The buildings are all
metal construction with saw-tooth
roofs giving the maximum of light
and ventilation.
Rapid progress likewise is being
made on the program. The headline
feature in the congress will be I'D
dresses by leading members of the pro-
ducing, refining and marketing
branches of the industry. The names
OF these speakers and their subjects
will be made public within the next
few days. Their talks are expected to
result in an improved understanding
of the problems which confront the
various phases of the worlds second
largest industry. The question of
STANDARDIZATION of oil field equipment
will be another topic for discussion. an
address on this subject by William A.
Durgin of the Division. of Simplified
Practice of the Department of Com
uIerce being scheduled.
Not only will thousands Of oil men
from all parts of the United States
be in attendance, but there will be a
liberal representation from foreign
countries, the South and Central
American nations taking special inter-
est in the congress because of the
growing oil development in that part
of the world.
Delegates Are Named.
Recently appointed delegates include
Senior Don Francisco Sanchez Latour,
minister to the United States from
Guatemala, who will attend with sew
eral of his countrymen; DIR. Santiago
f. Bedoya, secretary Of the Peru
Wan embassy Mt Washington, ID. c. F.:
J. Cueva Garcia, who will represent
Ecuador; A. NJ. Kashiwa. who has
been instructed by the Japanese min
lister to attend: Il. o. Chu, who. ac-
cording to a cable dispatch from DIR.
Ting. director Of the Nationa, Geolo.
g.cal Survey of China. will represent
his country: and Capt. Paul Vaschello
fuel and lubricating oil expert for the
French Navy, whose presence as an
observer was suggested by Ambassador
Jusserand.
In the line Of amusements for visit.
ors will be dinners and receptions TO,
Observation-Disclosures
delegates, numerous parades and
pageants. including the browning oil
King Petroleum" and Queen Pc,
Torrance. reunions Of old time oil men
and numerous other features.