Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1933-02-04
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sor tie Montana Legislature

The We have enough oil IN wyoming and sha
adjoining Montana also wsaAmm Canada and we have 80
quate refining facilities IN Wyoming 70 give Montana good
product for many years 70 e0me rsonabls profit 70 ~
When The Wyoming supply : sxhansssa then and noa
until then win be economic . Develop nsstsna oil fslds
budid Montana rsneries and dsslOp integral industry
TO the people Of Montana We aay CoNannvE Pour
great natural Ehas ypnr children ehaEsns
children can enjoy them whaa hey really NEEDED
Wait until TIA fertility Of shs III he's been reduced 80 =
to make agriculture unproGahaa 81 which tns you viii
NEED cd development 70 give 20 andOwnsrz en-
pment e wcsn and rsvsnns fex state government
while yOu have fertile Ind and money with which
pay. Let agriculture and mnns bear shs burdens build
tear down the prosperity Il Wyoming oomunass which
have bssn built upon and ere dpdsne upon he perolsu
industry.
re mvs tremendous snvestmsnt ID wyoming IN drill
In pipelines end Esknsias wy dnpleass his invest
sms il Monanas Won hnow sha& Wy01ang gasoline pro-
ai ssnsa a - S nm : IN 4 y co., - ss a
tana People enough - Aave 20 DOUBLE orr IN
vsssmsnt by duplicating wss psIiaas and rsnsies u
Montana, how we sell gaaoIne any eheaperq
Pay attention claims u M0mamna reflmex who say
that the 700O00OO gallons Of gasoline Monzsna wouid
provide market for every basal = 60 could . pronesd
That woud develop mazkse or g prodnosd from aaae
gwned land suppnrs ne sdhsoA III fhaE suxa og 6sng
built ths business with Wyoming Adc0uEinsnt and Ca1for
mia gasoline Now that profitable business why should
these little Montana Independent reners take away from
In the first place IL Montana refners were called upon
supply 100000 gallons of gasoline for Montana users
they coudnt get the crude Every county in the state would
be swarmed by all kinds Of operators scrabng TO bring
fields In second place. the Montana reners would
get the maximum gasoline out OF the crude These
would cost lot Of money Who would pay for these
pensve plantsq Naturally TIE PEOPLE or MONTANA In
the third place. Montana crude makes Of fuel oil and
road oil What would they do with II? There market for
The Montana refner says that be cannot i've If he is
AZ Of
place it is very apparent he ISM r NEEDED and in
second place. why divide the business? TO split the business
that the road oil sales viii be profitable enough
pay dividends Wyoming investment neither viii
be profitable enough justify Montana reners expand
ing to for It,
If the state officials give Montana refiners this business
win untold hardshps the state south
Wyoming It win reduce the of that which has
become accustomed to having MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
into its treasury each year by royalties taxes
the oil industry Montana had any such revenue
any and therefore can continue 20
get along without any such
Without the road OIL business, Of Montana
iners cannot develop gasoline production Montana re
II the road oil business Of Montana, il would boost
price Of Montana crude which high enough ask
he state land board TO boost the price Of crude win
hat lot Of independent oil companies win spring up that
viii disrupt the price sruCture the thing must be guard
against
uptng the price structure who has been in California
the MdcOntinent Once these Independent refners get
F0LUME Of gasoline manufacture they reduce the gallon
o Of their gasoline and in turn they win start cutting
Tices-and win have repetition Of the situation Ia Cal
Iora where the public buys gasoline at retail for HALF
few hundred barrels day and they win NEVER be able
o hurt price structure.
The people who have the major investment in the build
ng up OF the Montana gasoline gaOnage certainly have
ONE rights Montana refiners get volume and cOsein-
sent as used in Wyoming and the sdcontnent ruaue as
line cheaply anyone else They win have short rail
auls They win make less each gallon but gross
ales xnat msans cheap gasoline and premature development
nd sacrifice Of Montana oil fields.