Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-02-19

counties OF this State within the ne
The Lions Clubs Of Chester and
Chinook have forwarded congratu-
latious and best wishes to the
Shelby Lions Club for having spon-
sOr'ed the movement BUY GASO-
LINE MADE FROM MONTANA
CRUDE" and have assured the
Shelby Lions Club OF their full
cooperation in the furtheranee Of
this campaign. We wonder how
many Of the 100000 subscribers to
the Lions magazine have read the
half column article on this Buy
Montana Made Gasoline campaign
on page 27 Of the January issue
of The Lion.
Arrangements are being made for
Wolf Point during the present
month. with delegations in atten-
dance from all towns and communi-
ties OF northeastern Montana. The
date and other particulars of this
meeting will be announced over
station KGCX at Wolf Point. We
are pleased to announce that nego-
tiations are underway for a regular
program over this station OF a series
of 104 five-minute talks Local at
torneys. members of the Lions CLUB
Parent-Teachers Association, and
Womens Club of Wolf Point and !
adjoining towns have offered their /.
services for presenting these five +
minute speeches. They are espe-
cially anxious that the school chill Z
1Ien Of the Wolf Point district, I
who are participating in the essay I
contest on why MOntanans should
buy Gasoline made from Montana
Crude may be better informed
and better prepared to write on this
vital subject The newspapers of
Wolf Point and all northeastern
Montana are asking for additional
Information concerning this cam
1aign in order that they may give
his subject the publicity it deserves.
they. too. are going to assist the
chool children in the essay contest
which is being sponsored by the
Shelby Lions Club.
The new freight rates which
re supposed to go into effect on
1arch oath give the Montana re-
inelfes much better rates into
astern Montana and western North
Dakota. Several Of the distribu-
ors OF that region assured the
writer at a meeting held in Wolf /
'oint on February 18th that they {
re arranging to be supplied with
asoline made from Montana crude
5 soon as this rate goes into effect
80. -
is showing real results as
) reflected in the number of bar
els of Montana produced crude run
trough Montana refineries for
he month of December. which IS
sually a very quiet month with
le refineries in northern Montana.
Iowever, the records show that
$4,000 barrels OF Montana pro-
uced crude were refined in Mon
ana refineries for the month OF
ecember, which is the second high
st month of the year. We also
office that our campaign is being
tate as is shown by the following
ipping from the Tulsa Oil and Gas
ournal under date of February 3rd.
MONTANA
While the hearing being conducted
the Montana Oil Conservation
continues at Great
ais. developments of interest are
king place in other directions.
ne issues at that hearing have mar
wed down largely to the question
to whether proration shall be
troduced to stabilize conditions.
his method of solving present
oblems is opposed by a strong
CUP against proration and in fav
of building up markets for the
cess production
For some time an organization
He'd the Shelby Lions Club Com
ittee on "Buy Gasoline Made From
ontana Crude" has been active in
camaign. Drivers of cars are
Quested to sign pledges to buy
ly Gasoline made from Montana
ude. In some communities the
liens have signed almost 100 per