Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-10-20 | Page 31 | Real Reason for Gasless Sundays

tl REASON FR FOR FORI I I i SUNDAYS 4 Sunda Sundays Sundays' s f. f Although the materialize to any aims great ex- ex I d to I tl In Utah yet et there was a curtail curtail- c lert In Sn conformity with wih the general of or c conservation movement which swept wept the land Tho The following jion tion on of or the caumo of ot the order which it was vas 39 drastic In time the the east Is given I C f Reduction of ot moro more than i. i barrels In the stocks of ot crude petroleum I. I Mn In August accounted for the urgency edict of ot the f of ot tho the Sundays fuel fud administration which went Into F effect teet tho the first Sunday of ot September I i J Total production of ot petroleum in 5 August according to the time United States L geological survey was iS barrt bar- bar I rt teb a a reduction of ot 6 per por cent from tho the ii barrels barol pro produced In July 1 c Compared with wih production of ot I 1917 production 2 32 barrels In August t this showed a loss of ot inn n August of ot year ear 74 J per Jer cen cent t. t I i T r Of Ot tho the el eight ht fields used In compiling I the tho central north Texas I figures tho the and field alone showed a gain aln in pro uc- uc I ton lien being credited with bar- bar t mil as against 1 in July o of this hear tur year and 9 barrels In August 1917 11 The increase of ot more moro than 00 1 t Co 00 barrels barrel In this field over production 1 tion In August o of last year is mainly duo due to the development of ot the tho new Raner un er field which latterly his has Imas been the the scene of ot aggressive drilling opera opera- opera opera- I i At l b by a number of ot large companies i i Consumption for August showed howel a ai m 1 i decrease of ot 96 per cent from Jul July the i figurs being bartels and barrels respectively Com Com- with wih a u consumption of or 1 In August of ot last year ear tho the confer con con- t arts r for fer August 1915 showed a t. t decrease ot of f 5 per por pOI cent cent l The extent to which stocks of or crude 1 1 i oil have haYe been depleted depicted I Is shown hown In theIL the j IL following table 42 I gallons calons to the bar bar- tit rl U Clais Clai of ef oil tN t Appalachian oc 01 d j. j Lima Indian V e i IllInoi Illnois zi Kansas Oklahoma Oklahoma 11 il and nd Texas h e Louisiana i I Gulf Gult Coast Lullan c RoCky iRocky mountain r. r b U. U f A 4 u d tt if I TO 0 Stocks Slacks are shown shon to have hove been depleted de de- de- de 0 by barrels in August n u as compared with wih the tho reserve at at tho the I J Kend nd of Jul July 1918 1915 Compared with wih uJ August 31 a. a In 1917 1 there was a reduction of r more mote than timan barrels at the 41 lose OB of ot August of ot this year car I I l i The le heaviest loss occurred In Sn the I Oklahoma Oklahoma-Kannas field which is also I the the largest producer of ot the time fields used I In the tho tabulation Stocks In this field were ere reduced by 2 barrels i i J. J Ing August or about 14 1 per cent cent of ot the I c total reserve at at th tho end of ot Jul July This g U I due duo to the situation which prevails tl jn In this field feld where the demand for crude Crude petroleum exceeds tho the production rI to the extent nt ot of barrels a n day ti- ti Obviously this demand Is being sup sup- ml tocks lied b by withdrawals from surplus SUP SUP-I CO COI l JI-l t orL Oct l n.- n. No o sh r J j It I reported In situation tola today f o lit 11 I n ro ed tOt lot a rc of oC trading In rae wn wu mc tIp HIP x t spot t 11 market i il F s s also ripened reported at t a with Uh f hOots hOots- lota Ions on nominally d at i for Jo is 4 IS lt for tor Hautot SaulO 4 h t 1