Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1920-05-16 | Page 18 | Possibility of Gas Famine Much Discussed Topic

POSSIBILITY OF GAS FAMINE MUCH DISCUSSED The likelihood of or a a. famine In gasoline gaeo- gaeo o- o line lIno and motor oils has hns been a n lively lI topic of ot In hi automobile und and business circles during the week Some Sorno business into Interests rests operating la larb fleets o of trucks have bave been moro more dis- dis disturbed dis over tho the possibility than owners owners own own- ers ars of pleasure cars cara generally I Tho The discussion took on a more general tone tono whon when Associated Press dispatches s from Portland carried tho the news that tho the Rose Rosa City faced tho the probability of or absolute cessation of ot gasoline sales saies to drivers of ot pleasure cars This dispatch dis dl- dispatch patch came camo a 0 week aft r word from Los Angeles Ane was to tho the effect that rationing of ot gasoline ro in five gallon callon lots had been adopted as ns an emergency en measure Reports from Detroit one oneo o of the worlds world's largest onn- onn n tors say that tho shortage 1 le still acuto acute thero there and only gasoline users In inthe tho the essential classes are aro able to to get bel fuel In quantities Information on tho the local situation sought ht from W. W II H. purchasing purchasing ing InS agent for tor tho the Utah Oil Refining com company pan producers of ot Vice and Simplex motor oils elicited th the following reply re reply reply re- re ply Tho The situation si Is really realty so 80 serious and critical that It Is la difficult to answer tho question In the east cast refineries re refineries refineries re- re fineries are re being closed for tor the simple reason that they cannot got bat crude crudo oil for refining Perhaps tho the most significant significant sig sig- single fact tact In with tho the situation Is that tho the Standard Oil on company never nover before unable to meet conditions In the oil oU marlc market t. t Is actually buying Wyoming petroleum and shipping ship ship- shipping ping It to Pennsylvania to be bo refined in its ens eastern tern refineries There Is Iii avast ft n vast output of or crude crudo oils It Is not production Is not up to past records but tho the demand for oil and gasoline asoline has simply run away with It It- It eel sel self It may seem strange strang-o for tor an oil on refining company to advise conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion of lubricants and motor oils but Lut that Is 11 s exactly what we wo are aro doing nud so Is er c every refiner In the country The rh refineries cannot keep up with tho the domand lo- lo lomand mand until production la is vastly asHy increased In Increased In- In creased over what It has baa ever been In the past I