Show GASOLINE REFINERS GRAB SUPPLY OF GAS PLANTS Crisis Cris s Near in Supply of Oil Oil Oil U Used edi ed i in to Prod Producing v G Gas s for Heating WASHINGTON Ma May Mar 22 A 22 A A national national national na na- crisis on the supply of oil for forthe forthe forthe the manufacture of illuminating gasis gas gasIs Is arising is arising through the the demand for g gasoline throughout the country it was declared at the bureau of mines today Through the Burton cracking process process enormous normous quantities tI ties s of gas oil are being refined into I g gasoline it was stated a and d re resulting in to 11 a h shortened supply ever everywhere where for forthe forthe the manufacture of ot gas for lighting and heating heating purposes Gas companies in attempting to obtain ob obtain ob- ob tain lain sufficient quantities of oil are competing with the gasoline refiners and sending prices to new heights Gas oil v is selling at 11 and 12 cents a a gallon as a result of or the shortage said sald J. J JO O. O Lewis oil expert of the bureau of mines About four gallons of oil are required required- d' d in making malting 1000 cubic feet of gas The total fuel oil supply in 1919 was gallons The gas oil supply included in iii the volume of fuel oil was gallons About 4 per percent cent of the gas oil supply last year was converted Into gasoline Statistics sh show w that gallons of the available sup supply ly of or fuel on oil Including the gas gas oil was refined into gasoline Officials of the bureau of mines believe believe be be- lieve lIt that that- heavier nea oils will will-hate will have to be beI used in the making of gas In in the fu fu- fu ture I The quality of light fr from ni gas gas will not be e affected unless unless' In connection with op open n Jets said Lewis In the same time the saving in gas and fuel I oil will be very large in the face of present conditions r Gas GasIs is already being made from I viscous oil in many of the cities on the Pacific coast it was stated The I change has been br brought about from fromI I the acute shortage in gasoline and andI I fuel tuel oil i In tha that s section cUon I |