| Show I mm U GIVES VIEWS ON N OIl ARGUMENT DEFORE OIL CONSER VA M DOARD BOARD STRESSES SCIENTIFIC PLANS Government Legislative Interference Deplored Findings Next Move Problems Problem Both Economic Econom And Legal The Washington The federal oil ron eon board whIch is endeavoring to shape a policy defining the governments gov goy attitude toward the oil in hoard final arguments an and began bogan ba bo- gan gau preparing its report Charles E. E Hughes representing the American Petroleum institute sum med up for tor the group advocating encouragement en of scientific effort eUort anda and a avoidance ol ance of legislative Interference While Henry L L. L Doherty of New York spokesman for tor those urging conserva tion measures was given permission to lo file mo a rebuttal statement to Mr Hughes' Hughes argument Contending that federal legislation to regulate oil production would bo be unconstitutional unconstitutional un constitutional Mr Hughes pointed to scientific effort as its salvation and declared the cracking process through which gasoline is made from crude oil had hail doubled tho the country's potential gasoline supply The Hlf os 11 HI h n m uv can render is to bring about an Intelligent In I conception on the part of the public of ot the facts relating to the Industry Industry industry In In- and its problems both econom ic and legal Mr Hughes declared and to foster the tile scientific Investigations upon which ultimately the conservation of our vastly Important oil resources must depend While not totally disagreeing with Mr JIu Hughes Hughes' hes' hes statement Mr Doherty said ho ha differed from him ou on all nIl Important Im points and asserted that those who say there is a plentiful ul supply of petroleum should bring in something more moro definite so he could answer them Political atlon Mr Hughes Hughes' asserted assert ed pd attractive but difficult dif dif- and unlikely to succeed Something Some thing might be bo accomplished by removing re- re moving legal obstacles to 10 intelligent operation I I Scientific effort holds the tho promise of ortha the future The Fhe cracking process has done more for conservation than and legislative scheme could do under our our constitution |
