Show v vIL OIL IL SCARCITY Steps to conserve the world worlds s e r ply of gasoline must be taken um im t- t according to a stu teme I r made by R. R L. L Welch general a and counsel of oi the Aw Au ru roc Petroleum In a word me-word me o odum J dum dam which was addressed to the members of the Society 01 of Automotive Au Au- Automotive Engineers This mem in part Is as follows The aut automobile mobile industry ana ann the he public have been ask ug ash tug for years eMS what kind of gasoline or motor uel we were going to ha haY hava a In the fu to ure and whether it would be he ne necessary cS II to abandon gasoline and to use useI I kerosene or some similar product produce c Q L petroleum Furthermore every even one lne has been been askIng whether we would r have enough nough gasoline The time has arrived when so Jr r ras as as ordinary human foresight can gowe go we can answer answer the first question L ol y stating that tha the motor fuel of te Use future will probably be su substantially the same p product known as mo mOl r gasoline today But it seems I ly clear that there will not be en 3 asa as a J. of of It to go around unless the au o- o motive engineers operate co-operate to conserve conserve con con- conserve serve gasoline There is no do douD l but that such conservation could Ie e e accomplished by proper designed The time has now come w when hen from from the oil man mans man's s nr ar i J would seem as though the pro lem bf the automotive engineer is 18 to build engines that instead of mat nata Ing lug from seven to twelve miles a n gallon of gasoline will make wen riven vor y v or thirty miles on the same amoum The problem is not to build Eon en aeto xe Ole Oleto to burn refined oil oil or some product of petroleum other than the tho present pre pres ent mortar fuels At the pre press l r r s I w t there Is not enough uw petrol o 0 meet all requirements In 1919 we consumed barrels of crude oil Since Ill Iu first of August 1919 and down t t- t the the first of March 1920 we e have been consuming at the rate of barrels per annum and tie ne have have been producing at the rate of barrels per annum This shows an excess of consumption ocr production of or barrels The Tho remedy for the present fuel shortage lies In the following First the government of the United States must operate co-operate with the the oil business and with the automotive automotive automotive auto auto- motive industry at and abroad I IC the gasoline problem Is to be bo soly- soly e ed Second the tho grea greatest st possible ef efficiency of- of must be gotten b by the automotive automotive auto auto- motive industry and by the consumer er from motor fuel luel or the problem will not not be solved Third the oil Industry must bemore be moro more efficient and mutt mui get more g gasoline from cac each barrel of crude |