Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-23 | Page 1 | Reserve Supply of Gasoline Lessens

RESERVE SUPPLY OF GASOLINE LESSENS NEW YORK. July 22 Although 'gasoline refineries In the I'nlted Stu.t8 are breaking all records for produc-j 'tlon. the reserve supply of "gaas" f or the nation's automobiles is steadily growing smaller, th. American Petrol-eum Petrol-eum Institute disclosed today. In May, 12,299,976 barrels of mo-i (tor fuel were refined, topping by over :a million barrels, the highest previous, record, made In September 1920, Yet, ! according to the institute's figures, If jail production should cease slmullan-; jeously there would be only 82 gallons aplce for tho 10,448,632 automobiles i registered In the country ! Despite the record breaking production produc-tion month of May. 84&.084 barrels) hit,, withdrawn from eseve to spply the d'-mand It was shown.