Show Gas Consumption Increases Consumption of gasoline in Utah increased in 1970 compared ed to the previous year according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to E E. E I. I Allen chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Utah Petroleum Council TOTAL gasoline gasoline in Utah in 1970 was gallons Allen reported By comparison Allen pointed out gasoline in 1969 amounted amount amount- ed to gallons Mr All Alle said that 1970 gasoline in Utah as 25 percent higher than the previous year This compares with a nationwide increase of 39 percent in ill gasoline consumption The 1970 national total of billion gallons shows a percent increase over gasoline consumption consumption consumption con con- in 1960 CALIFORNIA with 92 billion billion billion bil bil- bil- bil lion gallons continued to be bethe bethe bethe the leading gasoline user of gasoline while Texas with 64 billion gallons replaced New York as the number two gasoline consumer state Alaska Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka remains number 50 among the states with 1970 sales of just million gallons of gasoline |