Show OIL THE NATIONAL NEED 4 next to food and rr munitions crude oil is of more more importance to the nation than anything else not excepting soldiers and sailors v soldiers and sailors cannot be equipped I 1 or placed on the battle i front without fuel and transportation porta por tation tift without oil gasoline horse power built and sold in 1913 was in 1916 it was double that figure in 1910 we had motor cars in use in 1916 we had the additional cars required aired barrel gasoline V i year and today automobiles are demanding to barrels besides there are a million motor boats railroads in 1916 consumed barrels of fuel oil and demand much more this 9 year while the government refuses to allow them to develop crude oil on their own lands the progress of the army today depends on automobiles and trucks to carry food and munitions gasoline to propel and oil to lubricate |