Show PRODUCE MORE GASOLINE it would be a penny wise pound foolish policy or on the part of federal authorities to interfere with use of passenger automobiles as a so called war measure to stop manufacture of automobiles would bs be to put a wrench in nations machinery there ther e Is no reason why either step should adopted by the government instead why not produce more gasoline it is claimed that the fuel supply tor for ourselves and allies is short that to conserve gasoline tor for war purposes pleasure cars must be kept in the garage until war ceases and that no more such cars will be permitted from the factories the gasoline shortage can be overcome by less drastic methods than are proposed from unthinking quarters tills this country has not reached its limit in oil production that we know authoritatively the oil is in the groundland ground and continued demand fo for r oil and high prices price s will draw it to the surface the president of the standard oil co of new jersey who is chairman of petroleum committee of national council of defense has stated officially ot lic fici lally ally that at this moment the refinery capacity of the country is equal to the allied demand tor for petroleum it if crude oil could be obtained refineries can handle an additional barrels of oil per day whenever it Is forthcoming this added amount of oil would supply deficiency that Is claimed for nations uses and exports it if when congress meets next month it takes hold of this matter of oil supply in the right manner all talk of oil shortage will soon cease open the public lands where oil is known to be to development under proper rules which will safeguard the interests of the nation and idle refineries will soon be working a treble shift the leasing bill that has been hanging fire at washington tor for live five years and which has been debated ad by different congresses ought to be passed before the christmas holidays encourage the search for and development of oil fields and add at tile the same time to the nations war resources and everybody will feel better and there will be more money in circulation and corporations and citizens will be in position to pay their war taxes As tor for pleasure cars they do not amount to much in the consumption ot of gasoline there are mighty few pleasure cars around As for or passenger cars there are many of them and they are required as a part of every day business the ordinary passenger pasE enger car Is as much a part ot of business often as the plain truck the former Is the business getter for tile the latter oi without a necessity that knows no law there ought to be no interference by government with the peoples affairs and manner ot of doing business tile the more freedom the more energy and good will from the citizens the greater the restrictions the bigger tile the grouch denver news |