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     This address was given before the 10^th annual petroleum meeting of the Wichita section.  Am. Chem. Soc.  Development work on the production of gasoline by coal hydrogenation is commendable for use, but requires 4 tons of coal per ton of gasoline produced.  It is a costly operation.  There are greater potentialities in the hydrogenation of shale oil of which there are large reserves.  The Fischer-Tropsch process is probably the most versatile reaction known, with capabilities of producing many oxidized compounds, alcohols, diesel fuel, and other products.