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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1920)
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY, 17, 1920. PAGE FIVE foOl CONTRACTS to K RESTRICTED BY , ior.s have been issued to all l,!tro. l' standard Oil company. S",,., w take no contract, for tfTfuel oil without referring e oti l San Francaco. ! time it bcen dec,ded "ton of refined products, curtailed, shall be H.ini.mun and be only such lit the company's contractual k, miition of the petroleum 1b TM can"uu utmA ih. e. t.lrh has necrawi" Jte which so closely and im- .-..-hnu inn IIllC-cciva w - UlW. Z. -i-iiv and otherwise. ill be useful C ind-tria-'y and iTTthorouKh understanding of S which exists. In itssmp- u is that the crude oil pro- t the demands. ".SrnTa was called upon In 1919 to proximately 475.000.000 gal fStha products. This nuantUy M.tnfned from the pru- "lllf.rf crude oil in California ami ioam ot en""? nnn na0 nfta Ml O9?: "n, .'he east. With the ""?: - 1' in, and heavier fuels I indirect prP'V"" ., " 1 automobiles trucks, tractors ma Z motors ami pumping plants and r nf this class of equip- Sntly increasing, the 1920 demand for napina unmuiu. ... , ? ni exceed the 1919 demand L at least 25 per cent, indicating a Ll retirement of 600,000.009 gal 1pm. From the present supply of trade oil. the total possible proouc tlon of naptha products is but 450, iMtOO gallons, Indicating a shortage in the products named of 150,000,000 fliloM- ...... While heretofore gasoline has been purchased in th Mid-Continent field, Bich purchases must necessarily be made on a competitive basis with eastern buyers. The wholesale prices of gasoline in the Mid-Continent field today. t pom'8 of manufacture, are 18c to He PW gallon. Add to this price Jc per gallon, the cost of briner ins the product to the coast in tank cars, and this gasoline would sell at Ban Francisco at between 25c and SOc per gallon, as against the present price of 2H4C. There are two simple factors, pro duction and consumption. Today the erode eil production of California Is 15.000 barrels daily less than the re quirements, and the deficiency for ISM it the present rate of production i exceed 10,000,000 barrels. Since 191t stocks have decreased 14,000,000 barrels which means that the public tu consumed that quantity over the amount produced. Stocks of crude oil iik hand today of 30,000,000 barrels aretewer than at any time since 1919 and at this quantity, it is estimated, only 14.000,000 barrels are available (or the market. At least 10,000,000 kartell are required as a working cap ital or, so to speak, "as merchandise Salem Distributing Point For Sandow Trucks In State With the B. C. Motors company 17 .South Commercial street, hand ling the Sandow truck, Salem becomes the exclusive headquarters In the stats for one of the best motor conveyances on the market All during the past two weeks P. H. Bucholx, partner m the firm with Lew A. Cates, has been scouring the state establishing branch agencies. Tentative arrangements call for agencies at Albany and Klamath Falls, and Mr. Buchols is now nego tiating with dealers in Southern Ore gon to establish branch houses there. The B."& C. Motors company first began operation in this city in Novem ber, with headquarters on State street Expansion of the business necessitated their removal to larger headquarters at their present location January 1st Speaking of hia busoiness, Mr. Catee says: - rUSttH "Our business in the city has greatly exceeded our expectations, and is now steadily growing." The firm handles the Lexington Minute Man Six, Auburn Beauty, Elcar Four and Sandow truck. on the shelf," and the remaining 6, 000,600 barrels are In pipe tines and tank bottoms and entirely unavailab le. This company has been successful In increasing its production of crude oil. In 1918 the increase was four and one-half million barrels over 1917, and In 1919 three million barrels over 1918, but even these considerable in creased on the part of one company, do not save the whole situation. In view of the shortage existing, the company has increased the prices it offers for refinable crude oil. Other purchasers of refinable crude oil have been pay ing large premiums over the price of fered by the Standard Oil company. The remedies are increased produc tion and importations, and to a lesser extent but quite as important, conser vation and the limination of waste by careful and scientific handling of petroleum and its products by the oil industry on one hand, and its scienti fic and careful use by the pubic of the other hand. TRUCK TRAINS ADD CO-OPERATION IN H1I URGED . Chicago, Feb. IT. Truck trains car rying farm and dairy products directly to cooperative markets In the cities together with government owned rail roads which will haul the produce to larger centers, will bring moderate prices in this country, Warren S. Stone, rail labor head, told S00 farmers and labor representatives here lbursday, for the All-American farmer-labor co operative congress. Need for better understanding and more sympathy between the farmer and the city worker and the grinding need of relief from high living costs were the keynotes touched by all the speakers. . Mr. .Stone scored the proposed anti strike legislation. "When you make laws that tell men that they shall not have the right to strike the bayonets are only a little way off," he said. "And when you have to run a country with injunctions and bayonets there isn't much of a country left to run, Applause followed this statement. H. A. Fuller of the American Socie ty oi acuity, .sr. -aui, Minn., was among the speakers and gave a prat tical talk on co-operation methods has has employed successfully in Missouri and Iowa. "You could wear this mackinan- art your life without wearing it out," he said, holding up a heavy plaid coat, "in the open market would cost you 35 or $40 If you could buy it. We can sen it lor aoout 14. And this was made by the Woolen Goods Manufac turing branch of the Equity society. This enterprise has machinery which carries the wool (from the farm o "the back of the city working man he said and pays the farmer 25 cents for the wool where he formerly got 10 or 12 cents. Oakland Firm Adds Garage to Present Plant "Constant expansion Is our moo, says D. Samuels, of the American Mo tot Car company. The Capital Garaijr has been added to the enterprises can ducted by Mr. Samuels and will be managed as an Oakland Six Specialty Shop. Mr. Samuels states that popular de mand for the Oakland Sensible Six Is simply testified to by the large volume of orders he has taken fjr this of which he has had the exclusive Marion-Polk agency. One day's sales record of five cars made In January is sufficient vindication of the dealer' faith In this car. The representative of the OaklanO Sensible Six claims that this is the lowest priced Six on the market an that it has been definitely estanUshee that this car gives the greatest tire and gas mileage of any Six or of ems of higher cost Every car sold by Mr. Samuels t backed by his personal guarantee uf faultless performance. In conducting the Capital Oarage on South Libert? street, he plans to give special Oak land service and will carry a full lia? of tires and accessories. Five first class mechanics are "on the job" here and plans are made to enlarge the Bhop as service demands. In conclusion the Oakland dealer), say "Watch us Grow." 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Further strengthening of the frame is pro vided by strong cross members which insure the utmost rigidity and the elimination of strains and stresses in the body and driving mechanism. The OAKLAND Six-Cylinder, Overhead-Valve Engine gives very high proportionate power for the weight of the various models. This is due to the high actual power developed and to the scientific light weight of the chassis and body. A Wheelbase of 115 inches, and long, semi-elliptic springs front and rear provide for carrying roomy bodies with wide, deep seats and more than the usual amount of leg room. Long wheelbase and springs also insure comfortable riding over all kinds of roads. . The OAKLAND Sensible Six is built in four body stylesthe year 'round useful Sedan, with a capac ity of five passsengers, the roomy five-passenger touring car, the practical roadster which carries three, and the distinctive four-passenger coupe. 6 hmericm Automobile-Go. 195-197 S. Commercial Sfreef. 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