New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-18
ILLUMINATING OLE.

our Astral ON which to certain degree dates it's orr
gin from the alarming exposures made in your columns
last January when the report Of the Boarc OF Health
published The fact that country dealer could buy
single barrel Of OIL at less price than we were selling
It IN lots OF 1000 barrels for export aud the competition
among retail dealers striving for lowest prices without
regard to quality; and connection with this the t'o
that beDzine ana gasoline being sold for less than one
quarter the pIice of oil, offered every induoement
for adulteratIon, among the reasons why so
much cheap and little good oil was found.
But the presented to the public by the continued
exposures In your paper led to consider worth
while 20 manufacture for family use superior article
that perfectly safe even at little increased cost To
supply this want, and to secure to the public safe
well ms good article Of Illuminating oil, we BY large
outlay capital made extensive preparations for
featuring the article Of Illuminating oil that could
be without regard TO cost The manufacture oil OIL
cannot be carried successfully and with u economy
without large construction aud the employment or large
capital always been to deal only in strictly
pure oils and the natural growth Of our business has
satisfied us in the past; but in the case Of
new article like our Astral Oh We seem driven TO
the advertising columns TO let the public know that there
necessity OF being deprived Of the luxury OF good
light the belief which exists that good light can
not had unaccompaned by an unpleasant or unwhoe-
some odor, and the danger OF explosion.
To guard against ali chances for adueration, we con-
ceyed and perfected the idea of packing Astral
Oil in family use and Theoretically sealing them
with trade mark In such manner TO prevent the
possibility OF adueration, and enable the to
trace the original article directly TO the manufacturer
The consumers OF our Astral" OIL already numbered
by the thousands aud the first package sent out to
this date we have received but report from all con-
sumers that II Is the best oil they ever used IL
ia made and sold Its merits, us perfectly
pure-no mixture nor chemicals Ouri circulars
with testimonials evidence OF this fact IL has been
examined and Endorsed by Insurance Companies In
nv the
companies the country, few OF whose names appear
below One OF leading steamboat owners Informed
us that while burning kerosene Dillon his steamers he was
unable 10 effect them. lie has now for some
time been using our Astral" OIL, highly pleased with
H. and has obtained insurance on his boats without diff
Guilty, and At most reasonable To THE TRIBUNE
too much credit be given foF exposing the dan
gerous character of many compounds sold for iHumin
atng purposes which daily exposing the lives OF in
nocent families death in It's most awful form The fol
loving circular testimonials from over forty lns1r
Companies show the estimate they pat on our on
Respectfully yours, CHARLES flAII'
NEW YORK. May IS, 1909.
CnAs PRArr-Dedr SIR; The undersigned Officers OF
Fire Insurance Companies have noticed Win pi9nsnre
your endeavOrs Introduce safe aud reliable lulnl
hating on u place OF the cheap e the merits Of Your
Astral OIL which generally conceded by sclen
c men the Press and the public at large lead US TO
hope that yonr endeayors may be crowned with success
and thar consumers will fully protect themselves from
IRE and accident by the use OF an OIL which Is peJeeb
such we think the Astral Oil TO be standing as IL
does OF 1i5o against l0o OF best Kerosene ana we
feel that it's general introduction packed In the Guaranty
Patent Cans and sealed IN the manner which ySp &
rally diminish ne IRE risk on all buildings ." wneH
kerosene IS stored OF used nj.
RoBr. ID. HART, Pres Astor Fire Ins co
j. V MARRIOTT, Pres Firemens lns. Co.
u. 5. WALcorT, Pres. Hanover Fire Ins. Co.
T.. J. LOwBER, Pres. Corn Exchange ms. Co.
gro. W. SAVAGE, Pros. International lns Co
STEPHEN CRoWELi, Pres. Phoenix Ins. Go.
SANFORD COBB Pres, Eagle Fire Ins. Co
j. r. ST. JOHS, Pres. LamR Fire ms Co
| SAMUEL T. BELCnY, Pres jefferson Fire Ins. Co.
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T. WHITE Manager No. British and Mercantile ms Co.
/ HENRY T. DRowS Pres. National Fire ipS. 90.
| GEo. HODGsDoN, Pres. KqicBerbocker fire ms. Co.
| W p PALMER Pres. Manhattan Fire Ins. Co.
SSIaG9E Fs cassy Hf Ere f ns t Go Co.
! " ELLSWORTH, Pres. MOntauk Fire Ins. Co.
| ". r. LEGGETT Sec Stuyyesant Fire Ins Co.
| HORATIo DoRR Ser Atlantic Fire ms. Co.
| LEONARD KIRBY, Pres Globe Fire FMS Co.
& ME ~ sss d FSsGgs frs Frs ms n: Co.
] l. D. COLE, r.. Sec. New. amsterdam Fire Ims Co.
! " r. WADswoRTn Sec. FiTeman's Fund Ins. Co.
! n W MEsEROLE, Asst Sec. Willamsburgh City Fire
| j. W. CHENEY. Sec. Lafayette Fire ms. Co.
! JAMES HARRISON Sec. Greenwich Fire lns Co
! W EAYNoR Sec. American Exchange Ere Ins. 90
JOHN Il. SMITH. Sec. Gebhard F'redns Co
| III &. SAGEMAN, See. Baltic Fire lns. Co,
PdEI MTERF Pres Sen ES gsb amy Ell Fire c a Co.
JAMES MqqEE SSs H star FIR Fe9 Ih ms co. 90
! JoHN j. SEARING Sec 81. Nicholas Fire ms Co.
| r. y BRowN Sec Tradesmen's Fire lns Co
! A.. G. COMBEs, JR., Sec Exchange FIRE ms Go. "a.
! SAMUEL T. BLAYDEN, North British Merchants Fire
! Ius. Go. -,
WHITE ALLYN & CO.. Al gents FOR Hartford, PhenN and
! Connecticut Fire Ius. Cos. OF Hartford, Conn.
/ JAMES A ALEXANDER, Agent for the .ftna Fire ms
] O., of Hartford, Conn. Springfield f. x NJ lns Co OF
Springfield. Mass. Washington aud American FIRE ms
/ COS OF Providence, r. l.
! AIfIGER BROS Agents for the Independent and Shoe
q Leather Fire ms. Co.'S Of Boston, Mass Merchants
Fire Ing Co OF PT6vdence. r. l. and Glenn's Fails Fire
| ms Co. OF Glenns Falls, n. y.
! WATERBURY, & BAKER, Genl Agents LOT tue OhI'eu
! states Fire Ius. Co. OF Baltimore, Md.
| CHARLES NJ PECK, Agent for the City Fire, Charter
Oak and Merchants Fire Ins. Co.'S Of Hartford, Conn,
! and Atlantic FIRE ms Co. Of Providence, II, l.
JAMES q DoR, Agents for the Boston FIRE lns Co OF
Roston Mass Commercial NJ and Fire Ins Co. OF CleVe
land Ohio Capital City Fire Ins. Co. OF Albany, n Y
| skEFIs BOWERS a. BoUGuTON Agents Tor the Fire
mems Fund Fire ms Co Of California; Albany City Fire
| Ins Co. OF Albany; Norwich Fire ms Co OF NorWlch
cam. Hone Fire Ins Co OF Providence X. l.; CONNER
ria Fire ms Co Of Albany, \. Y; and many others