Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-02
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Ana transportation Company OF CaIffor
MIA, CT and 60 {oldl Front street.


MIA, Ct and 60 told) Front street.
About eight years ago the Continental
vi ana transportation Company of Cali
,ornia began business on this coast. I'm
known ana unheralded this company came,
pro nising to Its patrons such advantages in
commerce, OF which petroleum with its
proaucs is suen an universal and important
factor, that soon the attention of all mer-
chants IN this staple was engaged. The
ensuing years of prosperity afford to the
pubic abundant proof of the fulfillment OF
this promise, From San Francisco, as a
center, Its influence has radiated through
out all the States and Territories west of
the one. hundredth meridian to Mexico.
Central America, and the islands of the Pa
citic, until now 1t numbers among its
many depots of supplies and points of dis
tribution, Portland, Or; San Jose, Los
Angeles, Oakland, Stockton and Marys-
vile, Cal; Reno, Battle Mountain, Elko
and Virginia City, New; Salt Lake City,
Utah; Denver, Col; Tucson, A. T.; FL
Paso, Texas, and Sacramento City. While
drawing its supplies from the great oil
regions of Pennsylvania, it has continually
and persistently encouraged the production
OF California petroleum, until our own oil
regions have grown from few small flow
ing springs to the rich and rapidly advanc-
ing districts of San Buenaventura, Los
Angeles and Santa Clara To-day, as the
exponent of all that is worthy in this i'm
poreant branch OF commerce, this company
points proudly to the fact that the demand
Tor California petroleum, from the crude
state, through the rich and heavy lubri-
cants, the gasolines and napthAs, to the
| spring water white kerosene from the New
hall and Alameda reineries, far exceeds
the daily increasing supplies.
The system, peculiar to this company
| alone, of importing Eastern oils in its own
patent combination cars, wherein all classes
OF merchandise, together with petroleum,
can be transported at once, without injury
to either, has placed it in possession of ia
cllltles that have enabled il to out
| strip all competitors and gain a
permanent control OF the best trade
on the coast. The abandonment of the
old oak barrels still used in the East, and
the adoption and manufacture OF patent
barrel lined with steel plate, and furnished
with ombination bung and faucet, has re.
suited In absolute saving OF leakage, per-
feet security in shipping, and consequent
favored rates Of transportation and reduc-
ton of prices. The increasing sales
of these packages. accompanied with new
jacket.can (now being introduced to the
trade atcase prices), attesttheir rapid grow tn
In favor, and bespeak for this enterprising
company the rewards returning from the
introduction of new and profitable
feature in the petroleum market of this
coast. The business OF the Sacramento
branch alone during the past year has in
creased over % per cent. The commodious
store and warerooms at Nos. 67 and So
Front street, having capacity of 100000
gallons, have been taxed to their utmost
this winter.
The managers of the company confident
ly claim that, aside from the many supe-
rior facilities they possess, they owe to the
adoption of that oft adopted and as Oft
abandoned policy of selling at whosesaie
their present success, ard by selling at
wholesale, they mean selling only to those
who sell again.