Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-01
THE OIL INTEREST,
The Continental OIL and Transportation
Company, 81 and 60 Front Street told
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The Continental OIL and Transportation |
Company, g. and 60 Front Street told |
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In 1877 the Continental Oil and Trans.
portation Company was organized to handle |
Illuminating oila. With ample capital, it
made such arrangements with the best re-
fneries OF the East and with the railroad
companies that they are enabled to deliver
the priest and best oils to all parts of the
coast at prices which defy competition.
The company receive and deliver their oil
by what is known as the
BULK SYSTEM,
By which they handle their oils cheaply
and expeditiously. Two hundred COM
bination cars are used in transporting the
oil. These cars are fitted for the carriage
of merchandise other than oils. They ap.
pear to be strong box cars. In each car
are two square tanks at either end, of the
heaviest boiler plate-iron. These are fur
nished with man-holes, through which they
are entered and thoroughly cleaned and
painted before each trip, thus insuring alb
sence of dirt or rust, which so often, in
case packing, stains the oil and degrades its
value. After loading these cars with oil,
there is still left the space of half car be-
tween the tanks that is untouched by oil,
and is suited for receiving general merchan.
dice. For the convenience of large buyers
of bulk goods, this remaining space is
usually filled with empty packages for re.
ceiving oil, as it is easily drawn from the
car at its destination. These packages
usually consist of
PATENT PORTABLE BARRELS.
These packages represent the highest skill
attained in barrel construction. The barrels
which they are now sending out are the re-
suit of a series of improvements made upon
three different lots, each time recalled be-
cause of minor imperfections. The No. 4
style consists of stanch timed barrel of
heavy steel plate, with perfect reversible
bung and faucet attached, and encased IN
an iron. bound blue barrel. The space be.
tween the tin and wood is thoroughly filled
with competition material The barrel
is then subjected to the heat of drying
house, after which it is in many ways Sc
verely tested, until finally prepared to hold
the most penetrating oils to resist the
toughest handling; to Withstand the
shrinking effect of the driest climate, and
to successfully compete with the most per-
feet package hitherto made for kerosene.
These perfect portable barrels besides
reducing the invoice price of all oils three
cents per gallon, do away with the expen-
sive store tanks, because of the convenient
and perfect faucet with each. Dealers are
thus enabled to supply their trade from the
original package with less labor and ex-
pense than in any other way. As an en-
enlargement TO dealers who would willingly
buy their oil in bulk, but for the fact that
sofew of their customers are supplied with
cans that will bear reflling, the company
are manufacturing large number of FIVE
gallon
CABINET CANS,
So-called from neat and durable wood
case that conforms to the shape of the can.
Furnished with patent faucet they are
fitted for family use. Supplied with a
cork.lined screw-cap, they can be many
times reflled from the patent portable bar
rels, without the use of fire or solder. A
supply of these cabinet cans enables
dealer to SO accommodate his customers
that they will depend upon him for their
supply. These are introduced filed with
the best Continental Safety Oil, at
special rates, SO that dealers may place
them at minimum cost. As these cans are
returned from families, TO be reilled from
patent portable barrels, the fact that
remedy exists for the wasteful custom OF
buying oil in cans will become apparent.
THE CONTINENTAL COMPANY
Has branch (the main Office being in San
Francisco) establishment at 81 and 60 Front
street, from which point supplies can be
obtained lower than from San Francisco,
as there is a saving of freight, time, wharf
age and drayage.