Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-06
THE COAL OIL TRADE IN cLARKsvlLLe
Decline Of the Market-How the Tennessee.
inspectors Drive the Mean oil over TO
Kentucky

inspectors Drive the Mean oil Over to
Kentucky
Mr.. w. A. Settle who represents
Chess Charley Co., here, sent out circL-
lars to the trade yesterday quoting
two cents reduction in all grades Of
coal oil, and declining market. Com
petition has been quite lively for some
time, and it is believed that coal oil
will have to come down below cost Of
manufacturing, and Chess Charley Co.
have decided to establish coal oil tanks
here, storing oil in bulk, and will run
2 tdnk wagon TO supply the trade, GIL
ils retail tanks every day. This makes
lively competition and is healthy sign
Tor the market and must be a good
thing for the merchants MS well ms CON
sumers. 1t il, however, fortunate for
the consumers that Tennessee has law
protecting the innocent from the 81 r
ious or dangerous fluids chcaply nude
t. maintain competition. We refer a.
the inspection laws which require Il
fash test Of l2Uo Fhr"nhnit This test
is guarantee that oil in lamp cannot
be heated sufficiently hot from the bur
ner 10 cause it to take tire AMI explode,
while there is always danger of explo-
sion with low grade Of oil, especially
If the wick be loose in the burner to
admit Of the blaze passing down into
lamp, where the fire is attracted by
the hot oil, which if it he low grade
is as inAlmable ms gasoline or benzine
while good quality, made up to the re-
quirements OF the law will not take fire
ii a blaze is touched to it, unless heated
above 1902. Some manufacturers have n
way of putting narafline in hhess oil to
make il stand the flash test. This may
render it harmless from combustion,
but the oil is next to worthless as an
illuminating fluid, and can be easily
distinguished by its dead yellowish cast.
A highly distilled brilliant Illuminating
oil, has lively blush cast, and clear
as water. 1t is a heavy penalty in Ten
nesSee for any one by retail or whole
sale to sell oil without the inspectors
brands on the cask. Dealers in the
country and out of towns where there
is no inspector, don't generally know
this, and seek after the cheaper grades.
They may sell it and escape the penalty,
but the risk is certainly very great for
| so small a profit. Should an accident
happen from it (and no dealer can know
hat it is safe without the test then the
offender wonld certainly be found ont
md be liable to very severe
penalties. Some two years ago, a large
lot Of parrafne oil from Ohio found its
way to this market and come very near
running the trade and our dealers have
been very cautious since not to buy
my but the best. The low grades fail
ng to stand the test are thrown back on
the hands Of the manufacturer, and all
such stock is shipped across the line
md sold to our Kentucky neighbor>
Who have no inspection law in that
State to protect them.
Our Kentucky friends should make
IA note Of this and take the advantage o.
he decline in the marketund the benefit
If advertising to their customers
he Tennessee test. Which is /
| guarantee OF high illuminating
qualities free from danger o
explosion. Really GAINESVILLE is the
most Reliable market for dealers OF the
surrounding country for coal oil rs wei
for flour sugar, coffee, field seeds anC
I'll staple groceries, and all OF our gro
Gerry merchants handle coal oil OF tht
pure st brands.