The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-04-29
GASOLINE FAMINE
IN OUR IDAHO
Standard Oil Go. Will Sell
None in this State at
Present.

Idaho is confronted with gasoline
famine, as the Standard Oil Co., sole
dispenser of this useful product, has
ordered the state communicated
and has hurled forth its bull that we
are to be placed on short diet
This action will carry with it much
annoyance and individual hardships
of various degrees.
The first intimation came in the
following:
Portland, Oregon. April %, 1903.
Mr.. r. C. Lock wood,
Weiser, Ida
Dear Sir:
We have your favor of the
22nd inst ordering so gallons 70 gasoline.
We must decline to sell you any more
gasoline for the present at least. Your
last legislature enacted a law which pro-
hibits the use of gasoline In the state of
Idaho,an until the commissioners on the
Pure Food Bill No. 81, give us permit
to sell gasoline we shall have to decline
all orders. We are very sorry, indeed, but
we are not to blame.
Yours truly
STANDARD OIL Co.
1t was shortly afterward ascertain
ed that merchants had received the
same notification, and to make it
worse there twas little oil in town.
Mr.. Kimball had the only supply-s
limited one-in town, and as soon as
the word got out that our base OF
supply had been cut there began q
run on Kimbalps gasoline.
Mr.. Dlckerson and Mr.. Cottrel
0 we're in town from their sheep shear
, ing plants, and upon their memoran
4 dunn books was included the replen
. ishlng of the gasoline used by thei
engines. They are IN the midst o
. the shearing and inability to procur
: oil for their power plants became
serious proposition. The last tn
Signal saw of them they were max
ing tracks for Klmball's.
What the provision of the Pur
Food bill of the last legislature
that sprohibits the use of gasoline
the Signal cannot say, as it has nev'
seen the measure and information
y very exclusively deposited in tt
archives at Boise.
The Nampa Leader was inform'
of the edict some days earlier, as
II says:
Great is the standard oil trust. At
last session of the legislature the loa
solons had the temerity to passia law
curing the standard oil product to me
certain test of quality. Ninety ga
have passed, the measure had become
law and the result was Learned WI
weeping. wailInga and gnashing oil Tee
in Nampa Yesterday.
When customers went to the stores
yer their bottles and cans ana askeu iot 3
oline or kerosene, they were told oy
hat fable clerks that they had none 10 s
nat Inquiry revealed the fact tnat
Feipht the local agent, had received
eX- strnctions from the company TO sell
nth more oil. The tanks here are iull
- ~ neither the gasoline or coal oil mt n.
the with the required test, so instead OF 5.
zed ping in the same quality which is s..;tb soto
w The east. this great corporation with
hundreds of millions, decides to pun
will little Idaho for presuming to ask
=, good oil and will not sell any IN tne 81 s.,
MI. A great deal of the mining macnlnery ,,
of The state is run by gasoline ana 81
camps will almost be. oollgea W >
down in view OF the mandate OF the Ut
- This taken in consideration WIN
amounts used daily will give the PEI
an idea of what this means to laano.
thrice blessed, most happy, much 10