The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-20
Which Important Test.

Iowa. J. w. Ferris, the local agent
of the Standard Oil Co., is ready to
make similar test at this place,
with the firm belief that it will not
vary in the least from the one
below:
Following the advertisement that
appeared in this paper on Nov. I'd
inst, stating that Mr.. J. H. Titus,
the local oil dealer, had invited the
representatives of all the companies
selling oil in our city; namely the
Standard Oil Co., the Marshall Oil
Co., of Marshalltown, Iowa, and the
Penn Oil and Supply Co., of Rock
Island, H., to meet here on Nov.
9Th at 10 o'clock a. M, and submit
their oil, sold in Lake City, Iowa, to
practical burning test, to decide IN
the minds of consumers which oil
was the best one to buy, the
Standard was the only one who
accepted the challenge.
Mr.. Titus, being aretailer, desired
to know in his own mind, and in the
minds of customers, which oil was
the best; Standard Oil Co. s Perfec-
ton oil retailed at Is cents per
gallon, or the Marshall Oil Co.
Roseine oil and the Penn Oil and
Supply Co. S oil both of which are
retailed at 20 cents.
The profit to the dealer is the
same; that is, he makes as much on
Perfection oil at Is cents per gallon
as he makes on either of the other
company's selling them at 20 cents.
Naturally Mr.. Titus wanted to know
what merit there was in this 2O-cent
oil, if any.
If we are to go by the burning
test land that is all there is to coal
oiD the Standard won the day with
their perfection oil selling at Is
cents.
Perfection oil showed up a much
larger volume of flame, and held its
height Of fame to the end of the
test, while both the 2O-cent oils fell
in height of flame fully J inch. The
CHAIR on the wicks of the 20-cent oils
was much greater than on the Is
cent oil, besides both lamps contain
ing 20-cent oil consumed more oil
than the lamp containing the Is
cent oil. Mr.. Titus was very fair II
the matter, having engaged q dis.
interested man to fill all lamps ano
label them, besides having all lamps
burners, wicks and cl1innneys exactly
alike.
The bowls Of the lamps were Gov
cred in order that there could be nc
chance of people seeing the oil anc
label, which might assist them il
deciding which was the better Gil.
While the day was a bad one, a.
far as the weather was concerned
there was a good crowd in attend
ance and all were much interested.
and we'll they should be as those
who pay 20 cents per gallon for Goa
oil will not continue to Go so if az
oil sold at Is cents per gallon viii
give equal or better service. The
Standard can do this and we believe
it does, making fully 95 per cent. OF
all the burning oil made in th9
United States to-day, they certainly
are in a position to sell an oil al
much less price with better quality
than a jobber can.
Mr. Campbell, from Carroll, who
has charge Of this territory for the
Standard, and Mr.. w. A. Brown, a
special agent OF TIC ccrce co'nranv,
were the only representatives who
accepted Mr.. Titus challenge, and
each gave an interesting talk on the
manufacture and use Of kerosena
oil which was instructive to all, in
forming people that if they would
frequently empty out the old oil
from their lamps, clean up the
burners and put in new wick occa-
sionally, they would not have any
trouble with the oil.
The Standard Oil Company should
be commended for one thing most
certainly. They demonstrated to the
people that their oil that is being
retailed in Lake City at Is cents is
as good as any 20-cent oil made and