The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1905-05-31
DIPPING IN OIL.
FACTS AND FIGURES OF INTEREST 10
NORTHERN MONTANA STOCkMEN.
Freight Charges From Texas are SIX
Times the Cost Of the Oil.

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Montana stOckmen are very mucn
interested in the matter of complying
with the quarantine regulations re-
Gently issued by the state board OF
stock commissioners, and are making
the necessary preparations to carry
them into effect. Some Of the round
up associations are constructing dip.
ping plants at convenient points and
are now considering the desirability
of using crude oil or lime and sulphur
for dipping purposes. The latter, 1t
is understood, will be used by some
of the Valley county outfits, but others
regard Beaumont oil as the more de-
sirable 'dope," as but one dipping Is
required, whereas with lime and sui
phur it is necessary to give a second
dipping after an interval Of ten days.
The Marias Roundup association,
one of the largest outfits in northern
Montana, will probably use Beaumont
oil in its cattle dipping operations.
\ local stockman who is a member OF
the association informs the River
Press that the Gulf Refining company,
of Houston, Texas, handles the brand
Of oil known as "Tickicide," and
which is recommended by government
experts for dipping purposes, as it
contains a small percentage Of sui
phur. The price quoted on this oil
+. O. b. tank cars at Port Arthur, Tex.,
Is 55 cents per barrel of IL gallons, a
tank car containing about 5000 gal.
Ions. There would be no economy in
shipping the oil in barrels, as the lat
ter would cost three or four times as
much as the oil they would contain.
Eight thousand gallons of oil, at the
the price quoted, would cost about
$lO5 f. O.. b. tank car at Port Arthur,
Tex.
AS to freight rates from Port Arthur
to northern Montana points, the oil
company says the regular rate is 81 60
per 100 pounds, with an additional
charge of sos for the return of the
empty tank car. Correspondence with
railroad companies ELECTS the infor-
nation that the regular rate, Port Ar
thur to Galata, is $l.5St. OF this
amount the railroads hauling the pro.
duct to Sioux City, Iowa, receive 55t
cents per 100 pounds, while the north.
western road handling the business
charges Sl.O3 per 100 pounds. The
distance from Port Arthur to Sioux
City is about HOO miles; from Sioux
City to Galata is about 116O miles.
The railroad people make no mention
of a charge for returning the empty
tank car.
As the oil weighs IA pounds to the
| gallon, a shipment of 5000 gallons
will amount to nearly $4,000 pounds.
At the regular rate Of Sl.584 from
Port Arthur to Galata. the freight
charges on the shipmen, would be
about &94O. In the of an oil
dipping experiment in Valley county
reported recently in the River Press,
the freight on 5000 gallons of oil was
given as $563. 80, which Is consider.
ably less than the regular rate now in
| force.
In response to applications by local
stockmen, the Great Northern railroad
has agreed to handle oil for dipping
purposes, If shipped via Sioux City,
Iowa, ut the rate of one cent per ton
per mile. As the distance from Sioux
City to Galata is abou, ll6O miles,
this makes q rate Of IS cents per loo
pounds between these two points: and
the regular rate of 55t cents from Port
! Arthur to Sioux City gives a through
rate of 81. l34 cents per 100 pounds.
A shipment of 5000 gallons, or 80, 600
pounds, at this rate, figures out 1861.
This rate applies only to cases in
which application is made. 1t is no,
known at this writing whether tank
cars of smaller capacity than 5000
gallons are ia use for this purpose,
which is a matter of interest TO those
who would not need so large q guam
tity Of dip. 1t is understood that each
animal takes about /! gallons of oil
out of the vat when it is dipped.
The high freight rate on oil is an
unpleasant surprise to northern Mon.
tana stockmen, a. they regard it as q
product that can be handled a: very
little risk or trouble. Compared with
the rate on livestock shipments, the
regular rate of Sl.5SA cents per LOG
pounds appears to be exorbitant.
The through rate on Texas cattle ship.
ped to Galata in ten car lots is 1885,
per car, and as the minimum weight
per carload is u, 1000 pounds. it figures
out a rate of 80 cents per 100 pounds
for thai class Of freight. A similar
charge for oil in 5000 gallon tanks
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