The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-30

guaged, an inventory was made or ey-
erything and a price was Set on all by
the company The agent offered with
in $500 of the price. The agent went
back to report to the Standard and
never returned, but soon after his de-
parture, someone got into the Office
by night and opened all the faucets
and valves of the five storage tanks
and let their contents run into the
creek and on the bay.
Place Burned Down.
After that the place was closed for
few weeks. Then a man from Ala
hama came AMI rented part Of the
warehouse. He mad a grist mill in
side and his engine outside the fence.
The tanks and all the plant was still
there and rented by Pensacola man,
who intended to make lubricating oils
in the place. The whole thing was
burned down on a Saturday night. The
compromising saed and the kettles
were saved by the fire brigade. The
kettles were bought and the shed rent
ed by retire brick manufacturer
He had some old-fashioned IDEAS or
honesty and honor, the most unfit man
IN the world 10 fight or even skirmish
with the Standard and its system
the most perfect ever devised By man
Tor crushing to death all opposition.
He went TO the Standard and told
them what he was going to. do, and
was told that it would be all rignt, and
that they would sell him the necessary
material cheaper than any other COM
pany. He gave them the order and
II was three weeks before ne got the
goods c. 0. D., and on that same
morning they had a notice published
In the newspapers that they had made
q great reduction on lubricating oils.
They had closed contracts even for
nve gallons with everyone that had a
wheel turning In the whole district.
This fight with the Standard on the
machine oil trade developed and ex-
posed a meanness unexpected by my
partner, but suspected by myself. Tue
material he bought from the Standard
was crude Vaseline or eight color.
cd stock, and what was delivered and
PAID Tor was black stock" a color dis-
nked by all marine engineers. The
standard said ''he did not particular
ly mention the color. and the mistake
was on our side" The engineers
We're suddenly converted like Paul.
They all tried samples and our oil
was very highly praised and nut 10
every test by them, and orders were
given and filed. We took the great
est care to produce the best and sold
It at 40 and IS cents per gallon, while
the Standard charged SIS cents. The
engineer must be satisfied. always. or
an order VIII be given to deliver no
more.
Tempered With Engineers.
We were met everywhere by the
contracts with the Standard. some of
them were old and about to expire
out all with consumers, as the STAN
dard never thought of the small fish
until We started in 1900, and then n
picked up everything. The cotton
compress company came and wanted
special oil not made by the Standard
ana Mr.. Tomlinson, the manager gas
me the particulars of it, 1t was used
inside the compress. should stand 160l
r., ana not lnjure the rubber washers
or The press. After experimenting for
Two days found the compound and II
stood 1SOF., and we got the order l
winch made US feel good. Rut IL /
Drought on sharp fight, and we felt
the eject of the golden oil" useJ bvi
the standard The men in CHARGE oft
the engines would mistake the numbn-l
OF our telephone and call ND the Stan.l
caro-, and order barrel of oil when
they wanted the new Pensacola OIL
company. One man used our samnlal
On one axle and the Standard ON thel
otheF Tor days, and in the end sent ms
an order by telephone. The manager
OF the STANDARD saw him and he coun-
fernandez his order as the barre1 was
leaving our yard. A big sawmin man
had our oil tested by mis- engineer and
1t gave great satisfaction. and promis.
ed US the next order. He left town
Tor few days, and his engineer or
deTed double supply from the STAN
dard In his employers absence.
Can Move the World.
mere We're two or three printing
and newspaper Offices that used gas
and they were supplied with oil nv
the old company. | had all the for
mulas and compounded fer years the
oil used by them When seeking for
their trade | found that the manager
OF the gas company had supplied them
with oil, and | was referred to aim
was after testing sample of the oil
he sold them at IS cents per gallon
and offered to supply him with better
OH at % cents He looked Surprised
and exclaimed, How can you compete
with the Standard that digs il out of
the earth?' So mucn for his know.
ledge OF oils. An engineer used our
OIL one month. He was ;old to do soI
by his employer. and If it was good 70
give us an order, as he wanted to en-
courage home manufacture. He diaI
give an order, but it was to the Star.
dard, and declared that he could NOT
ring us up and he wanted oil. Wh:Ie
the machine Oil was coming down the
standard put up the kerosense. AMI
what II lost on one it more tlnan p,a.joI
up on the other. | am TODAY navir
20 cents per gallon for bad oil that
may explode any moment. and onI,-
worth but 10 cents After igbtins g..
one year my partner and self deci5-
ed to retire and let the Standard bsva
a free field until some great cHanse
VIII stop II from fleeing the va.y
poor as well as the industrious. Eve-,.
n ~ L.