Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-12-18
PRICE OF OIL
IS REDUCED
WESTERN BRANCH OF STAN.
DARD OIL co. IS MAKING A
FIGHT AGAINST A LOCAL CON.
Germ.

threats made by J. d. Rockefeller's
Western offspring. known a. the
Continental Oil company, the Idaho
Grocery company has brought an In
dependent oil into the Lewiston ter
ritory and has succeeded In making
the oil king reduce the price Of oi. in
this field to tn amount Of 4 cents
per gallon. -
Consumers in the territory serve1
from the Lewiston station are now
enjoying rate cents less than
those tributary to Spokane and IN
cents less than the Pullman station.
and when 1t IL understood the
freight rate to these three points 10
IDENTICAL 1t will be understood the
light made by the Idaho Grocery
company has had its effect.
The Idaho Grocery company has
not cut the price In the Lewiston ter
ritory, nor was the introduction CT
the independent oil for the purpose
OF instituting q fight with the trust.
but a demand for better product
than that offered by the Continental
Oil company was met by the intro
duction of the outside" oil. and the
fght by the trust concern was IN
nounced without delay.
After the first carload OF the In
dependent oil had been marketed by
the Idaho Grocery company the
Western manager of the Continental
company came from Butte to endeav-
or to shut out the independent prod
uct from the Lewiston field. and at
ter being unsuccessful in this. threat.
ened the fight that has now beer
instituted.
>rhe former prices for Continents
oil were 26 cents per gallon fol
tSafety, and % cents for Eocene. 4
reduction OF 4 cents on both brand
|was made. and the Idaho Grocer!
! company quoted their brands at y
and 2S cents. with a reduction OF
! cent per gallon when lots Is case
were purchased. A second visit D!
the Butte manager short time AZ
brought more threats and 1t - nov
expected a vigorous warfare betwee'
trust and independent oil Will D
: waged, while the consumers in tn
| Lewiston field will be offered an op
portunity OF benefitinE by the fsh'
, It is stated the Continental com
, pany has been In difhculy In Wash
ington where state oil inspection
Q ia maintained because OF the inferin
t quality OF oil furnished and tina
one of the reports made by a deput
: state inspector shows the confisca
, ton of several shipments to the coas
. and that a large quantity OF IN
8 product has barely stood the sta'
Q test Of 100 degrees.
a The Idaho Grocery company cial'
q for their Safety oil from to u
y grees, both in gravity and hre te'
d and that their Radium product
e second TO none and equalled only
: fire and gravity test by the Eiar
n brand that is not handled In tn
J. territory by the Continental cor
e panv. The Radium Oil Is elaine
VI and guaranteed to stand the test II
~ the ra1IfOdu SeudphoiC He"~''
q test being that the lamp Will bu'
& for seven days without being r
n filed or having the wick trimme
1--WE did not undertake to band
le the independent. oil for the purpo
e. Of instituting a fight with the tru
Is people," said T.. J. Hall. manager
le the Idaho Grocery company, %
i merely to give the consuming pub
a. an opportunity to buy at a modera
20 price absolutely nonexplosive oil
y kept within 1870 to 1872 degrees. Y
us do not intend to discontinue I
Ia marketing Of this product II the p'
ns rons and consumers continue I'M
~ appreciation Of the superior oil a.
will share with us that portion
their business to which we are
titled. The oil we are marketing
superior in quality to anything M
oiYered for sale in the Lewiston Il
ritory. and therefore costs mi