The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-09
OWNERSOF AUTOS
ARE H|TBY TRUSTS
Standard Oil Has Boosted Price
OF Gasolene Five Cents
Gallon.
SHORTAGE NOT CLAIMED
No Excuses Are Made, but Con-
sumcrs Must Pay or DO
Without.

Philadelphia Pa. July s.-Con-
sumcrs Of snsolene are up in arms
against wnat they declare TO be a
hold-up on the part OF the standard
OH Company of New Jersey ana its
subsidiary companies. in demanding
'Nhorbtant prices for the commodlty
During the last year. they declare.
the Wholesale ana retail prices of
tasoiene have advanced cents "a gall
ION, and, according 70 the consumers.
tue end is not ln sight
In view OF the report o. tie Standard
Oh toinpanieH. just made uubli,
which shows tina, the profits FOR the
irst SIX months of the present year
aEsregate I'm amount more than SCI
100000. and that the dividends made
amount 10 about - per cent tho con
suiner Of one az tao principal pro-
ducts 81 the gigantic system de.
'iares that ii is about time for tho
government 70 Intervene and force the
STANDARD 81! Company Of New jersey
and its subsidiary companies TO di-
vulge the reason for the tremendous
advance In an kinds OF oils
Auto Owners suffer.
Antofnobiiis's in particular are in
dignant over the condition az the
gasoline market and openly contend
that they arc tho victims OF COM
binauon ~ OH companies which has
iNed nigh standard ~ prices fos
Easolene Automobile dcalcfs pro-
irietors ~ garages and Individual
automobile owners dechirc that they
arc bcing made 20 bear the blunt OF
tho recen, advance In prices. aul lat
the dividends declared by the OIL COM
panios has come from their pockets
These consumers present facts 20
back w their contentious year
pso. they declare. gallon ~ gaso-
Ienc could be purchased al wholesale
from any OH company Going business
~ ihis c!ty for : l-2 cents = gallon.
To-day -he gasolene SIS selling for
- IL cents a gallon and there -
every reason 10 believe. according 10
tho consumers. tnat the prices Win
he soon advanced.
Persons who arc the owners o. one
or Two automobiles and have no gas
olcne storage facilities are now paying
20 cents a gallon for tAo commodity.
which a year ago could oa purchased
anywhere for il or 10 cunts Tho bis
81. companies refuse 70 sell 10 lndiv.d-
ial consumers less than twenty gallons
80 Easolene This means that IN. inc!-
Sialal consumer Is forced TO pay 81
cents more gallon fog the commoi-
!'N Than the garage owner or altomo-
bill saios agent
~ Shortage In supply.
The Consumers declare TINT ;he-e IS
an abundance q. gAsO!eue on the mar
ltri orders delivered TO Size various
suhsid.nry companies OF the standard
on Company afe promptly tii.d. and,
although the price IL Uniform the SON
sinners declare tnere aeems 20 DE real
competition among the different OH
companies having Offices in the city for
the trade
one ~ the leading automobile deal
ers on North Broad street declared
yesterday int the STANDARD OIL Com
Iary and rs subsidiary companies afe
iotpir- harvest tgrresatlus millions
of dollars annually AZ The expense Of
ine automobile cnthEsiast This DEAL
sr declared tnat no explanation can
~ advanced by tho sales agents OF
inc oil companies FOR the big Boost
in prices. and that the owner az an
automobile is being made TO pay dear
- FOR the pleasure OF owning and
trimming machine.
The Standard on Company and It's
subsidiaries arc playing hold-np
game at the expense OF tho public
declares the dealer They know that
tho average Individual. paying $4,000
or $4,000 for an automobile. pays lit
tie attention az first 70 the price Of
fasolcne per gallon The system has
arranged its me lists accord!nrly.
ana at present they arc receiving
nearly 81 per cent more per gallon