Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-19
GASOLINE GOING
UP AND PROBE IS
TO Be DEMANDED
Up-it's going again!

| Up-its going again!
The most common commodity in
this section which rises regular IS
gasoline, and according to well found
cd rumors on the streets of Amerfcus
! Saturday the price per gallon will
take another jump Monday. III thin
materializes it will mean that Sha
price will range above I'll cents peF
gallon to % cents.
Several months ago q decided
noise went up over the state concern
ing the price of gasoline which was
going up regularly, with seeming
combine on the part of some of the
gasoline producers. This swell reach
ed such proportions that William T.
Harris, of Georgia. a member of ths
| Federal Trade Commission, visited
the state investigating the rise I'm
price.
Mr.. Harris visited Americus in his
tour Of the state, and on the scene
saw the actual price OF gasoline
1t has become current rumor with
much comment that the people are
incensed over the apparent combine
which on its face, seems to have been
cerated in the sale of gasoline.
The dealers of Americus are selling
gasoline on the local market at a fair
profit over the cost from the gasoline
companies. The main discomfort aris-
ing out of the increase in price comes
because Of the general rise which
every company makes on a certain
date
Company Protests Price.
Because of current rumors that one
koil concern had taken up the retail
price at which the Americus Aptomc-
bile Co, was selling gasoline, a req
resentatiye of the Times Recorder
visited Mr.. Walter Rylander Satur-
day.
Mr.. Rylander stated that he is SELL
ing gasoline at 20 cents per gallon
for cash which Is virtually the cost Of
the liquid, although other gasoline
dealers are selling at 81 cents.
During the past week Mr.. Rylander
was called over long distance teIe-
phone by the oil concern from which
he procures gasoline, and they pro-
tested against his selling gasoline
lower than the market price as retail
ed by other places in Americus. Mr..
Rylander replied by stating to the
concern that 1t was his liberty to sell
gasoline at any price he saw fit as
long as as he satisfied the oil conn
pany in payment for the stimulaf0r.
Belief In Combine.
Because of this incident many pea
pie have been led to believe that
there was some combine or the part
of all gasoline wholesalers to hold wp
the price, and run 1t up at common
price.
The people are virtually helpless
before the rise in price as aufom0-
b1es and the use of gasoline have be-
come necessities. Their only recourse
is the law, and immediate action iz
expected to be urged on the Georgia
delegation In congress.
Many people take the position shat
it may be true that an abnormal de-
mand has been created because OF the
European war, but that there should
be no united moves in arising the
price and complaint by tie OH com
panies when the retailers sell gasoline
at any price which they care to make
Americas has begun to feel the gas
oline raise, and every recourse which
can be commanded by the people win
be used in an investigation Of tire
apparent combine.
training and education that will sna-
tIe them To fece the future with conr
age and confidence Z said Prefect Mfr-