The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-11-13
OIL BUSINESS IN
ISLANDS IS
FOUND UNCERTAIN
Associated Company Wni Sell
Only Fuel Product Until condi-
tibns Are Restored TO Some
thing Like the Normal

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No oil other than fuel oil win DO
sold~ by the kssociatcd Oil Company
until further notice, it was learned YES
terday. Az the Office Of the company
II was said that this decision had been
reached for several reasons.
Fixing Of prices for fuels appears to
be growing nearer. II is expected that
gasoline will be one of such fuel com.
modities that will be earliest affected.
The action Of the Associated Oil Com.
pagt in, taking the action which it
mas may have been after consideration
u such probability but the company
lid not say 50 when seen by Tho al.
vertiser.
several Reasons Given
cit is true that we shall scll only
fuel oil until further notice and that
ye are so notifying our customers when
hey would place orders with us, = was
he reply given at the office of the
ompany to a request fora confirmation
4 the report. We are moved TO do
his for several reasons. One OF these,
the probable shortage of freight earl
wing vessels which will make uneer-
ain receipts here. There Is also the
probability of higher freights for what
Toes come in aud this we haye consid.
red. II appears probable that we can
landle all of our output on the main
and and do so more proftably than it
an be handled here. With these facts
n view it was determined to handle
.nly crude oil under the present con.
litions.O ss ~ 3D..
When Gasoline Essential .,.'.
How much Of the gasoline AMI oil
hat is used for automobiles IN Homo
ulu may be considered as essentials
nd how much unessential Is question
that is certain to soon require deter
nination in connection with embargoes
lgainst non essentials. If cement for
road work and building purposes, struc.
urai steel and other materials neces.
airy for the continued progress and AL.
anccment of Honolulu are TO be
leemed non essentials are gasoline and
ills for automobiles usel for other than
usiness purposes TO be considered es.
eutialsi Atf,oriokilcs nrc not to be so
onsidered, Why then the supplies nee.
ssary for those that IRE already here
'hese. are questions that have to be
onsidcred. Automobile owners are
ordering, in somc instances, whether
hey will have to leave their ears in the
,nrage and resume patronage of the
honolulu Rapid Transit COMPANY.
70 Fuel Commissioner
AS yet there has been no one ap-
l0inted as a fuel commissioner or dep.
ity fuel commissioner here hut it has
'een reported on the mainland that
here is to be at least one such commits.
ionet or deputy for each state. - 1t is
iarlly likely that II VIII fall to the rep.
sentative of the food commission to
determine this although he may be
Laned rs the individual to act in that
apacity in addition to the other du
les that are FILLING to his lot.
The suggestion has been made that
l. Is probable that 1t will be under
sken TO determine what cars are
eeded for the conduct of the business
f the Islands AMI imports of gasoline,
lis and Other supplies be limited to
he requirements of such cars. II il
ointed out that in Great Britain AMI
rance such courses were pursued. In
hose INSTANCES, however, most of the
ars were taken over by the govern
rents of those countries for war pur-
oses. OF the cars that were not so
ken, however, very few have since
,een used much of any except for es.
entially business purposes. There has
Is yet been no Indication of the United
states having any intentions of com
uandeering ears as did those nations.