Douglas Island news., 1920-01-30
DISTILLATE NOT
 TO BE SOLD HERE
Standard and Union Oil Companies Have Announced They Will
 Sell Only Gasoline

Tt has been announced by th, Standard and Union on Companie. that they win discontinue Che sal, Of disuuatc in the Northwest and Nasko
 Just what effect the announce. mcnt win have on the gas boat n. dmtry in Alaska is problematical Although it win not cause any boati to quit running. it will without a doubt causc a higher selling price for fish and make charter prices for work boats como Co @ larger figure
 The marine editor Of Che Seattle Times has Che following comment Co mako on thc matter in chat paper of Januav 2t:
 Representatives Of tho Standard OI Company said that because Of an .norm0s increase i'm thc demand for gasoline Che company had decided to discontinue Che manufacture Of dis- W'atc and would use all of its prod met In producing Che finer grade of ua The Mexican oil situation was also said to be am important factor n Che withdrawal of disunato from .ho market
 Approximately l2500.o00 gallons 1f disrdate year is used for an mrnoarf m thc Pacific Northwest and Alaska representatives Of the
 Standard Ol Company said today
 DnIuato has been available In Inc parfr Northwest at from 15 to f5i cents gallon with its with- IuwaI from tho market vessels Of hr Seattle fishing fleet win be com- rcUcd to usc gasoline costing from eIi ccnts to 22ia cents a gallon.
 Many of tho fishing vessels are equipped witch ffty-horsepower en- .mos and tho change from distillate 10 gasoline win mean am Increase of more thau s1 600 a year in Che fuel 1W of onch boat ou Che basis of 5000 hone. ot operation each twelve month period Five thousand hours ts said to be low estimate for Che lime Of operation each year. many Of Inc vessels exceeding that figure
 Gasoline Is expected Co give greater .0Icianry but this factor. it is said .s not large enough to cause any ma .or.aI reduction iu the increase.
 One gallon of distillate is required a.h hour for cach ten horsepower 1f thc enr.rc. 20 chat dfty-horse- power v.sol uscl five gallons an hour with hsIuote figured at 15 cents gallon. tbis means @ cost of 75 cents am hour. or a total Of S3.75o for one voor of 5000 hours Of actua. operation Using gasoline at 21ia ecnts gallon. with one gallon re. ourci for each ten horsepower thC ffy-horscnowcr vessel win spend SLOPE. am hour for fuel or tota. Of s5.275 for one year Of 5000 hours ri actual operation.
 The difference io'wcen thc yearly .ost of tbc gasoline and Che yearly .o.t of thc dlsmlatc. it is pointed 1rt by fishermen and others. i therefore Sf.G25. Tho extent t' which thc greater degree of efficiency of gasoline win aGcct that increase has not yet been figured out bu. eomo or Che fishermen say it win no. exceed 10 or 90 per cent leaving ar Increase of S1.60O or more.
 Tn Che caso of a 10o-horscpowe. engine. with which many Of thO commercial vessels of tho Sound ar0 equipped. Che increase In the fue bu win total S8.200 or moro.
 Vessel owners say there ere onll two courses open to them-to lal mo thcr vessels or Increase theiI own charges. Tn tho case Of the fish nc fleet. this would mean a jump il thc price of fish to Che consumer