Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-18
NEW SERVICE STATION FOR NAN.
CHESTER

6rive In" service station OF the Con-
Isumers Service Stations, Inc, Is to.
begin soon. according to information
received by the Democrat from the
main offices Of the company in Rock
Island, III.
Construction Of the new station has
besn delayed BY the cold weather and
SNOW and BY the difficulty Of producing
building materials. In spite OF these.
handicaps, however, the company has
had it, construction crews continuous
" Ut work throughout the winter on.
the many new stations 1t IL building. !
and It expects to be able to start work
lon the local station within "a very
short time. The station according to
to the company will b In Operations.
by spring.
The local station will be one III the
Chain which thss sGemp8Byadag psatps
the middle west for the
distribution OF qualitys gasoltadl lihri.,
;cants, and other motor car supplies.
On January 1st the company hSA ap-1
proximately one hundred stations In
operation or well under way Of con-
struction. Sites had been procured
and materials purchased for aboat
fifty additional stations. BY spring
the company expects to haye all These
stations operating and ~ many more
under construction.
In constructing and sHsrsting it,
chain Of stations tie. Gn6sSy ~
great stress npon bsildinss t1sf please
the eye, equipment that 1l6ares full
measure to the consumers, products
Of high quality and q services that ca |,
ters to the slightest whim Of ths mo- |
florists. III
The stations are modtls1 bf e31cSency
and attTactiveness. This conslxuctton
department. Of the concern has adopt-
ID Q uniform type Of building watch i |
Unique and which makes the s1nkions'e
tand out as distinctive. The dsGieu \
s adaptable to amy size Of builting
t IS suited az well to the modest sta
ion in q small village asg to the, or
late and impOdng structure which 1
races the busy downtown sOfnsr az I
arge city. A black and white: check
rhoard scheme Of exterior decoration
dds to the distinctiveness Of the sta
ions. A hobby Is also madiE az sur-
ounding the stations, whenever 10.
alton permits, with grass plots,
and flowers. ConcEste drive
rayc nDy,y, oo<fr q xrvs<l, <hc ,t,~~<, .>.r
nit automobiles to drive directly thru
he stations.
1t is the boast Of the company that \
t invaribly installs In each Of it's sta
ions the very latest and most i'm
proved devices for handling gasoline,
ills and kindred products. Visible glass
'arreled pumps always. are installed.
These pumps permit the purchaser Of |
,asoline to see for himself that he |
,ets full measure down to the last frac-
ion Of pint. A double system Of \
trainers .insures that the gasoline is. \
rec from impurities and foreign subs \
stances when it goes into the tank d |
|. car. Many other devices are utii--
Ecu lOA Lie. CoAvCul0At duu CAPCuiIANNS
of petroleum products.
All products marketed at the com
,any's stations must conform to the |
highest standard of quality. The COM
,any believes that the motoring pub
lie has become educated to the higher
grade Of products, and 1t caters to this
demand. Besides ego CAS-" the gas
oline which it features, the company
under its own trademark a
full line of oils, greases, and similar
necessities. The company
Is distributor in its territory for the
Texaco petroleum products Of the
Texaco Company, the third largest oil
company in the world
The products, prices and service of
all Of the company's stations are the
same. One of the features OF the SER
vice is the information bureau MAIN
tanned at each station for tourists.
Every effort is made to provide motor
lists with complete and feliable inform
alton concerning routes and the con-
dition Of roads.