, 1921-11-26

: 70 Denver and to 70 broadway.
New York. home office of h Stand
ard on company
First. an article furu-sned BY the
governor states hat on November II
the retailers Of Cheyenne wero selling
gasoline at a margin OF s cents The
facts are that two stations were sell
ing at n margin Of 2 cents above the
were selling II q margin of Z cents.
their margin as they state would be :
cents above the tank wagon price.
Where. then. would thu people of
Cheyenne. for example. be benefited
by the entry OF the Continental into
the retail buEiness?
"The article states that M margin
of the retailers In Casper Is 4 centA
The Wyoming Filling stations in Cas-
per and which does the bulk Of the re-
tail business in that city. operates on
a margin Of 3 cents above the tank
wagon prices. In Sheridan. a. figures
in the office Of the state. dairy. food
and oil commissioners win show, the
margin is / cent and 2 cents. By
which It viii be seen that some Of the
figures published IN the article to
which / lake exception do an absolute
injustice to many honest and loyal bus
iness men Of Wyoming and It would
be amazing indeed II these men did
not resent being placed In a false posi-
ton before the public by tho governor
of their state for the benefit OF q Colo
RADIO corporation.
ut Is perhaps true that Il the
Continental goes into some OF the
towns OF the state other h h ones
I have mentioned they Will retail gaso-
line at n sent or two below the prices
now being received by the retailers.
But is IL altogether fair that this great
outside corporation. with millions OF
capital. shall come into the small
towns of wyoming and absolutely put
out of h oil and gasoline business h
scores and scores Of garage men. gro
GERS and others who are tho substan-
tial men OF their communities. who
paw thu axe and who keep their
money in Wyoming?
ut Is probable hat IL the COVER
nor had Investigated within h state
a little he would have found many
instances whcro the business OF re-
falling gasoline at n margin Of four
and five cents show net losses on the
books. The OIL News of Cleveland. o..
is authority for a statement that n re-
cent survey OF a number OF filling
stations in Oklahoma resulted In n
finding that the average cost Of oper-
alton was 4 Is cents per gallon. II
such Is the case in Oklahoma, where
competition between selling agencies
is the keenest kind. then why. without
due investigation, should Il be mnde TO
appear by the governor and the Cont
mental on company that Wyoming re-
tailers are rank profiteers?
las I have outlined. he entry of
the Continental in to the retail busi.
ness in many Of the cities of Wyoming
will not benefit the consumer Of gasi-
line to any ap~preciabie extent. due to
tho company's fixed and unaltcrable
policy of retailing at n margin OF 2
conts above the TAM wagon price. n
in some places, like Cheyenne. Casper
and Sheridan the viii be
beneysieS not n red dime True.
hsweeer, tho Continental erects at
~tractive' filling stations. they sell a un-
form grade OF gasoline and their EN-
pioyes are prompt and courteous. for
which reasons II is only fair TO assume
they will attract a good share Of the
retail trade. The main point for Wyo-
ming people and officials to consider,
then. is that nil the profits of tho Con-