New Ulm review., 1921-12-07
OIL | INsPEe {
MAKES! ! REP OR, ), I | !
y, ,6s3 ,o7l GALLONS OF GASOLINE
/, AND 7s1,4s2 BARRELS OF
KERosENEsTEsTED.

TOTAL i RECEIPTS AGGREGATED!
s1ss, sol 80. EXPENSES
J WERE srss, 2so.14. s sS'l
..s1. (. Ter, -Lls.:l-ssZ4.- ,js I,s.i
u. tofI I.
From the annual report of the state
oil inspectors office, Just made public
it appears that during the fiscal year
ending July !, 1921, the sum Of s136, q
szsO.14 was expended for salaries
travelling expenses, and office expenses,
TO conduct the business Of this depart
ment. The salary Of the chief in-5
spector and of his Office force amounted
to $9,60e.s7; the deputy inspectors
were paid the sum Of SOL ,764.62, and!
the travelling expenses am ounted to-
$27,116.74. The office expenses con
sisted Of the following items: In
|struments and testing supplies, ST.
649,2 autos and auto repairs, So ,052.-
70; supplies and printing. $1,286.30;i
telephone, telegraph, stamps and ex-
press, $813.87, a total Of 81, ,802.l1. d
Receipts Top Expenses.
During the same period Of time there
were inspected 1858, ,07 gallons Of
gasoline and 781,462 barrels 81 kero-
sene. The amount paid for such in
|spection blythe refneries 8 amounted to
sl6S,5OI,so. The expense for such
inspection aggregated the sum Of
sl36,29014, leaving balance Of
$32,211.16 which was credited to the
coil Inspection Fund !
Brown County. Ranks 21st.
During the year 1920, that is from
January, 1920, to December 81. 1920,
there were inspected in the various
counties in the state 117215,565
gallons Of gasoline and 1908, lao
gallons Of kerosene. In Brown County
were 5 inshipment points and at these
points 1,3l1,40O gallons Of gasoline
were received and inspected and 484,-
200 gallons of kerosene. Only 19
counties had larger aggregates to re-
port in inshipments Of gasoline. In
kerosene inshipments, 20 counties did
better than Brown county. Hennepin
county has the best record with 21,-
373,430 gallons Of gasoline and 1885,
$50 gallons of kerosene. Mttson
county has the unique record Of having
used almost as much kerosene as gso-
line, the ratio being 851 300 gallons of
gasoline and SO7, $50 gallons Of kero-
sene.
63 inspection Districts.
The state is divided into 63 inspec-
tion districts New Ulm is part Of
District No. 16. comprising all Of
Nicollet county and New Ulm. r. w.
Maltby Of st. Peter is the deputy for
this district. District No. Is con-
sprises all OF Redwood county and parts
Iof Brown county. District No. IL
includes Sibley county, the southern
part Of Renville county and the tank,
station at Lafayette, Nicollet county.
New Feature Inaugurated.
During the past yea, ports Of entry.
have been created, principally in the
southern part of the state. At these
points, tanks are switched onto diff
sferent tracks for further transportation
and where the inspector can secure.
samples, test them and apply the.
Doim (Division Of Oil Inspection,
Minnesota seal on the dome cover.
When these cars reach their destina-
ton with the seal unbroken, the con-
tents can be pumped into the storage
tanks and the cars returned to the
refinery. In this way time and
travelling expenses are saved. This
also proves 9 benefit to the dealer who.
suffers no delays Of any kind which are,
frequently caused BY the inability Of
the Inspector to reach 9 given point
as soon as tank car arrives.