, 1922-01-22

Of the smallest important indu
products shipped from this city dur
ing the year are said to have reached
a total OF over 500. ooo.o 900 or an
average Of $4,000 for every man
woman and child. placing casper's
popu,afion on basis OF $4,000 people
rnis tremendous income Is repre-
rented mainly In the sales OF gaso-
line. wax and other manufacturer Pc
troieum products, which were placed
on the commercial markets OF the
world by the Standard and Nidwest
> refining compsnies-
Tns major plant In Casper during
the part year rss tho Midwest Re
nninr company. This plant equipped
eniv 70 handle the crude ons hnd
extract products which are easily
-crncked- In high grads petroleum.
attained the position Of h WORLDS
greatest individual gasoline manufaS
turing plant
Standard Re-Rum on
After tho crude cu Is u through
the Midwest plant and all the extract
able products which that plant can
cut are taken OF. the OIL IL pumped
10 the gtandard refinery. where
through the agency OF G patented
pressure refining process. the oil Is
reduced to coko and all by-products
removed with the lowest percentage
OF loss.
Combining the manufactured out
nuts OF tho Midwest and Standard
nl,nts. Jasper became one OF tho
iaad,nr commercial centers OF Tho
country ana attained tho distinction
~ being the greatest gasoline manu-
featuring city tn the world
7, the expenditure OF $40 100000
noth ~ the plants virtually doubled
tb,,r capacity. Most of h programs
~ .-ri,rrcrnenf were undertaken dur
trr n latter part Of 1890, but 40
tusl completion OF all extension plant
ana the start Of actual improvements
which placed the combined plants In
the leading refining position. were
handled during 1871
Midwest Spent Millions.
rh. Midwest Refining COMPANY
rpont Approximately $4,000 o on tn'
Casper plant alcne. over s1,ooo.ooo "
extending the oreybuil plant ane
about 100000 In doubling the ca
pacity of its plant at Laramie
The Standard companys plants
xnown as q re-run psants which nan
ne residue on from the Midwest re
flneries Of Casper. creybun ana Lara
mie, spcnt proportionafo &C
build their handling capacity TO NEE
the capacity Of the Midwest plants
In Casper the expenditures OF tht
STANDARD arc said to nave totanec
So. 600. 900 and to have approximate
the Rlidwest's expenditures of $1,000.
600 at orcybuli and 100000 al
Laramie
Due to the extensions which were
mads during the year mo Midwest
company increased its capacity e
20 900 barrels Of OF a day and TIT
standard plant increased its charg
inr capacity to ovsr $4,000 barrels
day.
Manufactured output Doubled.
IN ADDITION to its gasoline manu-
FEATURING units the Midwest company
made other vast extensions in Its
lubrtcating oils department and h
other manufacturing sections Of the
giant plant All Department. Of the
institution were doubled by he com
pletion of programs inaugurated dur
ing 1890 and 1891. all Of which were
completed during the latter year.
In enlargement Of h Midwes'
plant the big items OF Increase wers
listed as the increase IN the crude
oil running capacity to $4,000 parrei
4 day through tho erection Of foui
batteries OF crude stills Each o.
these batteries represented a unit o.
Am A.-w-- Shar~
ing capacity Ct 1000 barrels OF crude
oil.
In addition to me crude on cspso
fty extensions 1871 saw the compile
ton Of six ~fubricatins oil stills. eacf
of which rave Q capacity Of 1.oo'
: barrs1h
These two addsf3cns done sruushd
the on charging capacity Of the plant
TO 10000 barrels a day. o Jump from
s 1000 the former capacity charging
basis. The crude run was thus In
creased rs per cent and the iubricat
ing on manufacturing department In
creased 100 per cent
Departments Arc ENLARGED
Other plant sJtsnsions included
doubling the capacity Of ehs we1
pressing plant. one of the b~y-prcducti
of the lubricating obs department
The vast sproduct which is secured
from, this plant enters the world mar
ket And hnds Its largest demand In
various parts OF China Shipments
from Casper are forwarded direct te
Hong Kong.
For the frst time IN thu history oil
oil refining q sharpiess process plan
for manufacturing bright stock
was demonstrated q commercial sue
cess. improvements made on ths
shnrpless patented process. by Rob
ert L. Spencer and O. A. Porter. both
members OF tho Midwest engineering