The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-10-14
LOCAL BUSINESS OF
OIL COMPANY GROWS
THE STANDARD MADE BULK
STATION OF SAUK CENTRE
IN 1892
SERVICE ALWAYS GOOD
DISTRICT MANAGER H. F.
LUEDTKE AND OTHER EN-
PLOYEES EFFICIENT

The advent of the automobile has
brought about an amazing develop
ment of the oil business, particularly
in the past decade.
The Standard Oil Company made
Sank Centre a distributing point in
THE SOS when their merchandise was
delivered in barrels. In 1892 this
city was made bulk oil station. At
that time besides Sank Centre, Grey
Eagle, Ward Springs, Burtrum, Long
Prairie, West Union, Westport, Mel
rose, Freeport, Metre Grove, Spring
Hill and New Munich were delivered
by tank. For many years this
branch of the service was handled
by T. L. Mccormick who resigned
several years ago.
In 1892 a frame warehouse 30x1 6
was erected on the Great Northern
right of way a #. 10 in. by rs 1T.
A in. tank was installed. In De-
cember, 1895 horizontal tank 10x28
feet was installed.
The warehouse was rebuilt in 1917
and a frame iron-clad wagon shed
and pump house was constructed. In
1923 a. 10x29 foot 6-inch horizontal
tank was installed for the storage of
Solite gas. In May of that year the
plant was struck by lightning and
destroyed warehouse and pump house
but the tanks were not damaged. The
buildings destroyed were replaced
with new frame warehouse 24x30
and metal pump house 8x12 feet
was also erected.
Since 1900 bulk stations have been
installed at Melrose, F'reeport, AL
bany, Browerville, Westport and Osa-
hs. Long Prairie was made bulk
station point about 80 years ago.
At the present time Sank Centre
serves the city of Sank Centre, the
villages of Ward Springs and Grey
Eagle, and the farming community of
this section.
Modern service stations are oper-
ated by the company at Sank Centre,
Melrose and Long Prairie.
H. F. Luedtke became associated
with the Standard Oil Co, of In
diana over 10 years ago. For two
years he was employed as tank wa
gon agent at Carkfield, MINI. Later
years ago he was made general sales
man with headquarters in this city.
"Heine" has, besides this city, Grey
Eagle, Ward Springs, West Union,
Long Prairie, Browerville, Eagle
Bend, Clarissa, Bertha, Hewitt, Mel
rose, Metre Grove, Greenwald, Spring
Hill, Freeport Albany, New
Munich, st. Rosa, St. Anthony, st.
Francis, Upsola, st. Wendell, Hold
ingford, Avon and Opolo in his ter
ritory. Mr.. Luedtke is on the job
for his company early and late. He
believes thoroughly in Sank Centre
and Sank Centre institutions and new
er misses an opportunity to boost the
city and its business men in the towns
in his territory.
Ben Minette has had charge of the
Sank Centre Service Station for the
past three years and by his courteous
treatment of the public has an in
creasing patronage in this city of
numerous oil stations. A year age
Alphonse Nathe was employed to as
sist Mr.. Minette.
Eugene Taylor took over the tank
wagon salesrnan's job in 1924. Be
sides supplying the city, Grey Eagle
and Ward Springs he has built up a
large clientele among the farmers Of
the surrounding country. In fact the
company's business in this branch OF
the service has more than doubled
since Mr.. Taylor took over the work.
Red Crown G"s is famous all over
the United States. The Standard
Oil Company put this brand on the
market many years ago when they
started refining Perfection Oil.
Solite Ges. high test product,
was put on the market by the COM
pany about three wears ago, and has
proven very popular with auto driv-
ers.
The ccr,apanv's product is Red
Crown-Ethvl Gasoline. 1t costs 3
few cents more but it is claimed that
it ~"cuts out the knock" and assures
better performance because 1t har
nesses up the carbon and makes it
work for you.
The business became so heavy ct
this point that a truck line service
was established ten years ago.
Recently the company has cause"
to have "Sauk Centre" in letters si~
feet long pointed on the roof of thei.
warehouse in this city. This sigr
not only definitely informs aviator
as to their location but is notice that
they can be supplied with extremely
high hest gas needed TO propea ther
motors properly. Several aviator
have taken advantage of this service
since the sign was completed a fey
weeks ago.
For severed years the Standard O.
Corpany have been the larger user
Of Hold cdve,t;sine space. T9orf
advertisement contain much valu
able information for the public