The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-09-08
DEMOCRATS HOLD
CONVENTION AT WISE.

other states, requesting advice
as to the prevailing net retail
price of gasoline, after deduct
ing the gasoline tax in each
state.
Eat the time the letters were
written to the governors, Aug
ust 10, the prevailing retail
price of gasoline was from 231Ia
to "a cents per gallon through
out Virginia. The tax is Az
cents per gallon, making net
price of 10 to 1912 cents per
gallon.
THE replies received by me
from the other governors indi-
Gated that at that time Virgin
la was paying, exclusive of the
tax, from 2 to 3 cents per gal
Ion more than all other East
ern or South Atlantic States re
porting, excepting West Virgin
la and Maryland.
II know of no reason to Just
lily this discrimination against
Virginia, assuming the accur-
acy of the reports received. We
are available for water trans
portation and as near or nearer
the producing fields by rail as
many other states whose citiz-
lens were enjoying lower paso-
line prices.
For the purpose of still fur
Their investigating the matter |
addressed the following letter,
on August 20, to every import
er OF gasoline in Vorginia, who
paid as much as $1,000 tax in
the month of June, requesting
that at public conference an
explanation be made as to why
the retail Price of gasoline in
Virginia was higher than in
other states. The letter follows:
Complaint has been made to
me by Virginia motorists that
the retail sale price of gasoline
IN Virginia is higher than in
many other states.
80 as to determine the accur
acy of this complaint | am re-
questing a number of the larg-
er importers of gasoline in Vir-
glnla to meet me in the senate
chamber of Richmond at 10 A.
NJ, September 9, so that a con-
ference may be held and the
true facts ascertained. Your
Kindness in having your repre-
sentative present will be appre-
clated by me. I will be glad to
near from you with reference
thereto. | am sending a similar
invitation to all importers of
gasoline who paid as much as
$1,000 tax in June"
To-day, on September 2, the
price OF gasaline was reduced
by the Standard Oil Company
IN the city of Richmond two
cents per gallon. This reduct-
ION is Immediately effective to
the retail gas consumers No re
duction has yet been made out
side of the city of Richmond.
have wired the mayors of ali
cities in Virginia to advise me
whether or not a similar re-
auctlOn IN the price of gasoline
is given. This reduction of two
cents, making net price of
seventeen cents, will place yir-
glnla on an approximate basis
with other Eastern and South
Atlantic states, and will mean
a saving of three million dollars
ANNUALLY to the people of Vir-
ginia.
AS Governor of Virginia, !
regard it as my duty to take
such steps as are possible to
see that the Virginia consum-
ers are not Disseminated again
st and are sold gasoline at as
low a price as other states SIM
llarlv situated. If the price of
gasollne is reduced two cents
throughout the state to the con
sumers, and no other questions
develop, there may be no need
OF the conference called for
September 8, as the only pur-
pose OF this conference was to
secure an explanation from the
loll importing companies as to
why the price of gasoline has
been higher in Virginia than
other states. 1t is my intention
to keep in touch with the price
or gasoline in other states, so
: the Virginia people may be in
, formed as to any discriminate