Milford chronicle., 1931-01-16
Sun OIL COMPANY'S
1885, BUSINESS VOLUME
REACHES RECORD FIGURES
Relineries and Markets Expanded
and Marine Equipment
Added TO.

The Sun Oil Company, of Philadel-
phia, is concluding one of the best
years in it's history.
Volume of sales will surpass the
previous record figures of the COM
pany- of $S6,007, $40 in 1929, accord
ing to officials of the company.
1t is to be expected that profits
will also be expanded.
The company is one of the most
important units in the United States,
engaging in the production, refining,
transportation and distribution of
petroleum and its products.
1t is a Philadelphia company, in
that this city is the center of it's
activities. In the vicinity of Phila-
delphia it operates a refinery cover
ing 500 acres, and which was operat-
ed at virtually capacity throughout
the year. Daily productive capacity
of this refinery is i'll excess of $4,000
barrels of crude oil daily. Two other
smaller refineries are also operated
by Sun-one in Ohio and one in Ok
lahoma.
In addition, through subsidiary,
a shipbuilding plant at Chester is Op-
Grated which has been running at an
unusually high rate throughout 1880.
Isefimeries Enlarged.
Last, year, despite unsettled eco
nomic conditions, reflected in diff
cult market, the company was able
to increase it's volume of business,
enlarged it's refinery capacity, eX-
tended it's markets, added to its ma
rine equipment and organized sub
sidiary company to construct a pipe
line.
In the past year the company has
spent more than $15,000,O00 in devel-
oping, expanding and maintaining its
and indications are that
this figure will be exceeded in 1881.
The oil company has employed
throughout the year
close to 10000, while the shipbuild-
ing concern has given work to $500.
Both companies are still being oper-
ated at a high rate, with no indica-
ions OF a letdown. Construction of
the pipe line, begun a few months
ago, is giving employment to hun
iredS more.
The organization of the pipe line
company was one of the most impor- |
ant developments in the company's |
history 1t marked the point where |
he company's business was expand |
I'd to such a volume that it was
orced to inaugurate it's own method |
If transportation to meet competi-
ion in new markets.
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With this in mind the Sun Pipe
line Company was organized as
common carrier. The initial plans
.alled for an expenditure of more
han $5,000,000 to lay line 700 miles
n length from q point near Marcus
Hook, where the major refinery of
sun Oil is located, to a point north
f CoatesVille, Pa. This main pipe
inc forms a connection with two
main trunk lines running to Cleve-
and, Ohio, and Syracuse, N. Y.
Numerous spurs of small pipe line
rill extend to various cities along
his route. The pipe line will have
capacity of $4,000 barrels a day.
The whole system will be in opera
ION by May, 1881, and, it is expected,
ill be a substantial factor i'll en-
bling the company to further in
rease its volume of business, open
lg as it does new fields where the
Ompany can compete, with its prod
cts distributed at its own filling sta
ons under the trade names of Su-
oco and Sunoils.
This expansion in business has
ecessitated that the company build
the territory it is now
atering distribution bases, ware :
Ouses and piers; it will bring about
le opening of new filling stations
nd a larger force proportiOnately
every department.
The Sun Oil Company has done, /
nd is doing, through the pursuit of
S own business, a substantial unem-
Oyment situation.
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