Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 248, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1916 — Standard Oil Company May Open Service Station Here. [ARTICLE]

Standard Oil Company May Open Service Station Here.

The Standard OH Co. is figuring on opening a service station m RenSSfclaer. The statiom will probably be on the Makeever lots just east of The Republican office. If their plans are carried out a neat service building will be erected and gasoline will be retailed at wholesale price to the public, as is done in many of the larger cities. If this is done the expensive trips of the oil wagon to the country will be cut out and the farmers can fill their car wh”e in town at Wholesale price, thus suffering no or loss. At present the wholesale price of gasoline is 15% cents per gallon and n Lafayette, where a service station has recently been established, it is being retailed at this price. If this station is built it is probable that a full line of automobile accessories will also be carried and that the business will be in charge of Mark Schroer.