Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1920 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

REFRIGERATORS We have 3 extra quality refrigerator*, 1 oak finish and 2 in white enamel inside and in nickel. Owing to the fact that these were tied up in the freight on account of the R. R. strike and we didn’t receive these until now, we will give a reduction o 110.00 each, Just now is the time you will need a refrigerator Come in today before they are all sold out as , we will have ho more until next year. Worland Bros.

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Playing No Favorites r \ > THE crude petroleum market plays no favorites. All - refiners come to it on equal terms. _ The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is no exception to this nk. It buys rs e crude oil it needs in the o r en mazket and pays the market price. Only an infinitesimal prit of th? czude oil used by the Standard Oil Comply (Indiana) comes from wells in which it has even an indirect interest. x. The Standard Oil Company (Indiana) concentrates its attention upon the highly specialized business of refining crude oil. It sticks to its knitting. In the past four years the demand for the refined produc ts of petroleum has more than doubled, while the increase in the production of crude has been only about 25 percent. This growing demand, plus the increased cost of drilling and equipping well*, has caused the price of crude petroleum to advance. The market price of crude oil is a dominant factor in the p ice which the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) charges for gasoline. Wherever possible the Company anticipates the trend of the market in making its contracts for crude petroleum. V/halever benefits it derives accrues to ths public in lower gasoline prices. The price charged by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) for gasoline Fas advanced, but not to the extent warranted by the advance in the cost of crude oiL The cost of this commodity to the consumer would be very much higher were it not lor the fact that the Standard Oil Ccmpanv Cb.dma), through more efficient refining methods, is able to utilize and make into useful products all portions of the crude petroleum. The extreme economy and efirch ?cy of the Standard Oil Company (Iliana » iv.auig and distributing methods ha\ e acted as a d< > errent upon the upward trend of gasoline pikes. This Company gives its custonfei s in the 11 Middle Western states whkh it serves the benefits derived from any savings which it effects in the refining of gasoline and other petroleum products. W 4 X V" ‘ \ Standard Oil Company 910 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago