Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1920 — Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

»t k p K . The Farmers and Merchants National Bank RENSSELAER, INDIANA. aX. Coadi tioa of As Farmer* A Merchant* National W*"* i— Indiana, at the Cleee of Bu»ine*« September 8, 1920.

RESOURCES Loans and Discounts—^ l9B, ltA oo Overdrafts . 684.29 2.W000 Banking House ---;—- 3 r’2|Ho Furniture and Fixtures 6,893.20 Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank-- 11,580.68 Cash in vaults and due from banks -- 21,948.30 Checks on other banks and cash items 1,128.25 Interest earned but not collected „ 5,053.61 TOTAL $287,652.01

I- LIABILITIES Capital stock --——-I Undivided ‘ 3,202.76 DEPOSITS — 1 Innin oo Bills payable 30,000.00 J TOTAL 3287,652.01

4 per cent interest paid on Time Deposits and Savings Accounts. sS.W of the .trongett Safety Depo.it Vaults in the State of Indiana. Your Business Solicited and Appreciated. No business too small to have our Best Attention. d-_l- Hnmo invited to call and inspect our New Bank Home..

Lee Ramey went to Indianapolis Wednesday and will return with a new Ford automobile.

Butter and Eggs via Motor Express IN addition to over a million formerowned automobiles, 18,000 formerowned . trucks, and approximately ' 100,000 form tractors, there are 519 motorized Express Companies doing business in the states served by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and this number is growing day by day. Automotive Industries for 1920 declares 4 - “Trucks are operating on railroad schedules, and have proved more dependable, on a time basis, than the steam roads have ever been. Their use to replace the freight car for certain classes oft freight has proved a marked success. ’* The Smithsonian Institute, United States , National Museum Bulletin 102, says, In respect to prompt delivery of farm produce, whether to railways or directly to towns, the motor truck has an exceptionally useful opportunity.** It to these motor tuAi, tractors and farmer-owned automobiles that are largely increasing gasoline tonnmpHir\ particularly in the Middle West. • Poring the first four months of 1920, the production of gasoline increased while during the aame period, domestic consumption of gasoline increased 38h9&> This excess of consumption over 'production has been a potent factor in the advance of gasoline prices, but the dominant underlying reasrm has been the increase in the cost of crude oil. The service rendered by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) Bev in manufacturing and distributing* W the tractor, the truck, and the automobile a I Amendable supply of gasoline and lubricating oils, Lr price. The latest refinery methods are producing a continually jxivr iitagr of gasoline from each band of crude •St" While large-scale production and distribution assure maximum economy in this industry, the savings effected by the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) are utilized to hold down gasoline prices I despite the rising tide of demand for petroleum I products. I" . _ Standard Oil Company I 910 So Michigan Ave., Chicago . . • '