Show A FIGHT IS STARTED TO 10 GET GAS the following cerit from an art ait icle in the cortez coite sentinel will be of interest inte iest to every citizen of this part pait of the sin san juan basin we re print the high lights of the article citizens of montezuma and dolores counties are aie going to buy their gaso line in in the future at a greatly reduced puce if the plans outlined at the school house last saturday Satu iday aie put into effect the price which is is now per pei gallon will be i reduced to around if the new plan sue ceede TI this as I 1 move is is started by sir mr T S McA mcmunn lurry of lewis and august ackman merchant the meeting saturday Satu iday was attend ed cd by early caily farmers far meis most of whom are tractor U actor owners and vitally interested in in getting cheaper gas the plan was explained it was pointed ouia out that hat the faim farmers cis could could band ao together and buy their gas das at greatly 1 reduced deduced prices pi ices about would be required to put the move into operation this would be used to buy one tank truck with trailer trai lei storage tanks etc this equipment would be capable of putting in in 6 gallons of gas each week if this did not supply the demand another truck could be purchased gasoline can be bought at the texas field at ai 41 cents a gallon with a 2 per cent discount for foi cash the coat cost of trucking bucking it would not lac exceed ed ac per gallon adding the ac gas tax it could be retailed at about per pallon with the rebate t to 0 those using it in in tractors the cost wo would uld probably not exceed the figures on freight f i eight and retail are aie not exact but gives an idea how bow much the new company could beat bat the prices pi ices now chang ed consumers consume is forty gas users signed up to take shares in in a operative cooperative co op eatie gasoline company and ind indications icat ions are aie that plenty more moio can be signed sip nod to make the move a go tlc TI alc c meeting elected nine nine won men and they vill ill as a board of directors immediately immediate li set out to incorporate and get p t t the plan in in operation in time to supply the chnappi gas when spring work oens up following are arc the te nine nine men elected T S lewis lew C C Alc mcafee Afee lewis L rl tripp cortez floyd johnson ca hone bone chester brown Ac ackman knien E tallen allen gei Ca balione cahone lione august arkeen dan hunter dove creek these men ne are now at work nn and vill be ready to announce the progress they are arc making shortly this move I 1 is in the right direction the san juan basin has too long been bled on the price cc of gas ens situated as we are within SO 80 miles of the Tarin farmington ington field sixty from rattlesnake structure wo we are arc paying the highest price for gas that is chaired irea in the civilized world this same go arns is hauled over the continental divide and retails in denver nt at around lc while we pay I 1 the story of a dam rotten situation and one lie that is going to be remedied by this new cooperative plan every person who thinks he be has been stung stun enough on tlc alc price ot 11 casoline Ra soline oline should fall in line wit this new plan tills this loveis n not a t a fight against the local retailers of raso lin lipp but it is against the companies who set tic price and make the dealer stand by it subscribe for the he stin juan record |