| Show l E El WHAT OIL INDUSTRY IS DOING FOR ONE STATE Standard Oil compan company of or California's three refineries are aro rushed cIa day and arl right night to keep up uti with enormous de demand do- do stand mand for tor refined products product It Its Richmond Rich fich- mond refiners refiners- on San Francisco bay baO ranks with the tho bl gost and best in the thc world The oth other r two to plants ph arc at and El 1 p. p undo gundo In southern south- south ern section of ot the state Reports froth from t other companies In California show I corr corresponding pro prosperity f Standard Oil on company compall California C 1 says In ln It Its October hulle bulletin n Dovel Tovel- of or the thu oil Industry try In California Califor Califor- nia th the pa pMt past t twenty v-ar v years year has been extraordinary A As a four source of new I Ii wraith wealth California's oil has hM rivaled Calp Cal- Cal p sold gold oid While hUe California Is a natural gateway Rate gate nt I I wa way for of the orient In Its oil shipments to China and Australia California California figures not only C as a tran transportation trans trans- base but as a main source of supply Petroleum case Roods goods ex exports exports x ex- ports from San n have grown 11 from cases for fir first t six Mix months of 1 1913 JJ to for first six months of 1916 This astonishing hin fact tact I Is 4 partly parth accounted for by closing of sources of supply and bv hy o of tonnage for bulk hulk shipments But a real m meaning anin of the Increase 1 the awakening of the tho orient to uses R of oil and Its products Cheap fuel oil oil dl distillates gasoline and lubricants from California are a powerful Influence Influence ence nee in opening o of industries of China and other oversea o countries Alaska illustrates how tho these o products stimulate late development of or new countries In lid Maska's Maskas exports export wore were Fort Forty per cent of these were products of tJ fishing Industries Of OC the remainder t about 50 per por cent ent wa was gold old and copper 9 In all of ot them California oil played its necessary part Fuel oil Is used In operation of oC mines mine and canneries kerosene kero- kero kero i sene tar for lI lighting heating he h tin and cook cook- l log Ing engine distillate and gasoline for tor I small craft crall and shore engines A As sea It aid to distribution Standard Oil company company com com- pany of oC California maintains in Alaska Alas Ala Alaska ka a central base I A O of 0 supply and numerous numer numer- ous smaller distributing stations |
