Show PROBLEMS OF WAR AFFECT OIL TRADE Expenses of Conducting Wholesale Business Increased Increased Increased In In- creased 50 Per Cent That the oil Industry Is carrying Its It's share of ot tho national load and doing so 80 uncomplainingly was brought out b by tho the admissions of W. W F. F Culmer Cumer mana manager er of the company compan In an Interview yesterday ester 1 Mr Culmer who vho has an extended ac acquaintance acquaintance acquaintance ac- ac among oilmen and over the country countr made mado the statement nt that In Iii spite of tho time fact that additional burdens were being ad added to the oilmen's troubles troubles troubles trou trou- bles daily dally ho has yet et to hear an ill natured natured natured na- na complaint or to find a a. slacker In the ranks Among the problems Mr Ir Culmer In common with others Is tr trying to solve sove is transportation Steel tanks are almost Impossible Impo to buy huy tank cars are to be had only ony In limited numbers and at Infrequent in infrequent In- In frequent intervals and even tin tilt cans for small packages arc are no l longer n er obtainable except In rare Instances and at great ex ex- pense This alone adds greatly to tho the expense of the Jobber and d dealer aler In securing his oil from the refiner refiner but but on top of this all crude oils have ha advanced so heavily that It requires three times tho the capital to can carry the same samo stock tO today tod that It required a few years eaIS back This means that the jobber and big dealer clealer Is called 1 upon to curtail profits to a point where here a few bad credits JIa nay may wipe out tho the po possibility of or for forthe forthe I the reason that while wholesale Prides prices have ha been advanced CO 50 jO per pcr cent ret iTT prices generally have havo advanced ad less Ics than thano 20 O per cent Mr l Culmer stated that regardless of or thc these e facts his company Is Js stan standing ing squarely behind the retail dealer and while hUe the thc qu quality of the various Culco oils oni would woud not be bo allowed to deteriorate at an any cost the tho price to consumers would not be Increased except as a measure measure meas mea ure of absolute necessity it We are aro all hu buying Liberty bonds Londs and war stamps says say's Mr l Culmer but weare we weare are not all going to pay Income tax this year unless conditions readjust them them- themselves themselves selves so 50 that wo wu can H make our OUI legItimate legitimate legitimate mate profits without Interfering with Uncle Sams Sam's program Business is booming r with us and w waro we weare aro are selling moro more Culco oils OHM than ever er before In our history null and while our ex expense expense ex- ex pense lenSO of or doing business and the thc handicaps wo tiro arc are under make mako prof profits its problematical we wc certainly feel teel wo we are building for tor the future and volume of business ss may keep l us on the rl right ht side of the l ledger At At any an rate oilmen all an over O tho the country country country coun coun- try are arc organizing and amI working out the I problems that confront tho the industry with witha a view of or serving ln Uncle Sam and themselves themselves themselves them them- selves at the same samo time |