Show UTAH A. A A. A TO SUPPLY GASTO GAS GASTO TO MEMBERS I I II I Threaten to Compete With lith Filling Stations Gasoline Gasoline Gasoline Gaso Gaso- line at 25 Cents Declaring that local wholesale I ga gasoline gaso- gaso IOline IO o- o line dealers J have 1 been exOrbitant oi e 01 I bitant prices for lOl gas the tho Utah Ulah State ai Automobile as association lne anno announced ll It I Iwas was prepared to establish filling stations stations sta sta- ta In the city to compete with those thos operated ted by Independent companies The association It was WI stated will vIll furnish fur fur- nish gasoline gasoline- to its members member r at cents a n gallon If Jl effected this price will wiil ho bA 6 cents cheaper than that pi c alent in Suit Snit Lake Inice at th the present timeA time A committee o rep representing of the thi association called upon 1 Mailers 31 rl yesterday requesting that a cheaper price be established in the state Th The I committee told the tho dealers that inless i something watt was done llano at nt once they would would Imm Immediately make arrangements arrangement to lO I supply their association with y lb gasoline I at it wholesale price prices Wholesalers agreed a re d to give gl the association an s n n- n today held It was 15 stated at nt the m hail been Leon I yesterday that the tho association offered gasoline G In tank lots IOU at 17 11 cents a gallon It has been tc 1 that the association could furnish ho the members mem mom hers bers with gas for tor 25 5 cents n S gallon allon At the mc meeting mealing yesterday a t. t protest a against the conditions of or the tho public hl hwn's waG as voiced b by ml of tho the association At tho the next meeting of the tho State Legislature n a committee will sIll go before etore the tho bod body a asking I hat t an appropriation be ml made e for tor tho the building of permanent roads over the state otate It was declared Member col Statement Herbert R n. Macmillan m member of the as association issued the following ln state m ment e n t The automobile users of this state have o paid an exorbitant price for or gasoline gaso- gaso line Ino long enough h. h The product Is manufactured man man- In this elt city and thoro is no reason why automobile users user should hould be comp compelled lIe to to pay a a. profit far lar In excess 8 of oC that paid pal by lIs liters rA In lit other states te of the tho union whore gasoline gaso gaso- line Ine Is manufactured We e first determined determined determined deter deter- mined to our satisfaction that we wore were paying m an nn exorbitant e and then thon de det determined de- de t our ability to procure the gasoline at nt a price so sos as s to enable ua Us to retail It to our members At nt about 25 5 cents cent per ler gallon sallon before making any de demands demands domande do- do mands mande on tho producers Wo Yo Intend following this issue hsue lo to Its It eon conclusion I It If if tho producers will not voluntarily the thc price we have mado mallo ar arran arrangements ar- ar ran fm to obtain a supply during tho the balance of or and for tor the entire year rear of 1919 and will see eo t th it that our ou- members r are no lie longer held up ups as s th they have lave been heen in tho the PUS past Wo We e havo long be been n tinder under the that t th the Iho pro- pro lucers of or gasoline havo ben been fixing a aprice aprice price on the product ry to the Iho laws aws of or this tate state It may bo ho that thit when the h grand Jury meets to deliberate on the he Merchants Merchants' b bank affair that other matters will bo be brought t to toJ tho the attention attention attention atten atten- tion of or that bod body It After Good This Is not tho the only abuse which we e Intend correcting W Wi e expect to 0 haeb have hae b by the time tho next Legislature meets a membership of or at least leat In the tho state and will go o before that bod body backed jacked up with this large larse membership for tor the put purpose pose of securing a n much needed and necessary attention to highways high high- tr's ways In tho the state of Utah The he following Is If a list of or the officers and directors of or tho the association Joseph Decker president ent Leon Sweet first vice president David A. A Smith second vIce president pr Eugene Giles treasurer F F. C C. Schramm chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man executive committee W. W D. D secretary Directors Directors-B DIrectors DIrectors-B. B. B F. F Redman George O. O Relf Relt S S. D. D E an Evans R. R M. M Cross Max ax Joseph Decker Leon LeonA A Sweet Jl H R n. Macmillan Charles Tyne Tyng David A. A Smith Eugene Giles Olles F. F C C. Schramm and W. W D. D |