Show Gas Pric Price Soars p p v P A Now Is 28 Cents p p r r r r t War Given Gin Blame Going up Yes up and up and then some Theold Theold The Theold old rule that everything that goes up must come down seems to have been disproved In the case of gasoline and Salt Lake automobile owners in cornmon common common com com- mon with those in all parts of the country are beginning to wonder when it will wUl will stop Gravity seems to have no effect mt whatever on gas prices and ana yet there is plenty plenty plenty-of of gravity to the situation The preci precious us fluid is now doled out here at 28 28 cents a gallon and there is rumor that it will go higher Motor oils are also due for another aviation carnival soon oil men say The war The poor old conflict has got to bear the burden of this Increase as aSwell well as the blame for other Increases of course Also the Standard Oil on company company company com com- pany is ls said to have a a. finger in the pie pie pie-or or rather the gas gas and and that the company has artificially increased prices by getting more of ot a strangle stranglehold stranglehold hold on the pr production and market Be that as It may Salt Lakers who last ye year r out on the torrid desert kicked at having to pay 33 3 3 1 cents for tor gas where the rate of evaporation was high and the rate of wagon hauling higher are having to pay almost that sum right in the city In winter and with transportation easy Last summer gasoline sold soldat at v various ulous prices some places places places-as as low cents a gallon Now it is a cut rater indeed who will lose his small smal mar margin gin of profit I and sell it for tor 26 cents |