| Show GARAGE MEN MKE MAK E PROTEST mm editor the box elder news referring to editorial in your paper of april let issue re regarding gardin g prices charged for gasoline and oil in brigham city as compared to prices charged in ogden and surrounding towns beg to state that your statement was untrue and uncalled tor for as the following facts acts will disclose lubricating oils are sold in brigham city from per quart to per quart according to the brand ot of oil and the weight desired these prices are in most instances be lower than the ogden and tremonton Tre monton prices for exactly the same brand and weights ot of oils the following table of comparisons as to prices charged by the service stations and garages in the different towns will verity verify this statement brand ot of oil weight brigham price ogden tremonton Tre monton ford anti carbon light quart quart simplex simp I 1 ex quart quart Mobil oll medium quart quart Polar lne light 20 quart quart Polar lne medium quart quart Polar lne heavy 4 oc quart quart monogram medium quart quart quaker state medium quart quart medium quart quart regarding gasoline will say that the retail price charged in brigham is lc ic per gallon less than in tremonton Tre monton our price la is ae per gallon more than ogden however we pay more money wholesale for gasoline than the ogden dealers we also sell a much smaller volume than the ogden service stations and naturally have bavo to work on a little larger margin magin in order to break even there is no money in gasoline especially where sold sold in small quantities our margin on gasoline Is about 12 per cent not counting anything for shrinkage any fair air minded business man will agree that a gross profit ot of 12 per cent on a commodity of 0 this kind Is very small especially when taken into consideration the amount of expensive equipment required to handle same we are giving you these figures so you can understand that we are not holding up the citizens ot of brigham city or the traveling public on these commodities any traveler finds the farther away from a railroad junction point he travels the more he has to pay for g gasoline asoline anil and brigham prices are arc in keeping with other towns in view of the foregoing we the automotive dealers and garages of 0 brigham city respectfully request that you through the medium ot of your paper correct the following impression given out in your editorial of the 1st ast lust and give the public to understand brigham city prices are fair in every respect signed BRIGHAM GAS SERVICE by chas E whitworth D C GARAGE by H T cornue GUARANTEE AUTO CO by P W knudson BRIGHAM AUTO SUPPLY CO by geo tiller CHEESMAN AUTO CO by H E james jr STEWART MOTOR CO by J A stewart SERVICE GARAGE by G N victor |
