ton, Nanticoke, Bethlehem, Allentown, East Stroudsburg,
A ckermanville, Chester and Pittsburgh. Eight drive-in serv-
ice stations are operated in Pittsburgh and two in Chester.
Operations of the Pure Oil Company now extend into
26 states besides Canada, Europe and South America. It
owns 86 bulk distributing plants and nearly three hundred
drive-in service stations. Its tank storage capacity aggregates
‘hirteen million barrels.
The company controls 18.24 per cent of the entire output
of Pennsylvania grade crude, which is considerably in excess
of the amount controlled by any other refining company.
Pure Oil Company was a pioneer in the establishment of
service stations. It was first to recognize the advantage of
attractive service stations as marketing units. The prompt
acceptance of this idea by other companies and the immense
sums of money today being expended in this direction indi-
cate its soundness. Besides its two Pennsylvania refineries,
the company has in West Virginia, 1 refinery; Minnesota, 1;
Ohio, 1; Oklahoma, 2; and Texas, 2. Company-owned rail-
road tank cars totaling 2,661 in addition to 255 leased cars
are engaged in the transportation of Pure Oil products.
Operations are further facilitated by the ownership of
three ocean tank steamers. These, which are engaged in
coastwise and export trade, each have a capacity of 75,000
barrels.
General offices occupy the Pure Oil Building, a modern,
eight-story structure, in the downtown business district of
Columbus, Ohio.
Officers of the company are: B. G. Dawes, President;
W. E. Hutton, R. W. Mcllvain, N. H. Weber, H. N. Cole,
C. C. Burr, Vice Presidents; F. S. Heath, Secretary-Treasurer,
C. E. Mason and C. M. Hinman, Asst. Secretary-Treasurer,
C. H. Jay, Comptroller.
OHIO FUEL OIL COMPANY
The Ohio Fuel Oil Co. was incorporated under the laws
of West Virginia, in September, 1909. Its main office is in