THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3037, 6 November 1908, Page 4

THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY.

The "World's Work" publishes an article entitled "A Business Girdle about the Earth," which sets forth the immense development of tne Standard Oil business. Since it engaged in export trade it has exported oil to the value of 425 millions sterling. To-day there are in Europe nearly 70 importing stations where oil is received in bulk and stored; 4,000 interior stations connected with selling agencies; 16 manufacturingjplants; 2,000 tank cars; 4,000 tank waggons on the highways; and about 150 coasting vessels, tugs, barges, and other floating equipment. In fact, the distributing plants in the United States have been duplicated in Europe. There are more waggons retailing oil than in America. It has to-day its own stations and connections in Japan, Northern China, Southern China, Indo-China, the Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Straits Settlements, Siam, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. In all, in these countries, there are 97 importing stations, 987 interior stations, 14 manufacturing plants, 37 coasting vessels, and a large equipment of tank cars, waggons, launches, barges, etc. The fleet to-day consists of 60 tank steamers, 12 additional steamers and barges in the coasting trade, five cargo steamers and 19 sailing vessels for oil.