Evening Star Newspaper, January 7, 1924, Page 12

THE EVENING STAR, WA = b Jhe Affiliation of The papers have already told you of the agreement reached whereby The American Oil Company (the makers, among other products, of AMOCO-GAS, AMERICAN-STRATE Gasoline and EZE-LUBE Motor Oils) shortly becomes closely affiliated with the Pan ‘American Petroleum and Transport Company, a close working arrangement having been effected in the interval. This great.and far-reaching affiliation was made possible by the good-will of our customers, the quality of our products and the astonishing growth in the de- mand for them—plus the undeniable leadership estab- lished and maintained by The American Oil Company. This affiliation means that we have taken the next forward step in our unceasing effort to serve the public as they would want to be served. It places at our com- mand unlimited quantities of the highest grade crude oils, with necessary pipe lines, refineries, tank ships and other facilities. It makes it possible for us to produce petroleum products in unlimited quantities—in fine qual- ity—and it also enables us to rapidly expand our mar- keting area. ' American Oil Co. makes an | International Significance An Iptemational Power . The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Com- pany is one of the largest oil units in the world, its principal subsidiaries and affiliated companies being Mexican Petroleum Company (Californa) ; Huasteca Pe- troleum Company; Mexican Petroleum Company, Lim- ited, of Delaware; Mexican Petroleum Corporation; The Caloric Company; Pan American Petroleum Company; Mexican Petroleum Corporation of Louisiana, Inc. The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Com- pany ranks in second place among United States Con- trolled Companies as producers of crude oil. They own more than 1,500,000 acres of oil land. The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Com- pany owns and operates the second largest tank ship fleet in the country The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Com- pany and its subsidiaries own and operate three mam- moth refineries, one at San Pedro (Los Angeles), Cal,, another at Tampico, Mexico, and a third at Destrehan. La., refining about 8,500,000 gallons crude oil per day. WASHINGTON,, D. C. MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1924, The Pan American Petroleum and Transport Com- pany and its affiliated companies have large ocean ter- minals all over the world, some of these being at Port- land, Maine; Boston, Mass.; Fall River, Mass.; Provi- dence, R. I.; Carteret, Port of New York; Passaic, Port of New York; Baltimore, Md.; Norfolk, Va.; Jackson- ville, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Galveston, Texas; Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone; Montevideo, Uruguay; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Destrehan, La.; Los Angeles, Cal.; New Orleans, La.; Franklin, La.; Para, Brazil; Pernam- buco, Brazil; Bahia, Brazil; Rio De Janeiro,-Brazil; Santos, Brazil: Avonmouth, England; Ellsmere Port (Manchester Ship Canal), England; Glasgow, Scotland; Liverpool, England; Southampton, England, and South Shields, England. More ocean terminals are being established at the present time. How This Affiliation Benefits You The quality of the motor fuel, lubricating oil and other petroleum products you use and the prices you pay for them depend on the ability of the SOURCE to pro- duce them RIGHT AND ECONOMICALLY. The SOURCE must be controlled if high, uniform, depend- able quality is to be assured. The American Oil Company now controls a SOURCE prolific enough to meet its growing needs. We Thank Our Friends—And As for the Future, Pledge Ourselves To continue that class of special research work. which resulted, among other things, in the de- velopment of AMOCO-GAS—the First and Original Special Motor Fuel, which has so largely revolutionized the gasoline industry. And to lead in new methods as we did in the introduction of the Visible Gasoline Pump, now s0 widely adopted. 1. To continue to render excellent servige and 3. to supply only products of supreme quality. . To at all times furnish these products at the -very loweit prices consistent with their quality —-so that in the future, as in the past, you will know that in buying them you are getting the most value for your money. It now means more than ever to be a user of the products of THE AMERICAN OIL COMPANY General Offices: Baltimore, Md. WASHINGTON PLANT: SOUTH WASHINGTON, VA. AT X0 J/E3] XA