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Quaker City Oil Company
| Name | Quaker City Oil Company |
| Ortssitz | Philadelphia (Penns.) |
| Straße | 2nd Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Ölraffinierie |
| Anmerkungen | Verwaltung: 9 North Front Street; Raffinerie: Second Street und Erie Avenue; Schmierölfabrik: Third und Venango Street. |
| Quellenangaben | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 179] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1879 |
Gründung |
| 1886 |
Eingetragen (incorporated) |
| Produkt |
ab |
Bem. |
bis |
Bem. |
Kommentar |
| Petroleum |
1879 |
Gründung |
1891 |
[Philadelphia] |
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| Schmieröl |
1879 |
Gründung |
1891 |
[Philadelphia] |
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| ZEIT | 1891 |
| THEMA | Beschreibung |
| TEXT | One of the representative business houses of the Quaker City is the Quaker City Oil Company, the well known refiners of petroleum under the new process, manufacturers of lubricating oils, and machinery and signal oils of the higher grades. The company has several establishments to carry on its business. The main office is situated at No. 9 North Front street, the refinery at Second street and Erie avenue, and the lubricating oil works at Third and Venango streets. The enterprise was established in 1879, and incorporated in 18S6, and it is the outcome of the energy and push of Mr. John
Gill, Jr., the present Secretary and Treasurer of the Company, to whose industry its success is mainly due. Mr. John Gill, Jr., was born in New Jersey, and he is a grandsou of the late venerable bank president whose name he bears. Mr.
Gill has had a thorough practical experience in the oil business and possesses an intimate knowledge of the requirements of the market. He is held in much esteem and confidence in the trade and is one of Philadelphia's most honored citizens. He was one of the originators of the Petroleum Exchange, and a member of the first board of directors. He is also among the prominent merchants who so strongly advocate the scheme of a Philadelphia Bourse. The Company is the best known in the business and it maintains a reputation for keeping a splendid stock of lubricating, kerosene, wool, tanners' machinery, cylinder, journal, spindle, sewing machine, signal and other oils. The lubricating oils work splendidly on machinery; they contain no acid or alkali to corrode, or grit to wear out the metal, but they are lasting and cleanlv, promoting smooth running in the highest degree. The Company is determined to maintain its high reputation by dealing only in the very best oils at the lowest possible prices, and it never trades in low grade or inferior oils. The result has been that a large and increasing trade has gradually but surely been built up, and the business connections extend not only all over the United States', but it exports oils to Europe, South America and the West Indies, regular correspondence being carried on with all these countries. In addition to this the Company is in continual correspondence with refineries in the oil regions of Pennsylvania from which it annually draws large supplies of goods specially prepared for the class of trade done. Mr. Gill has personally travelled at frequent intervals abroad, visiting all the great oil centres and making himself familiar with the wants of foreign buyers, so that the Company is always prepared to furnish the special products that may be required for each locality. They furthermore take a special pride in maintaining a uniformity in the quality of their shipments as well as a studied liberality in their dealings with their customers. The company has consequently rendered itself particularly necessary to distant
buyers, who have to depend to a considerable extent upon the shipper to protect their interests, to keep them at all times posted in the market changes, and to supply them with the very best qualities of the American production. By this manner of conducting its business the Quaker City Oil Company has acquired a connection that few other oil companies can boast of, and it has gained a high reputation wherever the finest class of oils are bought and sold. All this success has been achieved through the industry and business tact of John Gill, Jr., who manages each of the separate establishments of the Company with marked ability and the most gratifying results. The Quaker City Oil Company is a good representative of one of Pennsylvania's most important products, which has made the fortune of thousands and has rendered the name of the State familiar to every reader on the face of the globe. So long as the Company remains under its present management, so long will it continue to thrive and to extend its business transactions to all parts of the world. |
| QUELLE | [Philadelphia and popular Philadelphians (1891) 178] |
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