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Apprehension re Petroleum Supplies and Prices.

11th January 1906
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

The Editor, "THE COMMERCIAL MOTOR."

Sir :—I am a small buyer of petroleum spirit, having two delivery vans which use, on the average, 40 gallons a week between them. It would not be a very serious thing for me if petroleum spirit were to go up in price by one penny or two per gallon at the present time, but any prospect of an increase beyond, say, tod, per gallon delivered would necessarily cause me to think very seriously about replacing fresh horses with motor vans. I have followed with the greatest interest, being a reader of "The Motor" as well as your paper, ihe whole of the articles which were started by Mr. Henry Sturmey's contribution. You are quite wrong, if you will excuse my saying so, in thinking that only large consumers, such as omnibus companies, will be much affected by increases of price, and my object in writing this letter is to draw attention to what I consider an equally important branch of trade for petroleum importers. There are many tradesmen, like myself, who have work for six or seven t-ton vans, and who intend, provided they are not frightened off the substitution by high prices for

fuel, to replace horses and vans, as they wear out, by motors. Surely there must be thousands of people like myself, and it seems to me a matter for regret that only large consumers should be considered. The aggregate consumption of many relatively small purchasers must be large, and I am sure it will be a bad thing for motor manufacturers if we are harassed by these constant rumours about increased prices. My petrol is now costing me lid. a gallon more than it did in November last, and what I want to know is, where the advance is going to stop ?—Yours faithfully,

" APPREHENSION."

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