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General Category => The Good Old Days => Topic started by: W. Gray on April 04, 2017, 12:57:11 PM

Title: Charter of the Longton Oil Refinery
Post by: W. Gray on April 04, 2017, 12:57:11 PM

Roswell Daily Record, Roswell, Territory of New Mexico, May 3, 1907

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Title: Re: Charter of the Longton Oil Refinery
Post by: W. Gray on April 10, 2017, 12:24:44 PM
The item, below says that Oil is selling for $9.50 per barrel--that translates to $248 per barrel in today's money.

Oil, today April 10, 2017, is selling for $52 per barrel.

The 13.5 cent per gallon cost of gasoline is equivalent to $3.79 per gallon, today.



Iola Register, February 15, 1906

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Title: Re: Charter of the Longton Oil Refinery
Post by: W. Gray on April 14, 2017, 06:41:08 PM


Topeka Daily Capital, January 19, 1908

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