Montana farmer-stockman. [volume], November 01, 1953, Image 2

About Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993

Image provided by: Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT

                
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THAT EXTRA SERVICE —for which Standard Oil agents are famous—takes agent
Herschel F. Groff of Grayville, Illinois, to regular meetings in the City Hall
where he presides as mayor. He long has been active in many civic affairs.
As a businessman and city official, Mr. Groff knows the importance of
efficient operation. It helps keep costs down. And efficiency in the oil in
dustry helps keep the price of petroleum products at a remarkably low level.
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THAT EXTRA SERVICE becomes a habit for agents like L. W. Comstock of
Rochester, Minnesota. As a member of the Commissioner's Staff for the Boy
Scouts, he helps to build good citizens for the future. Standard Oil and its sub
sidiary companies build for the future, too. In recent years we have plowed
back two-thirds of our profits into expanded facilities—everything from
drilling rigs to bulk plants—to assure a steady supply of petroleum products.
This is the story of three businessmen who have built their sue
cess on friendly service to Midwestern farmers. Though they live
in different states and have never met, they have much in common.
They are leaders in their communities, serving their neighbors
in such activities as government, service clubs, Boy Scouting,
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business. They are three of a kind
almost 4,000 Standard Oil agents who serve you
in many ways—from helping on civic programs to
helping service your tractor.
They are men who wanted to work on their own,
in a business that would bring them friendship and success through
serving people they know and like. But before they invested time
and money in their jobs they decided they must have two things
quality products and a dependable
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They found that Standard Oil's re
search departments work constantly
to develop and improve not only fuels and lubricants but also
scores of other useful products for the home and farm. These
include sprays and dusts that combat crop and stock pests causing
hundreds of millions of dollars damage.
They learned that Standard Oil pioneered in
delivering petroleum products right to the farmers'
doors—a service that started way back in 1910.
They found, too, that today far more Midwestern farmers
depend upon Standard Oil products and services than on those of
any other oil company.
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THAT EXTRA SERVICE keeps agent L. J. Lorch (standing) of Advance, Missouri,
busy in many civic activities such as this Rotary Club conference with
Ivan E. Ward, president. Mr. Lorch is a former president of the Rotary
Club and local school board. Such teamwork helps a community. And team
work by more than 51,000 Standard Oil employees helps us to produce and
deliver more than 2,000 useful petroleum products, and to serve you welL