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'AY. DECEMBER 19, 1913«JTESTvie IPs on the the paper..$50 in pennies $20 in pennies $15 in pennies $10 in pennies $5 in pennies or. The CalLAFTER US' MEETnd Commercial ; to Aid Cam-: ConventionMott, the city comic and commercial akland and promi-profeasional men to co-operate with achers’ association entioh of the Na-ssoclation for Oak-big civic banquet, feature of the anion of the bay sec-nia Teachers’ asso-December 29, will :el Oakland Friday 30, and campaign ering will be out-kers will be Gov-son, Prof. Thomas Iverslty of Califor-superintendent of ools; Miss Ethel . Schreiber of New Vincent O’Shea of 11 will be called of lourney to St. Paul le N. E. A. conven. i 1915.nquet will he fur-stra under the di-telndorff. Lowell tash will be among\ chairman of the igeraents.FORECASThcIbco—Rain and■obably rain Satur-y winds.all-Post Want Ads.WORLD OIL OUTPUT I TO CENTER IN COE.Huge Plant to Build Famous Diesel Engines Planned; English Financiers HereThat the present visit to this city and state by Andrew Weir, British shipping king, and R. Tilden Smith a London financier, may be fraught with more consequences of importance to California than at first appeared is Indicated in the announcement from the offices of the General ePtroleum company in this city. Though Weir has resolutely declined to talk for publication, he has given indorsement to the announcement of big things in contemplation through his associate. Smith.PLAN BIG COMBINEOf first importance is the statement that the interests back of the British syndicate that is to take over the General Petroleum company and, hrough the latter's option, probably also control of the Union Oil company, include Harland Wolff, the biggest ship building firm in the world; Burmoister Wain, builders of Diesel marine motors; the East Asiatic company, a Danish shipbuilding concern, and the White Star line, of which Lord Pirrle is the executive iead. The group of capitalists in-olved control for the entire world the DieBel patents for crude oil burning vessels.This large combination, which purposes to organize the Western Ocean Syndicate, Ltd., for the purpose of taking over California oil properties, also plans the establishment fn California and possibly in San Francisco of a great plant to build vessels, equipped with Diesel motors, for the American coastwise and Pacific trades.BIG PLANT TO BE BOLTThe largest four cylinder Diesel motor vessel, the Slam, built by the Eastern Asiatic company in Denmark, is now en route to this state and Is due at San Pedro about the end of this month after a 9.000 mile run from Copenhagen. At San Pedro she will take on 1,000 tons of General Petroleum fuel oil for her homeward trip. She will then proceed to this port to unload freight. It Is asserted that the consumption of fuel oil on the voyage between England and California will save In fuel $20,000. This will Indicate the possibilities of the oil Industry when under the control of this wealthy syndicate.Among the capitalists included in the syndicate group are Lord Pirrle, R. Tilden Smith, A. W. Grenfel, C. Knudsen. Admiral A- de Richelieu, J. Madsen-Mygdal and Andrew Weir.CosCREDIT sirLowPrices
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San Francisco Call and Post
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Fri, Dec 19, 1913
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