Eight-hour Oil
The Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, regarded as the parent company of the Standard Oil group, as the leader among the lesser companies which resulted from the break-up of the old Standard Oil Co., made an announcement last week. It gave notice that henceforward the employes of the Carter Oil Co., its chief subsidiary in the mid-continental field, would work 8 hours a day instead of 12.
In the 66 years of the oil industry, it has always had a 12-hour day. The change to the 8-hour from the 12-hour...
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