摘要: |
In December 1923, the Swiss Oil Company, primarily involved in oil exploration and gathering, hired a young Paul G. Blazer and tasked him with selecting a refinery to purchase. Blazer had already determined that the refinery would have to have access to river transportation. The deal on his first choice, a facility on the Licking River at Latonia, Ky., fell through, but on January 26, 1924, Swiss purchased a refinery from the Great Eastern Re-fining Company located at Leach, Ky., an obscure railroad stop 3 miles up the Big Sandy River from Catletts-burg. The small plant was placed under a concern called the Ashland Refining Company, with Blazer as the general manager. |