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OldEastRR

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Walther's GoldenFlame Fuel -- what size town would it serve?
« on: January 22, 2014, 08:59:52 PM »
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What with the siloes and other stuff, I'm thinking this company would have a pretty good-sized customer base, assuming most of the coal was used for residential (time frame is early 50's). Therefore I see it as set in a rather large city setting.  For a large town or smallish city, I'd expect a modest arrangement of a coal trestle and some outbuildings. Any opinions or examples?

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Re: Walther's GoldenFlame Fuel -- what size town would it serve?
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2014, 10:07:27 AM »
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Our little town of 1000 had a dealer with three sizable silos. They stayed long after the business shut down.
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Re: Walther's GoldenFlame Fuel -- what size town would it serve?
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2014, 08:24:39 PM »
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We had one similar in my home town of 3000. It hung around until the mid 70`s..
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Re: Walther's GoldenFlame Fuel -- what size town would it serve?
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 09:48:50 AM »
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There are the remains of a three-silo outfit in DC.  There's also the remains of an outfit with 6+ silos in DC.  It's not necessarily the size of a business is in direct correlation to the size of the town, as it's not like a bigger town would have only one large dealer serving all town customers versus numerous small dealers serving the same market.  Conversely, a business in a smaller town could serve a region much greater than the town itself.  What determines the size of an industry is more the market-share the business had, or aimed for.
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