. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SPOTLIGHT ON SUPPLIERS Kingston Oil & Gas., Inc. Just after the turn of the century, a young immigrant named Joseph Balboni arrived in the United States from his native Italy. This young man of 17 settled in the picturesque little town of Kingston, Massachusetts, only a mile or two from Plym- outh Rock, the historic landing place of the Pilgrims nearly three centuries before. Thirteen years after coming to this country, this young man who had been working in iron found- ries, realizing the need for de- pendable fuel suppliers,
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SPOTLIGHT ON SUPPLIERS Kingston Oil & Gas., Inc. Just after the turn of the century, a young immigrant named Joseph Balboni arrived in the United States from his native Italy. This young man of 17 settled in the picturesque little town of Kingston, Massachusetts, only a mile or two from Plym- outh Rock, the historic landing place of the Pilgrims nearly three centuries before. Thirteen years after coming to this country, this young man who had been working in iron found- ries, realizing the need for de- pendable fuel suppliers, estab- lished the Kingston Oil Company. In 1948 the company expanded to include LP-gas distribution. Believing that cylinder deliveries were important to their business, Leon Balboni, treasurer of the company, stated, "Cylinder de- livery will always have an im- portant place in our business. Cylinders are the only answer to efficient service of LP-gas to our customers, particularly those summer residents of our Cape Cod ; Two years ago Kingston Oil and Gas completed a new and modern bulk plant with the most up-to-date equipment obtainable. With the addition of this plant the Balbonis are able to offer the finest service available to the people of the area. This, inci- dentally, includes many of the area ci"anberry growers. From their offices at 62 Main Street, Kingston, Mass., the Kingston Oil and Gas Company, Inc., also supplies Esso solvents, kerosene and spraying equipment to the area cranberry growers. Since the death of their father in 1962, both Balboni brothers, Leon and Robert, who is vice president of the firm and spends most of his time on dispatching and field supervision, have con- centrated on making known to the local cranberry growers that they are in an excellent position to supply them efficiently and economically with any of their fuel, solvent and spraying sup- plies and equipment. Located as they are in the heart of the Massachusetts cra
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