About Lin-gas...
 Lin-gas, Inc. started like a lot of small, family-owned businesses,
meeting a customer demand for a cleaner, more efficient fuel for
heating and cooking. In 1946, Charles Link, Sr. began selling filled
cylinders of propane at his hardware store in Rockport, IN. It
was just after World War II and EVERYTHING was in short supply,
so the hardware store was a popular place. People were discovering
the convenience of propane and switching from the use of kerosene
and coal.
The propane industry was in its infancy. Even finding steel propane
cylinders to fill after WW II was a difficult task. Propane was
supplied from a refinery on the South side of Chicago. So, Ike
Jones, who had just started working for Lin-gas after returning
from military service, would drive a stake bed truck to Chicago
with empty cylinders, fill them and then return to Rockport.
Ike spent over 35 years building Lin-gas, Inc., before he retired.
In 1948, Mr. Link built his first propane bulk plant in Evansville,
IN. It was a struggle to convince a bank to loan the funds to install
that first big storage tank, but he did and Win Shrode, a Lin-gas
employee with some engineering background, supervised the construction
of that plant and Lin-gas grew from there. The first sub dealer
was Snap Quante in Ferdinand, IN. Mr. Quante and his wife Henrietta
were a joy. Mr. Link would often visit him during his grape harvest
and drink concord wine from a Mason jar on the back porch while
discussing business. Both of Mr. Link’s sons were introduced
to the fermented grape at the Quantes. It’s amazing how sons
get an education from their parents.
Lin-gas now has locations in Bicknell, IN, Princeton, IN, Dale,
IN, Evansville, IN, Henderson, Kentucky, Elkton, Kentucky, and
Calhoun, Kentucky. In addition, there are satellite plants, one
in Kentucky and Indiana.
The Link family still owns and is actively involved in the daily
operations of the Company. We understand the responsibility we
have to our customers and the people who have built the Company
during the last half-century.
The industry and technology has changed significantly and customer
demands have become more individualized. No longer are customers
satisfied with a “one size fits all” program. They
demand service that is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, sophisticated
price protection, high purity product, including fuel additives
to be used with motor fuel. Lin-gas has recently introduced fuel
monitors for storage tanks to transmit tank levels, real time to
our offices so our customers never run out of propane. We run hard
and fast to deliver service and product better, faster and safer.
The training of Lin-gas employees is rigorous and constant. We
understand our responsibilities and are committed to anticipating
and exceeding our customer’s expectations.
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