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“ Appropriate for judgment is the fact that the immediate situation is representative of many others throughout the country, the total incidence of which if left unchecked may well become far-reaching in its harm to commerce.' Polish National Alliance of United States of North America v. National Labor Relations Board, 322 U.S. at 648, 64 S.Ct. at 1199. See also National Labor Relations Board v. Fainblatt, 306 U.S. at 607-608, 59 S.Ct. 672.
That activities such as those of Reliance affect commerce and are within the constitutional reach of Congress is beyond doubt. ”

“ Most of the products sold to Reliance by Gulf were delivered to Gulf from without the State of New York and prior to sale and delivery to Reliance were stored, without segregation as to customer, in Gulf's tanks located within the State. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, Reliance had gross sales in excess of $500,000 [2] and, during the calendar year 1959, it purchased in excess of $650,000 worth of fuel oil and related products from Gulf. ”