The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10
SHIPMENTS ARE HEAVY.
Five thousand Cars Of Petroleum
Have Gone from Beaumont.
NAY AVERAGE 100 CARS PER DAY
For ttas Month Of November n the Tanis
Can 30 Precured--Te Bore Well
at Bio Hill

Bsaursrf. Texas, November Sine Ship-
ping CT eli. which IL now the most inper
tant feature in ccnneetion with the pros
perity Of the Beaumont ell feid h fast
assuming respectable proportions Ninety.
one cars, the largest shipment made 90
far this month. went out to-day besides
that which was taken on By the tAnk
steamer Cardiun. which has capacity Of
5000 barrels The Cardiun left the docks
az Pert Arthur this morning and anchored
80 the gulf beyond the ietties, where she
win taks the remainder Of her cargo from
barEeI her cargo viii equal 900 cars,
R1d she has the most Of Il aboard now.
During the present month 52e cars OF
nil, containing q total OF 1888 barrels,
have gore out Of thls Geld. exclusive Of
the Cardium's carEo.
The Post correspondent has collected par
iiai data from the railroads concerning
shipments OF oil. and while the iuforma-
tion is not yet complete, enough hiss been
sseertained 70 show that the total ship
roents 10 November / will considerably
exceed sooo cars. or 10000 barrels. To
the present time the shipments will Aggre-
gate about 1000 cars.
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Even 1t this TINE. when the business and
Investing elements are acknowledging the
greatness Of the Beaumont held papers are
received here almost daily containing state
rents that 10 oil Is being shipped from
this feid, and 4 such papers have the
least regard for the truth they will soon
have 10 take back water in the face az
statements from the various railroads en-
teTing Beaumont TO say nothing Of the
cosstwise and export business, which Is
sust row beginning to open up.
Indications are that shipments for De
oember win average at least 100 cars 8
day.
An English syndicate. represented by
Colonel " F. Thompson and Messrs Fitz.
hue and BeaureEsrd. is in readiness to he.
gin drilling well at Big Hi.L where ez.
eeilent oil indications abound. 1t Is the
locality thoroughly and many oil men are
sanEuine Of good md there.
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w.M CIrron has bought a small trnri
Of land on Spindle Top, out Of block 81
from the yellow Pine OIL company. and
will soon begin the sinking Of a wei
Some time ago several Of Mr. CARROTS
friends Joined him in the sinking o. a
river south OF the city but the well wai
abandoned after failure 70 and Oil II is
sSshe4 Mr. ca tho ed th tG 0 d6 n
property 10 the company OF his friend
who were In with him his FIRST well
thue giving them a gusher for their money
though he failed 10 get u % his own lama
Though the shipments of OIL were larE
during this week, they would have bee
larger " the supply Of cars had bee
lgreatef. Secretary Chlldress Of the oil
exchange has taken the matter mp wit
the railroads and is endesyoring TO secur
rsiief for the shippers.
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The Gladys oil company Of Bssun.or
Is one OF the latest companies TO eatt
che ranks OF the shippers JJ-shavlng mad
Its first shipment this week
Another suit Involving the title Of III
oil Geld as Tar as the Veatch survey
concerned was hIed today 10 the Office q
the clerk Of the United StaSes court Al
ME Trench and her husband OF Enrlau
have brought an action against the Glady
city Oh, Gas and Manufacturing compau
and twenty-seYen other defendants anon
which are nearly al the big compaufa
on spindle TOP, claiming a little over
three-qusrters interest 10 nine iu.Wa
square yaTss Of the John a. Vestch sIryo7
Tbs salt Is brought 20 protect the plaN
t!ns IN their rights to the an ,hat H b,
ING taken from the wells and 10 try til
title to the land.
The following sales were made on n
Beaumont exchange: