The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-23

ras no oil excitement the hotel business
would be better than for many years past.
Other hotel Keepers do not share in this
opinion. They give tho oil excitement full
credit for the rush and are rapidly pre-
pairing to accommodate still greater
throngs.
said the manager of the IIutchins yeter-
day. During certain State events In the
past we have had equally as congestcd
conditions, but the present rush has been
on for four or FIVE weeks and | am OF
the opinion that 1t is but the casting shad-
ow of what is to come during the next
few months. The majority Of our tran.
sient trade is p6ncpally oil people. OF
course they don't stay long. but they're
here day or two going down and coming
hack we catch them for n brief period.
similar conditions exist at the Bris
tol, Logan and Lawlor. Second and
third-cIass hotels are doing thirty
tors and lunch counter promoters
are rapidly swelling the bank accounts;
The beaumont output may he fuel
TO bc a great luhricator so far At least as
Houston hotel business is concerned.
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Stories of marvellous wealth making In
the Beaumont oil fields are rcclted In the
hotel corridors and brokers' Offices,
"A week ago last Friday" said Frank
Hoblet Of Lincoln. Ncb., at the Bristol.
yesterday, II was seated In the office Of
the hotel here Watching the incoming ana
outgoing guests. rather 'seedy' young
| fellow approached tho desk and registered.
recognized him as resident OF
my town, n fellow who was never known
10 have cent and but mighty little am
bition. He had a happy faculty of getting
along oh his wits. and the next morn
ing | overheard him giving the hotel cleFk
big Beaumont deal and a smooth story
for stand OF And what do you thlnkf
on Monday morning that same Fellow
walked into this hotel with S1JOn1 in cold
cash lie got down 10 beaumont IN some
tract. sold II the next day and cleared
mn SIS 600 He settled his hotel Dill,
bought exchange and left for Lincoln al
Another story Of remarkable wealth MAX.
Ing In the Beaumont country was told ny
Mr.. ]. r. Frazier, prominent capltaDst
two weeks ago" said Mr. Frazier, two
Young fellows who had been prospect
ing In the Red river country OF New Next
9uainted with them both. They were DAT
broke I advanced them $40, and With
this small amount they embarked In the
leasing business. The next day they re-
az the week they left for their home 10
Roswell with 100000 colu dollars. ! know
| al
$1,000 have been made under circumstances
enually rs adverse. Int IN the big swim
now going on at Beaumont these are com
paratively small fish. a.
T. IL Bright formerly OF Houston, -
said 10 have made $4,000 In handling OIL
properties during the past sixty days.
DR. " T. Dickey slipped down TO Beau
mont and cleaned up $4,000 In Few
days. - ..t,t,
properties for the past twenty days ana Is
said to have $1,000 10 the good.
W. r. McElroy has been In the district
only few weeks and estimates his pro
fits at $1,000.
Work has been resumed on the wen OF
the Harris County Gas and oil company
nj Pierce Junction. The bore Is now down
nsT feet and is in hasd rock. They expect
20 break into the oil sand AMI bting IN
~nsher during the next few days. ,,-,,
/ -Screat activity Is reported from - a -
IA Tatsscrda counties. Properly Is rap
\ sttr chancinc hands, there i c"nsldera,le
isssing ana a number Of well are 90 -
| a9 Hsn.a n s. Yoknm of Angicton. wss ~
~ isn,ehins yesterday. ne tas 49,
.r % large tract Of Land IN ssaS'f