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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
EoReor oNE on THEM.
An oil Man Who Denied One of His
Own Companies.

An Oil Man Who Denied One OF His
Own Companies.
beaumont, Texas. August s.The multi
plicry of interests held 10 tho various oil
companies by individuals Of this city have
clven rise to some very luderous stua-
tions among the most laughable OF which
Is one IN which one Of Beaumont's most
nrominent citizens figured in way tnat
was quite embarrassing 10 himself This
gentleman is In fact so well known tnat
hls name. were It given here, would be
recognized by hundreds of readers Of THIS
noner. He Is connected ia one way or an
other with score or more OF oil com
papies. and few days ago he received
letter from a friend in another State max
tng inouiry about a certain oil company.
'rfSa Daanfponter replied that be knew
notbin, Whatever Of sucn company and
cntiId not toll The inquirer whether II nan
an, holdings In this ieid or not, nut Ike
IN not. since he had not heard OK sheh
rhe next day after writing his friend II
rca,erd 10 the company Inquired ahout, tue
Is,tI mont eentleinan, while looklnS over
es5n,c papars. discovered that ne was al.
Yfctot IN the company which he haa JUST
denied any knowledge OF. ms Us, ~,
.nuf him up tree for shrot lime, but
ring q man OF resources, he conceived
Man, ~ relieve the situation Of rs enbar
r4s.ing circumstances. ana ne Wrote MS
f,dend thar he mad misunderstood me nalne
AZ the company through the indiAunet read.
~, ~ bis secretary; chat he dld know
s.n ethlng OF the company inquired about
4, 4 N II was good company. being
tre ~ the hesr ia the Geld, md he took
pleasure IN inclosng a prospectus
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
THE NEW RATES ON OIL.
RAIlRoApERs DISAPPOINTED.

ihey Think that the Reduction Has
Been Entirely Too Radical.
haihoad freight men In Houston are
somewhat guarded in their expressions re
sarding the new rate adopted by the rail-
ROAD commission on crude and fuel petro-
leum Wednesday but 1t is quite apparent
on the surface that the majority of them
are disappointed at the action of the com
mission.
Most Of the freight men seem TO have
had deep-seated conviction that the com
mission would refuse to lower the rate In
ratio that would discriminate against
other fuel products, as is alleged to be the
case with the new rate by parties directly
interested la the production OF other fuels
anu the reducuon-cspecially sucl a radical
reduction as II appears to the freight men
came as u complete surprise.
bowever, nCnv o. the railroad men are
raising very strong protest, though ona
uld say that the roads should resort TO Lar
enJolnlng privilege in order to obtain Keller
rms gentleman, however, quickly quallhcd
ms assertion by declaring tnat no such
action would be taken or was even being
contemplated by the roads.
Another said that the new rate would
work a hardship on the roads for the REL
son that the, would BE- compelled to pdr-
chase additional equipage necessary for
tue transportation OF uae oil, ana pointed
cars would almost be worn out before they
could earn enough over the expense OF
operating TO pay for themselves. This gen
tleman also stated that every tankload IT
the liquid fuel taken out from the wells
would represent double haul as there
was no other product In Texas at present
with winch the cars could he loaded Tor
tine return trip, and they would necessarily
have to be returned empty.
Still another gentleman prominently
Identified VITA freight traffic said that the
rate was most ridiculously low, not alone
being less than the rates on sand, stone
and coWl but even less, on long hauls, than
the rate that applies to junk.
A freight man who is not so directly in
terested in the transportation of the oil
IRON the wells as the gentlemen referre 1
to above, took a more optimistic view OF
the new situation and declared the new
rate would do much for the industrial de-
yelopment Of the State, provided the con
sumer is allowed TO receive the benefit of
the reduction He said that there was the
possibility Of the oil producers running the
price of oil up to q point that would Offset
the reduction provided for by the railroad
commission and added that in such an
instance only the oil producers would be
benefited by the change, leaving the con
sumer in as hnd or worse fx than he has
been heretofore.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
WILL CONTEST THE CLAIM.
Man Who Wen First Choice Has a
Fight on Hand TO Hold II.
SAID THAT WOODS WANTED TOO MUCH
He Chose Claim Running the Entire
Length Of Townsite. Violating. II is
Alleged, the Homestead Act.

Fort sill, o. T., August s-John Z Ca
vert OF Guthrie, one Of the oldest estah'
ilshed attorneys IN The Territory today
filed contest papers at the local land Of
Zee against the entry made by James II
Woods. the winner of the drst number In
The Iawton district and lottery
According to the government plan. two
claims were made TO adi6n the southern
part OF the Lawton townsltc. This wus
considered the most valuable land in the
whole country thrown open to settlement
and in filing Woods claimed 100 acres
running the entire length Of the townsite.
This shut out Miss Matte Beas, the
Wichita. Kan, telephone girl. who won
No. IN the lottery and who WAS thus com
Ialue Five hundred Lawton business men
have signed the contest papers. which de.
clare Woods Nohied both the spirit and
the letter of the homestead act
Horace Speed. United States district ar
tOImey for oklahoma. when he heard Of
the Woods selection was quoted as SAY
ms ANY good lawyer can defeat Woods
if contest Is instituted. The law con
templates no such perVVrSion OF the honte.
stead rights. II q contest is Instituted
there can be only one result"
Buildings have already been begun on
the Woods homestead. Persons who have
esiabliShcd them have been In business
along the south mrt OF the town called
McCoy avenue received tin not to move
and TO paw no attention To Woods, He
Will, II Is said, hive TO institute legal pro.
Ceedlngs to eject.
Word has also been received from Wash.
iugton that Emmett Cox, son-n-law of
Quanah Parker, has instituted contest
before tile Interior department FOR one OF
the quarter sections adjoining the townsite,
the north hair 81 which rs In the Woods
claim and the south half 10 Miss Beals
The contest of Cox IL not regarded So.
ldousy, but viii make trouble
The sale Of town lots To preceding So
slowly mat Mccoy avenue win he an es
lnhlishcd business street before the lois
In the main district are reached by the
aucuoncer.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
PRODUCERS ARE PLEASED.
Better Than They Had Any Reason 10
Hope Would Be Made

pctter lhan They Had Any Reason 70
Hope Would Be Made.
Beaumont Texas, August s-rhe oil pro-
ducers In this hcld. both active and pros
rectiye. have been busy today congratulate
Ing themselves, each other and the rail-
road commission upon the latter bodys ac-
ton ia lowering the freight rates on crude
petro cum aud recassifylng the weight Of
tue o..
II * the consensus of opinion here that
the raiiioad commission did the very best
thing possible under the circumstances.
h'wevcr that the matter may be regarded
by the railroads aud the coal and ignite
Interest, and the new rates are in every
way satisfactory to the oil men--even moro
satisfactory than the most sangulne had
hoped for,
Governor Hogg In conversation with
The Post correspondent this morning. said
he had all along felt that the commission
would do the proper thing and he was grati.
fed TO learn that the criticism heaped upon
the members Of the commission had hcen
entirely unwarranted. as has been shown
by the commissions action. "Tcxas needed
no one thing more than cheap fuel" said
the ex-governor. 'and uudcr the new
rates It can be supplied to the remotest
parts Of the state. The availability Of 4
chesp fuel should give great impetus to
the manufacturing and Industrial enter
prscs OF the Statc-in fact, 1t VIII do It,"
When tho new rate goes into effect on
Angus; % oil shipments will begin With a
rush to Central. North and Northwest
Texas, The oil men have been receiving
many inquiries from those Sectons but
the high freight rates have heretofore de-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
SALES
The cox-Josey Wen.

The announcement in yesterdays Post
that the Cox-Josey we'll on Spindle Top
He, ghts, had proven gusher was Of con
siderable interest In this city. Mr.. Il. A..
Jcsey Of the firm named has been rest
den. Of Houston for several years He 10
a rrember Of the Houston Cotton Exchange
and had engaged In the cotton business
here FOR the last five or six years
tho iii discovery was made and has heen
ouite successful In that field. lie was for
hleriv a resident 81 HunlsNtlle Mr. ltolert
Cox Is also a native OF liuntsnlle. bnt mas
iiyrd In Waco during recent years. ile
aul Mr. Josey have Que Of the best OIL
Wells In the teld and IL Is tho only gushcr
MOI owned by chartered company
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
NlNHATTAN WELL IS in
,t,.r A Long Delay fine Gusher Has
Finally Scored.
sc PIT THROUGH WITH 4.lNcn PIPE
It,, We'll is Expected to Come in
fn0T Sd.v-The Work Now Going on
in the Beaumont Field.
! PIT THROUGH WITH 4.lNCH PIPE

Texas, August s.-The long
ss Manhattan well Is at last a gusher.
ceh'e- about 5 o'clock this afternoon,
y ~ IN. twenty-second lgusher in the
ttld. % have coma 4,
-, three weeks ago, but 1t was In real
ssVs .,v gas pocket that had been pierced
y ~. blowout damaged the machinery
y, .aused a delay. When work was re.
'nu 4. was found that the force OF gas
suia' -, the hole in a bad condition and
nay s.~inv for several days 70 bring In
my. ,nch we'll the drillers had to reduce
nlne bringing In a four-inch gusher
iDef r 20 the nearness of such a large
49, ~ rigs the Manhattan was shut
!. nulckly as possible after II began
..rr Int 1t gushed sufficiently to show
'y.. ,he big reservoir had been tapped.
IN. new gusher adds only a few feet TO
4. n-oven field. but since the demand for
a !. growing very rapidly the bringing
~ each well gives the public greater
,,.urance Of practically inexhausible sup
Ny Of oil.
me parragh well on the Hogg-Swayne
,a,cbsse is being bailed and is expected
4 "a spout tomorrow.
Tho we'll of the Palestine Beaumont OIL
company, situated on the Hogg-Swayne
,n,chase has reached n depth of Col feet
ssSd will soon be classed among the wells
4 ,6at are expected to gush at almost any old
\ time.
The Eureka Oil company reached depth
:, 100 feet with a twelve-lnch casing and
n ( now drilling with an eight-inch.
Several companies that have recently
+ brnurht In wells and other companies thar
have wells down near the spouting point
are now figuring with the various firms of
tank builders represented here, with a
h view to contracting for the erection of stor.
are tanks, and several big contracts viii
n Doubtless be let before the close of this
Fl week.
II At a recent meeting of the directors of
n lie Anglo American Oil company the resig.
z pstlon OF Mr. j. d. Cameron as a director
treasurer and general manager, was read
e and accepted. ]. S. Houston, president Of
F. tie company, also resigned because the at
81 fairs OF the Beaumont Trust company de-
n handed his entire attention. The company
n vas then reorganized as follows; Hon s.
n B. Cooper, president: l. r. Bordages and
81 0. B. Greeyes, vice presidents; Frank Cum
4 mngs, treasurer; J. w. Smedeker, secre-
Il tsry, and jason c. Moore, general man
Il eyer This company recently secured Il
4 small tract of land on Spindle Top.
FL
Fluctuations on the oil stock exchange
we're somewhat numerous today, but the
business transacted was not large. Fol-
"a lowing are the closing quotations.:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
oil Prosnects At MOODY.

Moody, Texas, August 1.-THE oil wen
ave miles east Of Moody is now down
over 1000 feet, with a small flow of arte-
sian water and quite noticeable showing
OF oil This well will be sunk below the
T'ba water sand is underiald with black
shNle which, up to this time, has not
been penetrated. oil experts express them
selves as confident Of the. existence OF
magnitude near by here and i is only a
question Of time when the lucky man VIII
strike IL. c,,-t
cana company will begin soon to develop
their lease OF 600 acres.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

man from the West. ''Here they don't
seem to have any straw hats except the
white ones. or course this ls n clean town
ana you can wear that kind, but Il would
not last long where soft coal Is used.
do they wear many brown ones whore
you come fromW asked the clerk "Well.
don't exactly come from anywhere 10
particular" said the man from the West.
al sort o. graYitate between st. Louis,
Chicago. Cleveland and Plttsburg, and In
any OF those towns you win lind more
brown straws than white ones WIN y
ilttle care you can make q brown one last
all summer but a white one Will bc out
OF the running in less than no time"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
New Oil Company.

Austin. Texas, August s-'rhe charter OF
a. c.aor0etown- Waco OIL company of
Georgetown was filed today with the seere-
tary 81 state. Capital stock S1JOOO0. FUR
rose, TO prospect for oil and other minerals.
directors. r. w CarOthers. c. IL. Leayell
y A Wilcox OF Georgetown; Ed Mctul.
Tough of Mooresyille and G. w. Graves Of
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

.A.l
w interested in the Beaumont Field,
'p'e'sI to the New Orleans Times DEM
orat
t.os iork, August 7.-Directors OF the
.ausiu OIL company today authorized
ks.le denial of reports that the com
\" aas been acquiring oil lands and sink
W wells in the Beaumont oil fields Of
II. n have not a single cent invested in
llcks esulnont field" said an official who
not drilled well in Southern Texas.
n ma v,nlpany does not own any oil Iands
h lsas region and does not have an acre
ssssor unuer lease there. There Is a good
|ttes why the Standard Oh company
k.at ny take an interest in the devel D.
3Oced 4. ne ne Texas oil lands. The oil pro-
Nm ~ texas is not suitable for refining
titd oiI innuard OIL company deals in re-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
Brltish
~
PIPE LINE FOR NEW ORLEANS.
City Is to Get Bonus of Hall Cent
Per Barrel.

New Orleans La, August S-The Lone
Star and Crescent oil company today Of
fered the city of New Orleans bonus OF
" cent barrel for every barrel OF on
sold in the corporate limits for the plY-
lege of constructing a pipe line system In
the city for the distribution of fuel oil.
The proposition was accepted by Mayor
Car deville and the city council committee
and an ordinance was ordered drawn grant
ing the franchise The council will pass It
ut the next meeting and work ON the pipe
line will Immediately follow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
FREIGHT RATES DEMoRALlzED.
interstate Commerce Commission In
vestiuatinq the Situation.

VU5IIBdIIFIH IIT~ oT0UNNUTI'
ST. Louis, August s. John 7. Marchand
of Washington, D.. c., special agent Of the
interstate commerce commission, is here
for the purpose. he says. OF investigating
the characterization Of freight rates ia gen.
eral IL ls stated however, that he had
come to seek evidence to sustain the re-
por; that Southwestern lines were making
rates so much lower on wheat than flour
for export as to seriously handicap the
export -four business.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
Derriok on Bio Hin is Ready.

Wharton, Texas, August s.-President a.
p Mayes OF the Big Hin company, MARA
k ~. ae saws that the big derrick prepara
torr 10 sinking the l3oO'foot well y noN
,eedv 10 receive and operate the drlllhs
machinery. which is expected ~ on tne
f,u.. RplI.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
nroun hlnts Al } Premlum.

Phlladelpnla hFtVTu'
man from the West was bewalllng his
rate yesterday because he couldn't gel the
Elnd Of straw hat be wanted IN Phila
deiphia. sq'ye been IN dozen stores ne
satshf an with what 1 want yei. WHAT
sort or 4 hat do you wantl asked the
hotel clerk. "a brown straw, replied me
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
n,yelopments Expected at Orange.

orange Texas. August s.-rhe driil Of
the chicago Orange OH company has
,a.,.b.d a depth OF go feet, having passed
tSrongl, a blue clay and coarse sahd since
penetrating the rock formation q ns.S d ,gft
49,, a., again Ileg viii proceed - anu
very nsry 81 refully ia anticipation OF early de-
velopments.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
work al the Mound.

Damon. Texas, August s.The Guney
NJ that had the twisted pipe has sue.
,oaasa IN getting It out today and VIII
dr.Il tomorrow L Is reported thar t9e e
n.y. NV. aiming Monday next, which Will be
tiye oatits at work here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
New Bic on on Asked.

Austin. Texas. August s.-state Purehas-
ipg Agent Dodge said today that he had
a.l,ea for new bids on fuel oil for the
vsrions state institutions owing 70 me Gun
49, contract. This company wall likely
bid again.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09
To Use Oil Al Corfu. Christi

&c Use Oil at Corpus Christi.
N, @pu' Christi, Texas, August THE
ttr,,, SSncll today granted the Corpus
\. ,uA.. s'setEc Light company permission
4hst stute oil for coal as fuel I'm their
3suhIAitas, The city ordinance heretofore
d soon J. ils use. Burners will be put in
" rsed a. possible and beaumont oil viii
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

PPsnalo, 1000 shares at 615c.
n esea a. Petroleum and Gas, 300 shares
L.amnia, 10 shares at $40.
''ae Acre, 10 shares at $50.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-09

Twenty Per Cent More Doses. =.
IN Groves TestsIess Snln ASAis l -
4 RIttss Call Tolics ----4-------------
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-17

terms of six months each, but later re-
leased on writ Of habeas corpus. On
April 6, 1889, he became the President
of the quorum of the Twelve Apostles,
which position he retained until Sep
tember l3, 1898, when he became the
president of the Church and chose as
is counselors George q. Cannon and
Joseph r. Smith.
President Snow, during his life, was
the husband of nine wives. whom he
married in the following order: Char
lotte Squires, Mary A. Goddard, Sarah
Ann Prichard Harriet Amelia Squires,
Eleanor Houtz, Caroline Horton, Mary
Elizabeth Houtz, Phoebe Amelia
Woodruff, Minnie Jensen. The three
last named survive him. He married
Charlotte Squires and Mary A. God
dard on the same day in the Nauvoo
temple under the plural marriage sys-
tenn. He marrid Sarah Ann Prichard
and Harriet A. Squires at Nauvoo also,
and his fifth wife at Winter Quarters,
previous to the march across the
plains. His first wife died in the early
days of the settlement of Salt Lake
| valley. The others have been well
known in Utah in the days that have
since elapsed.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-17
BURLINGTON EXTENSION
PLANS UNFOLDED.
Chicago Dispatch Says Independent Com
pany will Build Extension from Guern-
sey, Wyo., to Salt Lake. to Connect
with Clark Road.

A Chicago dispatch, Friday, says
positive and authoritative con firmat tion
has been given the report that the Bur
lington system is to be extended from
Guernsey, Wyo., to Salt Lake City, to
connect with the San Pedro, Los An
geles & Salt Lake road
The extensions referred to will not
be made in the first place by the Bur-
lington. An entirely independent
company Is to be organized to accom-
plish the work. Nevertheless, 1t will
be composed of men closely and di-
rectly identified with Burlington in
terests, and when the extensions are
completed they will be operated In
close connection with the Burlington
system, and will be, for all practical
purposes, integral parts thereof. In
all probability they will ultimately be
incorporated with the Burlingto ton sys-
TEN.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-17
Cudahy Withdraws Reward For Grove.

Edward A. Cudahy has withdrawn
the reward of S25, 900 which he offered
ten months ago for the capture of the
abductors of his son. The reward is
withdrawn Internationally. At the
suggestion of MIR. Cudahy and at the
request of Chief of Police Donahue,
the Omaha city council will take up
the matter at its regular meeting and
it is expected they will withdraw the
offer of the city of Omaha of s25, 200
for the arrest of the kidnappers. This
is done at the instance OF Pat Grove,
who promises to surrender if this is
done and he is allowed liberty pending
trial
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-17
New Railroad to Reach oregon Mines

President p J. Jennings of the Hele-
ma Mining company and the Musick
Mining & Milling company, located in
the Bohemia mining district in Lane
and Douglas counties, Oregon, an
nounces that arrangements have been
completed for building railroad from
Cottage Grove, Or, distance of thirty
five miles through p region of heavy
timber, to the Bohemia mines. 1t is
expected that construction work will
begin this fall. Connected with this
is the project of building smelter,
either at Portland or in the Bohemia
mining district. The smelter enter
prise will follow the railroad, and it is
probable that both will be in operation
in less than year.
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-10-17
LORENZO SNOW FIFTH PRESIDENT OF THE MORMON CHURCH,
EXPIRES SUDDENLY FROM BRONCHITIS, CAUSED BY A COLD,
Death OF Venerable President Came Great Surprise He
Attended Conference Sunday-Serous Illness Began
Wednesday Brief History Of His Busy Life.

Lorenzo Snow, the venerable head of
Thursday afternoon, October 10, at his
residence, the Bee Hive House, in Salt
Lake. His death was directly due to
bronchitis caused by cold, and was
great surprise to the general public,
who were not aware of the illness of
the president, serious or otherwise,
until he was on the threshold of death
For some time the president had been
in feeble health, owing to advancing
years, and those near him realized his
growing feehleness, but they did not
realize that the end was so near. They
insisted, however, that the best possi-
BILE care of his health be taken, and for
this reason he did not apper at the late
conference save at the Sunday after
noon session, when Apostle Clawson
was elevated to the first presidency,
The exertion caused by this, to him,
great effort, had depressing effect,
and Monday he was not so well, but
rallied Tuesday and seemed no worse
than he had been for some time.
The illness which terminated fatally
began about month ago, when Presi-
dent Snow attended social function
where he caught a severe cold. A
hacking cough followed the cold, and
although everything known to science,
coupled with the best of care, was
done, no relief was afforded.
1t was not until Wednesday morning
that anything like a serious derange-
ment was even suspected by those
around him, when he was attacked by
vomiting spells, which kept up almost
necessarily for some time, and he was