The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
DFyELOp TEXAS IRON.
Law Organized by Ex-Governor
Hogr Is a Large One.
! CONTROL OF NEW BIRMINGHAM
u.,dIe Product OF Iron Fields in
esnreotion with Beaumont OIL!
Details OF Plan.

former resident of New Birmins'
"a cherokee county" said W. Is.
yesterday. "allow me to suggest
s0r facts regarding the develop
,,oso rich iron ore fields so long
~ hav.nce. but now to be prominent
% the worlds iron markets by
aa,uraI combination Of Oh hshite
iron ore. The one thing lacking
- vas cheap fuel. To be sure the
'V, soce AT Rusk makes with char-
aas, structural iron in the world
.ne rla,,.on car wheel works OF Hous-
s,o from Cherokee pig alone car
n's chose life is third greater IMAM
| u any other wheel made In the uh'teo
net the expense of cutting the
,,,cr,nr IL into charcoal and trans
!, m fhe pententiary Is so great
mo hfty.ton iron furnace at New
,nrham. the large iron pipe plant the
"a the town generally have Ian
Hon r. L. Coleman, whose able
:, iron have appeared in The Post,
IA no fort and waited and watched
S,e long years for the brighter dawn
..,vty to come to that beantiiui'
l,bv locality, where millions await 'he
n Of capital -. en-.
Inc nI made il SO simple that ne
's s,,rs may read Ignite VEINS OIL corr
ruiz Tnht m eleven feet thick are mere
oo an he mined at % cents toh. Du.,
gnrernor Hogs administrator. on
W. and requested it, state Geolos 81
~ "~ Won't TO Germany to ascertain
PDp w, nm inferior Ignite coal mixed
NJ "a hrIouetts were made that had
" W iron in Germany for the iast
,,ty.ave wears or more. PfoI. Dulnul
,stirations we're published as = sta,e
stls and will now he read Win ca@Vr
Ffha' comhtn a tl0n. -slggeSted. can
,'sSe both successfully and prohtapF',
N' ao,,sined for Ex-Governor James ,.
efter - six weeks investigation. 10
tsmine that the fuel question-the Only
was solved and that the oil ana ilg.
would surely smelt iron. As q Iesu ~,
LARGEST Industrial organization IN
a. T. in process of organization TO de
nn The New Birmingham Industry,
ned with the Beaumont oil.
Hin ex-governor has solld contract
ne 1000 acres of land. the tifty-ton
nace. the new pipe works, the large
Gering place hotel and the town OF New
3mingham itself More than ll,Nlo acres
,ha land has on it's surface the noted
hemetite iron ore. SO soft and easily
2|nend that tack hammer Will Scat,er
Mo fakes II can be delivered to the
haee at a cents Il ton, while the aver
cost Of iron ore delivered TO the llr-
rs Of the United States Is S3.32 ton.
property Is to 60 into the new com
n and with it a large tract of the best
lands al Beaumont so that If nee S
the oil can be piped to New Birmlng
with Iron pipes made at the COM
US plant
Efhe fever for investments in oil Is now
in Texas and is drawing the attention
the world This strong company has
great advantage over any other yel
med, while il will be the owner In fee
pie Of fine oil lands it will also own
chased at half Its cost to the origin u
hers. one of the finest iron works IL
as This will appeal especially to busi
s men who world Invest in SOLD
position Of iron manufacturing that haS
DE- many milllonalres in PENNSYLVANIA
Ohio, But the company Will also put
Fn several wells on its oil properties tC
ply It's own plant MS we'll as to sell OF
onen raftket.
lt Is quite fitting that Governor Hogt
luld return to the place where he wa,
n and attained his robust manhood tc
anize among his. npighhors the lai Ses
nt In Texas. His friends know he WI
Y by 1t for all time. for that is hi'
lie.
The Post" Mr. Slosson said In closing
Fs Insisted In season and out of season
\ Texas capital should develop Texa-
nstrlcs, and 1t looks now as though
organization is directly In that line
Facious business men and investors o
uston should he wide awake and en-
yIor to make this city of railroads th
dluarters financially, of the large or
nation promoted by Governor Hogg,'