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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-01
NEW OIL COMPANIES.
Another Houston Corporation Has Taken
Out a Charter

Out a Charter.
Austin, Texas May 3i.-Thc following
oil companies filed charters with the sec
rotary Of state today:
The Eckhnedt Land and Oil company;
capital stock 100000. Principal office to
he located IN Houston. Purpose TO mine
for minerals of all kinds with the righ' to
own and develop wells and mines and -ac-
qnire property pipe lines, warehouses, etc.
IN Harris Montgomery, Liberty, Chambers,
Galveston, jefferson, Orange and seventy
ave other counties. lncorporat0rs; W. 4.
Eckhnrdt. r. w Camp. A. X. Moore, H..
i. harden, Dan Super, Henry Alexander.
D. g. Mustain, w. H. Bailey, Emile 1leio,
Frank \. Hcrvey. Jr., j. NJ. Gibsoh'
Charles r. lIcrvey.
Jhe following obtained permits to 10
business in the State; Gold rhrcnd on
company Of Arizona. Texas office Beau
mont; capital stock SlOOOWn. TINS com
pany also has n permit TO operate IN Call-
ioruia It's principal office In that State
being in Los Angeles
Detroit Beaumont oil company OF Louis
lana. Texas office in Beaumont; capital
li6osicr Oh ana Pipe Line company of
Fort Worth, which proposes to prospect for
oil gas aud other minerals throughout the
state: capital stock 100000. lncorp0ra
tors: Hills r. Hackedorn, ii. B. Hacke'
dorm, A. w ililliker.
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INEQUALITY OF TAXATION
IN THE OIL FIELD is A MATTER OF
SOME MOMENT.
Texas System Gets Only the Land and
This Permits Escape OF the
Owners Of the Gushers.

Austin Texas, May 3l.--The discovery Of
oil in the Beaumont field has raised n mum.
Der Of questions relative TO the taxation VI
the new kind Of property developed there,
which must ultimately go to the legislature
for determination As matters stand now.
there is no statutory provision for the tax
alton Of anything save the land and the
Improvements thereon nt their actual
value. On this basis the holders of land
in or near the proven district will have u
pay pretty high, Again there is no pro-
vision for the taxation Of oil leases, so
that tho holder Of lease can escape tue
tax gathcrcr, while the owner Of the land
covered by this lease is completely at the
luttcr's mercy although most likely dcriv-
ing less thcrefIom than the lcas' hold r
Further than this there is no method Of
arriving at the real taxable 1alue OF an
oil well. AS matters stand now II gusher
located on one acre Of land can get oft
lighter than the owner of Il pumpcr on 4
large tract of land, as the land surrounding
the latter would be aSsesSCu al Il hgh
price. the existence and not output Of the
well being the principal factor IN the re-
termination Of the taxable value of the
property, there being no provision for tn
taxation of the output And the preset, e
Of gushcr in ncighborhu0d has tine ct-
feet Of putting m taxable values In It's
vicinity, while the Gushcr itself goes IN
under the general provision covering mere
y thr easing and other physical property.
From this Ii Will be seen that II u nee
saTy thar some provision be made for inc
assessment of oil leases and oil vel out
puts instead Of making the land bear the
whole load Ii the constitutional Injunction
that all taxation must be uniform is TO be
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OIL l..

THE HOUSTON OIL AND STOCK
EXCHANGE will have its opening call
Monday June 3, at II a. N.
Those who wish to sell their stocks.
also those wishing TO buy socks, will
please communicate with us.
All transN ions for cash 80 oil stocks
carried on margin
All miscellaneous and unlisted oil
stocks will be designated as such and trad
ed in.
We are receiving inquiries for oil and
rice lands also oil leases many such in
quiries are by mail from other cities and
States, We invite correspondence with
those having such property for sale, as we'll
as with those interested in purchasing
The purchase and sale Of Houston and
suburban property is vigorously worked by
MS.
Contracts placed for the supply of Pc
troleum TO consumers.
Organizers OF syndcates for the pur.
chase, sale and development OF oil and
mineral lands.
R. W. GAMBLE & co.
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
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Following are the closing quotations On
eRAzoRlA COUNTY NEWS.
A Derrick Now Being Put Up at Bryar
Heights.


Heights,
veasco, Texas, May 3l.-A charter has
been granted the oil Spring Heights on
company Of Angleton, Brazoria county,
''eXas, with the following directors and
officers elected: DR.. A. IL. Ii, Tular, J. H..
Warren. W. w IIoskinS, j. Il. Williams,
d. b. Jamlsun. j. Nj. Jnmisou ana Bert
Jamison The following officers were elect
ed: A. II. II Tolar, preslCcnt j. Il, War.
rem. first vice president; J. Il. Williams,
second vice president; w. W. Hoskins.
treasurer, james Junison, secretary. The
oil spring here mentioned as the scene or
operations Is two miles west Of AngletoD.
on Oyster creek, and is considered one
of the greatest propositions among All the
mound formations. The tOmpHn, Is wei
organized and intends to Immediately &c
velop it's holdings.
The Bryan Heights Oil company has let
the contract and workmen are now PUT
ting up their derrick the pipe Is now a.
rivlng by the carload, the machinery Is
now on the wharf ana everything moN'lS
alcng with speed and dispatch MS com,
puny is making better headWaE than Az
The rest oi the companies IN tue cOluIE'
and are nearer the goal of active prepHfa-
lions than any OF them, They expect 70
be ready TO bore In two weeks
\ gentleman who Is now hefe rom
Kentucky and who represents an estate
worth $5.OOUOO0 and man capable OF
knowing and reliable In mis- satcnGntsr
says that two years ago a party OF rus,
SLAMS. representing the great baku helds
of Russia, with S20,W0OOO behind them.
paid visit to the Texas coast country
for the purpose of inyestigatlnS the MeA,
icau rulf coast and that they returned
home ana reported that the greatest !
FIELDS in the world would be found at
Damon Mound and Rrazoria county, Tncy
on ourrations here, but before doing so
1hey decided to write the State ofhc.a
here ana ascertain from the states go
~ 10 nronosition. 1t is said that tneir
correspondent wrote back to them. that
there wns nothing In the field and the
whole scheme was abandoned MS
riycn for what It IS worth aud because u
sonlcs from a reliable party.
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rest val in PoIk county.

Livingston, Texas. May 30.-Mr Joe 5.
Thompson Of Waco, manager Of the Beau
mont-I.ivingaton Oil company. Is here pre-
paratory to putting In II test well. having
given j. W. Cochran & Goa or Livingston
Lumber company, an order for timbers FOR
the FIRST derrick and put hands to work
this morning 10 clean of the site 10? the
first drill Mr. Thompson has great con
ddonee in finding oil, as he Is on the line
Indicated by the geological SURVEY made
some years since and on a direct line he-
tween the two oil cities Of Texas-Bead-
mont and Corsicana.
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Buyinc Oil Lands.

The New York and Texas oil company
have purchased lot AZ # the Wisdom sub.
division OF Damon Mound from the eIecu.
tors Of the b. II, Wisdom estate. This
lot contains twenty acres and the consid-
nany also purchased lot i0s at 500 per
frre Four other lots were sold 70 private
partios The executors are selling only
I'D alternate lots.
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Test Well Near Rask.

Rusk. Texas, May 30. The dnn and
other machinery to put a well down ten
niles east Of here just across the Angelina
river IN Nacogdoches county Is here aud
will he carried with teams 10 the wells
and boring will commence In a few days.
The Cherokee on and Mineral company
will have machinery here soon for another
well this side Of the Angelina river. Tins
rompnny has 1870 acres Of land and II Is
going to put some wells down on It.
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HoT OIL FOX ROADS.
u ,s Cheaper and Gives More Satistac-
ton Than Water.

Fresno. COL May 3l-one OF the items
OF heaviest expense In Fresno county =
road making. The hard rains OF Winter
and drouths OF summer combine 20 heeeS'
sitate new road work on every driveway
ench spring. Various propositions Tor using
petroleum ON public roads have been pn'
forward.
Now Il. W. Mcintosh has Impressed VIZ
snnervlsor with the advantages OF nor 'li'
IN san Bernadino county 80 bhFfels I,
nile are used each year and II j. i9nhl
cheaner than water. even when on -
',rhn not oil cements the sand loan gnu
clsV hotter than when cold. maAe-
me roads dustiess 10 summer ana mn, mnd s,d
"a ~, ~ 'i,.tc,,fated Qualifications improves IN
nronerly graded roads the grade acts TX TX
pibc roof IL 4 building FROM which an rain
IAN runs on.
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COMMERCIAL MATTERS
petition in Rankruptcy.

Galveston, Texas, May 3l.-A petition In
bankruptcy was filed In the United States
court today by v Dongun, who has been
engaged In running country store, q
steam gin and farm near HrooRshire. IN
Waller county, Texas. ms liabilities. rs
set forth In his petition, amount 10 SGli7.60
His assets consist Of property and chooses
IN action valued at SsliLD3. He GLAZING
as exempt homestead valued at Sl20l
and personal property valued at $3.50.
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company. has made a contract with Frank
KnoWlnn Of this ctty who has Just com
deted an arlcsian woll hore for the Vie
toria Electric Light compuny, 10 bore for
Oh for his company. n is uncertain yet
whore operations win hcgln, whether In
this county or near Slnton, The company
has lenses on about 10000 acres o. lana
In this portion OF the state.
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Contract for Wal a corpus.

Corpus Christi. Texas, May 81 To-day
Major j. b. Armstrong Of Austin signed
the contract between his company aud the
city to bore for oil on Arteslan square,
thereby consummatlng all pending neso.
for the building Of large derrick and will
leave tomorrow for the North ia select
his wellborlng machinery, to be sent here
trnfnedfnteIy
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on NOTES.

DAYTON. Texas. May 81 The Dayton
Taylor on company has just received a
carload Of machinery aud VIII place same
on the ground and begin drilling for oil
on Dayton prairie NJ once.
Victoria, TcXas May 81. -. II. Mar
shall. representing the j. VI. Quincy oil
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corsleana Texas. May 30-1he refinery
n, Powell is nearing completion, the work
being pushed as rapidly as possible ana
ain he ready TO start about June 10. This
nlapt means a great deal TO the heavy OIL
nroducers Of that held.
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Rnrne for eeaumont oL.

tSpetiai TO rue iVHtJ
Scranton, Miss, May 3l-Tho +. H.,
SwHils shipyard today completed q large
tank barge for Beaumont tle2asl trans
uoriaNan company. The barge VIII 10
used in transporting Texas oil.
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land for several years made purchasers
careless " the condition Of the title and
very little trouble waA found In securing
title hv litigation. Guardians disposed r
lands for little or nothing aud now since
the big jump m values, heirs are puttlns
in a claim
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-01

NNTtTVTT W VNTTTNT WV D ' ~ 49,
Wharton. Texas, May 3l.--Tbe FIRST tall.
ure from Van Week was reported this
week. /. W, Brown, doing general mer.
ch8ndisc business. nled a petition IN bank
ruptcy through his attorney. Liabilities
$3.50. assets consisting OF stock Of goods.
notes and account, VIII aggregate about
5000
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-25
The Hint Courteous.

The author of Life and Sport on ths
Pacific Slope" says that In assemblage:
where little patience and good humol
temper what Is disagreeable, the peo
pie of the Pacific slope are at their best
once, at a performance of some play
several youths were guying the prin
cipal character, to the annoyance OF
everybody else. Suddenly gentle
man said to them, very politely:
THAT lady on the stage Is making 81
much noise that we cannot hear wha
you are saying. But | hope we shall
have the pleasure of listening to you
criticisms later, when the act is over.
Silence followed the remark.
At times something more forcible i
needed. A certain lady had, one day
been rudely treated by a minor rallwa,
official. She was very indignant, ant
quite at loss for words; but she hat
a saving sense of humor. and turned t,
a stranger at her elbow
"Sir," said she, twill you tell thi
man what l think of himf''
The stranger. without betraying tn
least excitement, said In a melanchol,
drawl.
"Sir, this lady thinks you are an TN
derstrapper, clothed with little brie
authority, whose only qualification TO
the position you occupy Is your extraor
binary impotence"
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Clocks with "wheeIs.,

"Clocks are certainly queer things"
said the man who was tinkering at the
hall clock In a suburban house the 9th
err day. They get cranky spells just
like people. Sometimes they really &C.
as though they were bewitched. A
friend of mine had n little clock that
had behaved itself and kept good time
for years. One day it took notion to
lay off for awhile. and they couldn't
get 1t started again. My friends wife
was cleaning the room several days
afterward. and she took the clock and
laid II down fat on its back on n chair.
1t started to go at once and licked
away at great rate, but as soon as
she placed 1t on end 1t stopped again.
Well. they set II. aud for time 1t act
ed all right as long as 1t remained on
its back. But II soon got cranky again
and refused to no. The other day, just
for fun, they turned 1t upside down
and, would you believe 1t, that crazy
clock started OFF again. Now it only
runs when 1t is standing on its head
and they are wondering what new fool
ishness 1t will develop next."-Bostor
Rooord
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-25

Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans when
n young officer was on the Indian sta
ton in the man-of-war Delaware. With
several others he set up a bungalow on
shore. He tells In "A Sailors Los"
published by the Appletons, what hap
pened TO n snake charmer that came
along:
THE unfortunate thought came to
one of our men that it would be good
idea to get the Mohammedan drunk to
see what he would do. So he. prepared
n dose for him that was very effective.
He poured good stiff drink of brandy
into a beer glass and then filled 1t with
gin instead of water. The charmer
took kindly to the drink and in a short
time rolled out of his chair on to the
floor very drunk and was soon fast
asleep.
'rhe bag of snakes had not been
thought of up to this time, but 1t also
fell, and the inhabitants quickly spread
over the floor. In the meantime five
American officers took to the table and,
drawing their feet up, carefully re-
manned there until the snake charmer
slept off his dose. He snored quietly
while the snakes crawled over and
around him, but 1t was long time be-
fore he finally came to himself, secured
his pets and took them away. We did
not repeat that experiment.
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Discordant Customs An Ber,,n

Berlin is probably the only city of
any size In which there is absolutely
no attempt at anything like general
dinner hour, or even at uniform bust
ness hours. Each circle Of professions
has its own hours of business, which
naturally regulate the household meal
arrangements. Army aud official cir
cles have certain hours Of duty; bank.
ing and commercial houses have their
own hours; writers, actors and artists
theirs. and the university and the
schools form another set with other
hours. If you have a wide visiting list
in Berlin you may be asked out to din
ner at any time from to Z. Hone.
less dyspepsia is the penalty IL you do
not keep In one set
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"It is all over between us. .
With basilisk face Gladys Butzheim-
er, the helress, turned to the trembling
Launcelot Bimmy.
Cor her voice rang through the halls
of Butzheimer Manor. 81 can never
be yours. Take back your ring"
The young man extended his arms.
GLADYS" he murmured brokenly. MY
proud, beautiful Gladys. Why-why"-
he could hardly speak-'why this, from
you'-he sobbed-''to meT"
"Goi" repeated the beiress, in low
thrilling tones. Go! My answer Is
finalv'
Tell me-" he continued, and world
of misery and grief came into his dark
eyes-"tel why you have thus changed
or changed thus? What have | done
Has not my love been provenY'
Softened, perhaps, by his pleading
the young woman turned. She looked
at the abject man.
Tell you, Launcelot Blmmy" sh,
cried. TELL your She approached ;
step nearer. He bowed his face in hi
hands. 81 will tell youl Any maj
that would try to buy ST. Paul In tn,
face of the falling market Is not tn,
man for my hearth
A moment later physical wrecl
staggered into the night--Philadelp
North American.
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the tube when not in use being coiled
-, 49,, - &Ia ..Ianf

the tube when not In use being colleI
up on top of the plant.
lone hot afternoon says Mr.. Suyer
krop, Il sat down under some brush
wood at the side of n lagoon ON The
Rio de Ia Plata. Near ut hand was
forest of dead shorn trees, which haC
actually been choked to death by or
chids and climbing eaeti. In front OF
me. and stretching over the water OF
the lagoon and about foot above It
was branch of one of these dead
trees. Here and there clusters OF conf
mon 'planta del ayre' grew on 1t and
a network of green caeti twined round
1t.
Among the orchids | noted one diff
ferent from the rest, the leaves, sharp
ancehead-shaped. growing all round
the root and radiating from 1t. From
the center or axis of the plant hung a
long, slender stem about one-eighth or
an inch thick by one-fourth inch wide,
the lower end of which was In the
water to a depth of about four inches.
81 at once went over 10 examine my
discovery. Imagine my surprise, when
l touched the plant. to see this center
stem gradually contract and conyul-
sively roll itself up in a spiral-like roll
of tape.
But more surprising yet was the OBJ
ject and construction of this stem.
found on close examination and dissec-
ton that 1t was n long, slender, fiat
tube, the walls about e-thirty-second
of an inch thick. cellular in construc-
ton, open at the outer end, and con
nected at the inner end to the roots of
o series of hair-like tubes.
by subsequent observation | found
that when the plant was in want of
water this tube would gradually I'M
wind till 1t dipped into the water. Then
1t would slowly coil round and wind
up. carrying with 1t the amount of
water that that part OF the tube which
had been immersed contained, until
when the final coil was taken the water
was dumped, as 1t were, direct into
the roots of the plant. The coll re
indileu Ill lnls posltlon uH'A inc Piih'
required more water Should the plant,
however, be touched while the tube is
the orchid acts like the sen
sitive plant (mimosa) and the coillng
action is more rapid.
Il found many of these plants, all di-
rectly over the water or over where the
water had been. In the latter case 1t
was almost pitiful to see how this tube
would work its way over the ground In
search of the water that was not"
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That Peck of Turnips.

She was a thin old lady, and climbed
into the car at Kingston with many
hesitating turns of the head, and when
her big black yslise and other bundles
had been piled upon the seat In front
of her, she pushed back her red striped
shawl and looked out Of the window
with an air of contentment The train
had not proceeded many miles, how
ever, before she began to tumble
among her bundles In a nervous sort
Of way. and suddenly she broke out
In a most pitiful wall:
81 knowed it! Laws massa, whut
will l doT
The passengers all looked sympathiz-
ingly toward her. The kindly old man
across the aisle went over to her and
said:
my good woman, what Is the trou.
BILE? Can we do anything for your"
"Oh, man, l can't bear IL! Let me off
Stop the train. Stop 1t quick"
The old man gave the bell cord Wig.
orous pull and the traio came to an
abrupt halt.
whats the matter hereT asked the
conductor sharply. as he came In from
the forward car.
"Why." sobbed the old lady, 81 plum
forgot tibet peck o. turnips had sacked
up to take to my son John Henry in
lanta."-Atlanta journal.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-07-25

An old gentleman of 50, whose occa.
sionally cynical speeches are always
tinged with good humor. was asked
his opinion of modern church music
"Its all very fine" he said dryly
land like to hear It; but there's one
thing I've noticed. 1t may be just
chance, but I've noticed it n good many
times.
when l was boy people went ia
two services a day and sometimes
three. and they sat on hard seats with
straight backs. and sang with all their
hearts,
My God, the spring of all my joys
"Now the congregation lean comfort
ably back In softly cushioned pews and
listen to the choir singing,
Art thou weary. art thou languidT
l may be mistaken. but 1t comes home
to me every now and then that hymn
ology is changing to suit the times"