The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-13

| II. M Peck. W. II. James A. Hamllton
| j. S. Cullimsn, T. j. Woods, II. L. Scoles
and A. Templeton. A. NJ Garter, j.. r.
Casper and Robert Flournoy of Fort
Worth were also among the arrivals to-
| day.
These gentlemen Immediately upon
their arrival here sought tho livery
stables and drove at once to the well.
Samuel NJ. Jones, the mayor OF Toledo,
Ohio, arrived in the city last night from
Corsicana, accompanied by his son. Paul
| II. jones. Although Mr.. Jones Is famous
Throughout the country as a politician and
az q nan without irty, ne Is withsl q
business man. He Is member of the
Acme Sucker Rod company Of Toledo. oil
we'll suppliers and general engineers,
and, as he says himself, has been in the
oil we'll business for ever thirty five
years. The Post correspondent met Mr..
Jones this afternoon and found him
pleasantly inclined to talk about the
wonderful well of Captain Lucas.
81 was at Corsicana," said Mr. Jones,
when the news OF the discovery reached
me. and we came to see it. My firm mas
a branch house in Corsicana and we Will
locate one here just as soon as we can
pet the supplies here.
What do | think Of the wei? 1t iS
undoubtedly the largest in the Uniei
States II Is said that lpou,ing wells
have been found in Russia which flowed
as high as 90 geo or 10000 barrels per day,
but never heard of one in this country
equal TO this. Yes, have seen nearly all
! the wells in the United States was
in Pennsylvania during the big oil ex-
| on1 hatu o1e "a
milar with all other fields. My opinion
of this well Is best described by a mes
sage which ! sent today TO the Western
Ion Mems association of Toledo, as well
as to my firm.'
Mr.. Jones here turned TO the Postal
Telegraph operator in the Crosby house
and secured copy of his message, which
reads as follows;
Western Oil Mems Association, Toledo,
| Ohio.
Well doing six to eight hundred barrels
per hour. sulphur oil, heavy gravity.
Samuel NJ Jones.
please understand" said Mr.. Jones,
that / am not in any way interested in
the development of the oil, nor am |
here TO speculate. ! came first to see
the we'll and secondly to establish my
Ibganch house here. This well Is certain
lily wonderful thing"
MIR. Jones estimate OF 500 barrels per
hour would put the daily output at 49,
200 barrels. tine highest estimlte yet
made by any one and substantiatng the
estimate made by Colonel w. A. Fletcher
yesterday.
Mr.. Jones and his son expect to be here
several days.
Captain Lucas requests The Post cor
respondent TO state that he is in no way
connected with the Standard Oil company.
l''My connections are J. VI. Guny and
John H. Galley of Pitteburg, Pa" said
Captain Lucas. ut Is unnecesSary for
me to tell you who these gentlemen are.
Ii will merely say that we have ample
funds to develop the oil on every fort OF
land on which hold leases. / will state
further that the oil will be developed. II
81 becomes necessary we Will operate a
hundred derricks and the reAneries and
pipe lines 10 take. care of the oil will he
built. II is only necessary for you 10
print the names Of the gentlemen whom
/ hzye designated as my associates and
the oil world will realize that the Beau
mont field Is to be developed and the
product utilized"
Captain Lucas askei also that COR
reoItson he made OF the Statement that he
had been unsuccessful in his operations
on the Gladys City property. THE first
we'll sunk on that property was not a
IFaIlure When | sunk this we'll was not
prospectIng for oil / discovered oil. bui
uhe maohinery in use was not heavy
enough to develop the find. so ceased
operations until more satisfactory ris
could be olbtsinel. Taking the fifst well
as q guide bored the well which has
proved such a great suGcess. made nc
faalures in my operations on Gladys Cts
property. The nrst ] sank Will develop
aM right, and Gee no reayoD why otherl
equal to the present spo1ter shsuld po'