The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-20
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUEL
BEAUMONT DISCOVERY MAY SOLVE
THE FUEL PROBLEM.
Mayor Jones of Toledo Makes some
interesting Observations Concern
ing the Latest Discovery.

Corslcana, Texas, January 19.-samuey NJ
Jones, mayor OF Toledo, generally known a,
Golden Rule Jones, spent Thursday and
''uay IN Corsicana. Mr. Jones has Just
'e'uFnfi from visit to Beaumont. where
pe Inspected the wonderful oil well Just dis
covered there. When asked his opinion of
me we'll, Mr.. Jones said:
think 1t is the greatest oil well ever
discovered in the United States II is for.
innate fer the oil trade that IL is not ,num,n.
auns OIL If 1t were. 1t would paraIvze IN.
sHH'e industry. Its advent, however. means
wat "qu'd fuel is to be the fuel or the
"s""eh century Smoke, clnders, ashes
an' soo' VIII disappear along VITA war and
NE eVloences OF barbar.sm. The new al
XIX means cleaner as well as he,tsr
sbsrsHHeon, ana Texas is TO have a his
"Tha, "a . me giory Of bringing 1t about
a., Tue striking Of the oil we'll Of paa,,r,..
10 an event OF that part Of the eopntrv sai
M 'Hs VI trade as we'll. The well ,s ope ~
Ii IL ever struck in the United States
proaucinyP ossloie to say how much il s
Wi uVsns' as there is no tankaEe AZ ,bs
,mme'' Sut competent judges who hsvs az ehe
sst stssst OF wells 10 the Eastern asia
Is a., the daily output at from 10 O6o Us rs
nsrre rs i nss per day, think the latter
ls fortunate for the oil trads "a
no,' ,W ihe country at large that me III 10
er T, an Illuminating OIL being ~ "a ds ~, 10
for n !. - Lhaet.ea.y the only market opsn
ara Is 70 be used for fuel and rosdma,S epep
SsrratI eSas itself should use miiiinnS
~ aor the later purposes
Tor Is ~ tsis heavy oil being used apyvbsrs
W t.pdu purposes?M was asked N' "nTle
,s Way, yes. said Mr.. Jones .csi,,,.
y, j very SUCCESSFULLY but bofh ,basl
hsiore must be created and this n,ssn. ttss
oil tor tiuatket can be established for ths
dsmorstratsS purposes two things must b.
4, lnat there is great -, =,
hs AZ HrIlloIy available, aud This csn p,l,
sensrasss, oy driilng many wells a. a,idsig
for tonr , Pms skilled men were busy
isoo ar months in drilling this weiI abaS,
ies,i,ee t = VIII therefore he sas, "e NV.
YER, % ~ vac territory Will be n SLOW erd
existsrno.sp'y oper ton, After the fact ~ M
viii be nscsss sns territory is demonstrated n
he aysnsuhers OF fuel OIL, and this .ser ~ ~ y.
an~aslhe oy Inc accumulation ~ q 800, ny
rel, an osiWeen i0.00O,o00 10 "a. O0o oOo hap.
VII be os,s sne ground In iron tanks. This
nusuee OF the consumers Of maj ", 81 con
RAJ hhehey OF the supply. II wiz ha sa sne
Of sof,ls means the Investment of mil,iooa
carried fhron- systematic organized effort
year or two-hefore IRIS iii NJ possibly a
iisSs, be firmly and satisfactort,v ' ss,. pe
Q, an excellent on,in was high grade oil
ns sueh VAST quantity served to dsnras ' ,
r NJ, o. ne poorer Ohio oil ana ,h,s ne
ssvs,sI srss. was supplied sat:sfactorily i tos
The supply OF high grade -,
!hs.ed % be falling short. win up,
,hs, ono ana Indiana oil went nm ,n rasuul
ana i haGs It 100 expensive to burn as fuel
me coanirs We're % cor 1asl Consumers al over
vs. ~ o. coal Owing to his exnsysncs 70 sns
" seen that & viii be absolutely NE ~ WI, ~
a q ssnl IT, the question Of permanent sueply
assia be ,nsuesa pe,ors fuel consumers can
n, IL my belief that Texas hss ~.
p''As II the State, and the d.ssers n,ren q,