The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-10-18
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"'rhe local lodge Of EikS expects tn have
very eniayahlc time at victoria next
Saturday," remarked Mr. Robert Eikei to
a representative Of The Post yesterday.
THE lodge or rather delegation OF its
members. will 20 10 Victoria to install a
new lodge there Saturday nistA and win
return 10 this city on sunday. Quite. a
number have already expressed desire
to make the trip and the indications are
that the party will he a large one
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Mr. l. y. Polk, a well known citizen Of
Beaumont aud one Of the most extensive
operators In real estate there was in the
city yesterday en- route to Austin. Ne
was guest a; the Hutchins house To a
representative Of The Post who saw him
during the day Mr.. Polk expressed himself
as being very well satisfied with the con
ditions at present existing in Beaumont,
aud with the prospects for the future.
The fire Of Monday night caused quite a
serious loss he said. but OF course, Sucn
things must be expected and must be taken
as they come. Aside from the heavy 10 "a
of property the destruction Of the block
worked quite a hardship because of the
destruction If the McFaddin's fiat build
ing Beaumont was already shy on hotcI
aud restaurant accommodations and me
loss Of the apartments contained In the
buildings destroyed is being felt"
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Mr. George westerheld, who travels fol
New Orleans machinery house, came IN
from the East yesterday and registered at
the Hutchins house. He visited Jennings
La, on Wednesday and while there went
out TO the oil well watch mas attracted 50
much attention to that section. "Iher'
is no doubt I'm my mind" he said 10 ;
| Post representative, that the next hole
which will be drilled at . point very clos,
| To the present well, will be a guSher. TIT
| hrst we'll would no doubt gush continuous
/ ly had the drillers been prepared for tn
rush of oil AZ the depth at which It com
| meuced 10 flow, but as II u the hole 4
| choked by the sand deposits at the bottom
| The flow seems to come from between tw'
/ rocks. As J said before, an hrmi{ con
! vinced that the next well drilled Will be
| gusher and that a new and Important oil
/ hcld will thus be opened
~
'Our wholesale cigar business is gettini
to he so large that It is all we can do T.
/ handle it," said Mr.. /. L. Wolf to a repre-
| sentative Of The Post yesterday. wv
/ cover an Of the towns in this immediat
section Of the country and orders from al
of them are coming In 10 a stream. How
many travelling men do we empty? No
one. The Post Is our travelling man.
sells the goods and it does it in mos
( ,stisf9ctorv manner When We added
/ Wholesale department to our establishment
I We placed am order fer advertising VII
/ The Post and We have been AoNeruslh
I ever since. IL took some little time TO g
( tie matter worked mp. OF course. hut oHC
( the business was fairly started " ran Il
! self So far as the taxing ~ orders w
/ concerned Our experience mas peel S1'4'
atatT ON
81 any proof OF the fact that adNeruSln
/ pnvs We might hay had II IN unllhl le
dnanities We nave tried to make our az
NertlsnS individual; that Is; We M nv u
1 frCr, that OF any other house, SO that Ia
pubUc. In time, would get 70 snow ou
.1a' even before Il was read. regar
tho results Of our advertising IN Iae fo'
as nothing short Of marvellous
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NJ Iohn Linderholm, founder Of Che
terville. Texas and owner OF large r.
fields at that place, is in the city. NJ
1ind.rholm Is here for the purpose Of mai
ing arrangements for the boring Of seyer'
wells. or Of purchasing well boring M
chlnery. He expects TO bore several wei
an his land with the view to obtainin
aovlpc arteslan wells with which 20 irT
gote his rice lands. Mr.. Linderhom thinl
thare is oil at Chestervllle, and his mr.
well will be with a view TO securing
gusher but failing in this he feels certai
NJ getting a good how II artesan waite
There are good surface indications OF OF
DR.. De Kalb secured some OF me on tro
ne surface and sent Il TO Chicago aud ha
4 II suslvzed The analysis showed abol
the same grade Of oil as that from u
beaumont nelds Captain a, +. Lucas q
I dferoverer of the first gusher at Beaumon
u'S,.cli nle1sed with the report and h.
| ,ror,is sod 10 visit Chesterville at d vel
aariv dav and investigate the held ther
Mr. Linderholm Is sanguine OF geHihg O
but n he does not, he Is out notnlng.
he bad already determined to sink sever
artesian wells
"There should be no delay on the pa
I ~ the people Of Houston in subscribing q
amount Of cash necessary to carry on Il
: deem water campaign this winter" +
marked Mr.. H. r. MacGregor TO a repi
sentative of The Post yesterday. "TG
time * pc for action now II 81 ever W
! and well directed Efforts will tell. n
deem water committee win need money
nav for the printing Of maps, pamphlet
/, atr and there will also be a need for fun
10 cover any possible expenses that nj
he incurred in securing a right OF way I
inc deep water channel clear up 10 {
citv OF course many Of the property ON
, ers along the bayou sre perfectly Will
Ia 3onate the necessary amount OF la
. free OF charee hut, on the other Aan
il Is NOT altogether unlikely that cas-
, will be encountered IN which property
! heid nv estate and IN which the only W
e "a secure the needed frontage will
thronsh purchase. All such Contingent
should he provided for aud literally, 4
Tbe beeD water committee has already a
notnted a hnance committee and the ct
J lens III Houston should second the ehol
? M ttlis body in every possible way 7
, project must he vigorously pushed ana
r-Ii lake money 60 pay for snch things
saoSs aaye mentioned Eaa fer other